Microsoft has announced to end support for its visual assistant Cortana on both Android and iOS devices.
Microsoft has also removed the Cortana app from both the App Store and Google s Play Store, beginning March 31. As we announced in July, we will soon be ending support for the Cortana app on Android and iOS, as Cortana continues its evolution as a productivity assistant, Microsoft said in an update. The company first launched Cortana for iOS and Android in December 2015. The app was designed to connect Windows 10 PCs and mobile phones but failed to gain momentum as Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri won the race.
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Microsoft has been planning to incorporate its popular voice assistant, Cortana, to every device besides smartphones, computers, and laptops. The company sees that it could be suitable also for appliances like televisions, toasters, and fridges, but it did not happen.
Recently, the Samsung electronics subsidiary Harman Kardon officially announced that it would be dropping Microsoft s virtual assistant from the only smart home speaker supported by it. There will be no more voice assistant for the Invoke speaker when the update starts.
After an update on Wednesday, Mar. 10, Cortana will be disabled, and we won t hear Hey Cortana anymore upon activating it.
Harman Kardon has detailed the changes to expect in a firmware update for the Invoke that's about to roll out, which will remove Microsoft Cortana functionality from the smart speaker.
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