Cortana is coming to Teams on iOS and Android Devices

10/07/2020

Microsoft have announced this week that their digital assistant Cortana is coming to the Teams app on iOS and Android devices.

Microsoft 365 Enterprise users in the U.S. will get the feature first, with rollouts starting in mid-August in English and additional languages and regions following in future releases. In the initial release, the Teams mobile app will not support wake word activation, but it will be supported in the future.

Looking Good

Users can speak to Cortana by clicking on the microphone button located in the upper right of the Teams mobile app. They can connect with someone while on the go by making a voice query such as “call Megan” or “send a message to my next meeting.” Users can also join meetings by saying “join my next meeting.” Users can also share files and check their calendar.

The Roadmap

Microsoft says:

Cortana is coming to the Teams mobile app, using AI and the Microsoft Graph to provide voice assistance in Teams. To stay connected to your team even when you have your hands full, click the microphone button on the top right and ask Cortana to make a call, join a meeting, send chat messages, share files, and more. These voice assistance experiences are delivered using Cortana enterprise-grade services that meet Microsoft 365 privacy, security and compliance commitments. Cortana will be available in the Teams mobile app on iOS and Android in the coming weeks for Microsoft 365 Enterprise users in the U.S. in English.

Will it come to the UK?

Microsoft ended support for the Cortana iOS app in January this year with a view to integrating it into the Microsoft 365 suite and allowing it to interoperate with the Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Apple's Siri.

Cortana has been available as an Alexa App for a while, but this will see it return to iOS and Android devices.

Support ended for a number of countries including: UK, Canada, Australia, China, Germany, India, Mexico and Spain, with the U.S. retaining support. Keep an eye out for further news on Microsoft's rollout plans.

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