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Cortana , the virtual assistant for Windows Phone 8.1 , last night finally speaks in Italian. Thanks to a new update of the Developer Preview of Windows Phone 8.1 , released late on Wednesday evening, all members Italian program developer Microsoft may, in preview, experience all the features of Cortana.
For those who still were not registered and were immediately intrigued by the wish to try the virtual assistant of Microsoft in Italian, membership is easy, fast and above all absolutely free of cost . The only pre-requisite is to have a smartphone Windows Phone 8.1, preferably of the family Lumia for a speech better compatibility. There are, in fact, in this regard, some problems with the smartphone Samsung Ativ S that after the update would be in a continuous loop of reboots. No minimum hardware requirement is still required. Cortana can work even on low-end products such as, for example, the Nokia Lumia 520 .
It also emphasizes that Cortana in Italian is still in version Alpha and then, in addition to possible sporadic problems, does not have all the features found on today’s version for American markets. These gaps will be closed over the coming months by Microsoft that gradually improve the service in Italian. To highlight the updates of Cortana will all server side and therefore will not be a need for new update for smartphones.
program membership provides developers only three short steps. The first is to register for free on the App Studio, then download the application on the phone Preview for Developers and then go to Settings – & gt; System – & gt; Updates – & gt; Check for updates and wait for the conclusion of the upgrade procedure.
Cortana on Lumia 1520
To help Microsoft in the development work of Cortana, the Users can share feedback on the server directly via virtual UserVoice or via the link Share feedback about Cortana bottom of the homepage Cortana. In addition, the APIs are available for developers who want to integrate their applications with Cortana.
When you first start a virtual assistant, users will have to answer some questions about their tastes and interests. This is because Cortana is an intelligent assistant who wants to learn everything about us to offer more suggestions and recommendations based on our tastes.
Use Cortana is simple and you can do this in two ways: either through a Live Tile on the Home screen, or simply by pressing the Search button of the smartphone. Access to Live Tile allows you to enter a sort of hub in which, besides being able to operate with Cortana’s voice, users can view content and events that according to the virtual assistant may be of interest.
Cortana on Lumia 1520
Start Cortana from search button allows smartphone instead of interact directly with the voice with the server.
Ache if still limited, there are already many possibilities of Cortana in Italian. For example, users can enter appointments, interact with Skype , view the agenda of the week, call, send SMS, ask about weather, get news from the world of sports, and much more.
In addition, Cortana, also responds to demand as curious about his health, about his age and more. Microsoft emphasizes that the development Virtual Assistant will proceed faster if users receive many feedback on its use. At the time the Redmond has no official date for the official debut of the public Cortana for the Italian market.
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