Next version of Cyanogen OS might use Cortana as the main voice assistant

[Brent D'Alessandro]

Cortana is basically Microsoft’s answer to Siri or Google Now. It comes installed on Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 10 Mobile. They have even released an Android app for people looking to try it out. Also, it’s looks like it might be heavily integrated into the next version of Cyanogen OS.

The news comes directly from Kirt McMaster, who is the co-founder and CEO of Cyanogen.

“When Apple launched Apple Music at WWDC, they showed the Siri integration with Apple Music. Siri doesn’t power Spotify like that so we can do these kind of things with for example, integration of Microsoft’s Cortana into the OS enabling natural language to power Spotify and other services.”
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He goes on to talk about how Cortana would not just be an app, but built right into the OS. Essentially, making it “the brains” of the phone.

“Natural language coupled with intelligence is very important but as an application it doesn’t rally (sic) work because you need to be embedded into the framework of the OS because that is where you get all the signal from the services that makes that intelligence smarter.”
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Source: International Business Times
Via: Android Central


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