Cortana: voice assistant already works on Android

That’s it, done before Microsoft! Cortana already it works on our good old Android systems. We owe this success to a group of talented developers who presented their work at the DroidCon 2015 conference. The voice assistant was therefore functional and communicated very well with the official Microsoft servers.

The group of Italian hackers responsible for the success is ahead of Microsoft, which also plans to port the voice assistant to Android. The group in question, OrangeSec, was able to complete an application by responding on behalf of Portana. communicates with official Microsoft servers. The latter is designed for Android.

Among the size limitations of this version, only works in italian the team that has put all this effort on their mother tongue for now. Also, not all certain features of the assistant are currently supported and will likely not be supported in the future.

So it’s more a matter of showing a “Proof of Concept”. project feasibility. Regarding copyright issues, it’s also unclear whether the solution will be made public, especially as Microsoft currently plans to release its own version for Android with no specific date.

The idea for OrangeSec is more than a hack, it’s to witness: great opportunities for development around Cortana. That, in turn, represents excellent advertising for Microsoft, according to the latest rumors, before the assistant is released on Windows 10 and thus officially available on Android later in the year.

According to Microsoft, in the voice of a spokesperson, the company also tells VentureBeat that “the best way to take advantage of the Cortana experience is with the Windows Phone and Windows 10 Technical Preview versions designed and developed by Microsoft.” ”. It would be surprising otherwise. But we can’t wait to see what Redmond will do with Android smartphones. To be continued.

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