Microsoft shuts down Cortana app for Android and iOS
India TodayMicrosoft has shut down its Cortana app for Android and iOS. For affected users, Cortana reminders, lists, and tasks are also automatically synced to the Microsoft To-Do app -- available as a free download on iOS and Android. Also, Cortana reminders, lists, and tasks are automatically synced to the Microsoft To-Do app, which you can download to your phone for free,” the company said in a post. Microsoft also stopped offering the standalone Cortana app in November 2019 in markets other than the US such as India, the UK, China, Spain, and Canada. In January 2019 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that “Cortana needs to be that skill for anybody who’s a Microsoft 365 subscriber.” During the announcement of Cortana’s shutdown, Microsoft had noted that it would be shifting toward a transformational AI-powered assistant experience in its Microsoft 365 apps, which would involve refocusing its areas of innovation and development, MacRumours reported.