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Cortana to let you make voice queries in Teams mobile app
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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The newCortanaapp is one of thekey highlightsof the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. As you may already know, Microsoft repurposed the digital voice assistant to suit the features and functions ofOffice 365productivity tools.
For example, the AI-powered application can read aloud your Focused Inbox emails (via the Outlook mobile app), thanks to its Play My Emails feature.
If you’re excited aboutCortana’s productivity-focused capabilities, then you’ll be happy with the upcoming ability to use its voice assistance in theMicrosoft Teamsmobile app.
Teams mobile app to support Cortana voice assistance
Microsoft recentlyannouncedthe upcoming integration ofCortanawith the Teams mobile app. The feature is only rolling out to Microsoft 365 Enterprise users though.
The tool lets you collaborate, communicate, and carry out other meeting-related tasks in Teams by issuing verbal commands. Using spoken natural language, for example, you’ll be able to instructCortanato call anybody in your contact list.
Similarly, when your hands are working on something else,Cortanalets you join a Teams meeting by speaking a directive into your phone’s microphone.
The app’s voice assistance will also come to the rescue when you need to send an instant chat message, access your calendar, share a document, and a lot more.
Coming soon to the Teams mobile app,Cortanauses AI and the Microsoft Graph to provide voice assistance in Teams. To stay connected to your team even when you have your hands full, you can askCortanato make a call, join a meeting, send chat messages, share files, and more.
Android and iOS versions of the Teams app will support the feature, which arrives in the U.S. in the next few weeks.
The Teams mobile app is currently getting other productivity improvements, includinginline message translation.
What’s your take onCortanavoice assistance coming to the Teams mobile app? Feel free to express your opinion via the comments section below.
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