Microsoft Cortana

Quenton K'aye

I guess there can be 4. What one can't do the others can. Cortana is my favorite she was the first one to remind you to get something when you reached a certain location and to me feels more like a personal assistant. Not being able to use Google after Cortana is open or vice versa is crazy though. I'm starting to understand the changes with this app it actually makes sense to have a different approach.

A Google user

A shameful attempt at selling out the Microsoft brand, and sacrificing quality and functionality in the process. This is the wrong direction to take, Microsoft. With this new interface, literally the first thing I see is an advert of a woman wearing Surface headphones. Seriously!? There are several other times in Cortana's interface that the 'music' option is pushed as a pathetic attempt at pushing products. This is not what an assistant app is supposed to do! The new layout is very confusing and counterintuitive. I can't seem to find the option to link app notifications to my pc, which I loved and used often. There also doesn't seem to be any theming choices for Cortana either. Users are simply stuck with a blinding white theme that makes using it at night very undesirable. No color options, no personalization. Just white, a color that Cortana herself is not. What happened!? I understand that the man formerly in charge of Cortana was replaced, but this is no excuse to lower the quality of your app with this pathetic attempt at something new and different. I will not change review untill All of these issues are fixed. Microsoft is going in the wrong direction. Don't attempt to fix what isn't broken. 😤😡

A Google user

It's great but the "Hey Cortana" doesn't seem to work without the app open. It would be nice to be able to say it in the same way as Google assistant or Siri. I switched to Cortana to see if it would work better than Google assistant as it's one of the worst. So far it syncs better than Google Assistant and lets me sync across platforms which is nice. However, I would have given it more stars if the hands free voice activation worked.

A Google user

Cortana digital assistant has been around for years and still no ability for hands free voice commands from anywhere except inside the app, which is kind of pointless. Plus the interface is so much worse than it used to be. It used to have "cortana" written all over it but now it just looks like a bad version of google AI. bring back old/original style of cortana and bring us truly hands free communication and then I'll give 5 stars. Honestly disappointed. Microsoft is capable of so much more.

Lelouch Vi Britannia with a mustache

Its a decent assistant, and it certainly has a decent utility to it, but there's various things that ultimately take away from the experience of using Cortana. The biggest issue i have is the fact that Cortana can't seem to play music i already have on my device, instead insisting on trying to use Iheartradio, which is not only annoying but takes away one of the main reasons i installed the app, which was a quick way to play my music without searching for it.

A Google user

Works great on computer but on android is worthless. There a lot of bugs and it doesn't work as efficiently as it does on the computer. Has no "Hey Cortana" option either. That's one thing that I like about Cortana is to be able to use it hands free, especially while I'm busy or driving. I think there's no point to have Cortana if it doesn't have that option. If I have to unlock my phone and open up the app to use it, I can use Google voice to text on my keyboard to type instead.

A Google user

I stayed away from using assistants due to privacy issues for years. Thanks to all the information provided by Microsoft (including allowing me to delete my data easily), I find myself trusting them. I regret not using Cortana sooner, as she is wonderful. Her responses are purely professional and she can take care of menial tasks like marking a calendar and finding the weather without so much as a moment's delay or effort on my part at all. I wish I had already been using her.

A Google user

Have always loved Cortana, ever since I was an avid Windows Phone customer. Was thrilled to see I could get it on Android (Samsung S8+) when I was forced to give up Windows Phone. Since last update reminders will not go off as scheduled. They either go off randomly when I open Cortana, or not at all. Very disappointing. Please fix!! The reminders feature was by far the best one I had seen. Also while ur at it, add more options for how long you can snooze a reminder! Please save Cortana !

A Google user

Cortana has become pretty much useless. It used to be great. I've used it since the original launch. Loved it on Windows Phone/Mobile. Now I no longer use it on any of my devices, Windows or otherwise. Every new version I've found does less and less for me. I get more functionality out of basic app and email notifications. Uninstalling for the last time.

A Google user

This isn't Taylored for people. 😏 Some software engineers decided that search results should yield what's mathematically similar to what you're looking for, instead of devizing software that understands human inputs and yields relevant results. A list of Cortana's limited functions would be useful, so other people don't try to use the "assistant" to assist with things it's incapable of assisting with. Ask it to play music, you're limited to 3 apps, 2 of which I've never even heard of. etc.