Today is the last day you can use Cortana on iOS and Android
Cortana has taken its final steps away from being a smartphone assistant.
What you need to know
- Support for Cortana on iOS and Android ends today.
- Reminders, lists, and other features won't work within the apps after today.
- The end of support for the apps has been known since last summer.
Today is the last day that you can ask Cortana a question on iOS and Android — or use it at all on a smartphone. The Cortana app is going away entirely on these platforms. Even if you already have the app installed, it won't be supported after today.
The demise of Cortana on iOS and Android has been known for some time. Not only did Microsoft announce the news last year, the apps on iOS and Android started showing a warning banner about their end of support last week.
A Microsoft support document explains the end of support for the apps:
Microsoft shifted Cortana towards productivity, including helping people get work done on Microsoft 365 apps and services.
When Microsoft announced the end of Cortana on iOS and Android, our senior editor Zac Bowden explained why the company needs to embrace Alexa and Google Assistant.
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