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Android users can fire Google Now and replace it with Cortana

Android users can fire Google Now and replace it with Cortana

Posted on August 10, 2015August 26, 2019 By Jarvis

Microsoft recently unveiled plans to launch its Cortana digital voice assistant on arch-rival Google’s Android OS, but until now, you could only use it as a standalone app. However, the latest beta (1.0.0.204) lets you activate Cortana instead of Google Now by pressing and holding your Android home button. That’s a new way for Android users to test the app’s friendly ways and be tempted away from the businesslike Google Now. Since Cortana relies on Bing, it’s also a sneaky way for Microsoft to do an end-run around Google search.
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