Cortana Beta Version Voice Commands Testing for iOS

Cortana already exist for the Windows platform and has long even for Android. So far lacked the counterpart for iOS. But even here, Microsoft closes on now and has begun to provide the first person with a beta version of Cortana.

Microsoft-News reported, citing the Microsoft Support Engineer Irfan Intekhab that some iPhone owners who then logged on after the announcement of Cortana for iOS for a beta test, Cortana can try now.

To perform the beta testing, Microsoft relies on Apple's tools "Test Flight", with which suppliers of Apps restricted beta testing can perform on iOS devices. One limitation of Test Flight refers to the number of participants for the beta testing. Because it can take the test more than 2,000 people. Thus, Cortana is under iOS only very few users for testing purposes.

Thus Cortana can synchronize the data collected across platforms, a Microsoft account will be provided. In this type of course a date that has collected on the Windows PC or on a Windows Phone, displayed on the iPhone. Microsoft asks its testers also about making use of this possibility. In addition, the tester will test the collection of voice commands extensively.

Visually, Cortana differs on iOS not significantly different from the Windows or the Android version. In scope Cortana is under iOS able to perform the user search queries to retrieve information or to inform the user about upcoming appointments. Information includes, for example, calendar events, weather or news.