Cortana can be set as the default assistant on Android (USA)

The latest Cortana update on Google Play allows Microsoft’s virtual assistant to default on any Android terminal. Unfortunately, this option is currently only available to American users who can use Cortana instead of Google Assistant and Google Now. Once Cortana is launched on the Android smartphone, the wizard explains with simple steps how the support apps choose by default.

Among the proposals are both Google, with its Google Assistant already available for some time in the US, and Cortana, although it is not as effective as the Big G product is also present on Windows 10 and can cooperate with the server of traditional desktop computers. Once installed, Cortana can be recalled with a long press of the Home button while eliminating the opportunity to pronounce ” Ok Google ” to call Google Assistant.

The Google assistant will not be completely deleted from your system, but it can be accessed by accessing the Google app from the Home screen or the widget. One of Cortana’s most noticeable limits on Android is the impossibility of activating it only with the voice. Compared to the past. However, it is a big step forward, since Cortana could now be used through a shortcut on the lock screen, but not as a default assistant.

It is not clear to whom this move can be addressed, since as we said earlier, Google Assistant is an extremely structured service in the Cortana’s most complete and effective Android ecosystem. However, those who now want to have a more consistent use of virtual servers used on desktops and mobile devices and do not have a Windows Mobile terminal can get Microsoft’s digital support even on an Android device.

According to Microsoft Cortana data is used by 150 million users around the world on all platforms in which it is present, ie Windows 10, Android, iOS and Xbox. The company is aiming for its SDKs to make the virtual server compatible with third-party hardware, but the battle against Siri and Google Assistant is still up, especially if we consider the success of iOS and Android against Windows Mobile.

Virtual assistant are still being used much more frequently on mobile terminals, and the unhappy situation of Windows Mobile has certainly played against Cortana’s success. The company is trying to offer features to differentiate it from the competition, such as the ability to receive Edge notifications on product price evolution in various e-commerce sites. However, the big ones in this specific industry are still Apple, Google and Amazon.