
It’s named after the UNSC Artificial Intelligence construct from the Halo series, and as such is now available not just for Windows Phone but also for Windows 10, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Cortana’s historyĬortana was developed for Windows Phone 8.1 in 2014, and released to the public in April of that year. Surprisingly though, it was Microsoft with Cortana.

In the world of personal digital assistants, Apple’s Siri held the technology crown thanks to its interaction with the user and the operating system, its high degree of voice pattern recognition, and, most importantly, ease of use and accuracy.īut it wasn’t long before another company stepped up to the plate with its version.

How to use Cortana: Everything you need to know
