Is there a way to voice activate Cortana?

[Windows Central Question]

is there a way to voice activate cortana?

can I say Cortana what is the weather this weak without clicking on the mic?

 

[P1ng0fDeath]

Re: is there a way to voice activate cortana?

Depends on the phone you own. So far this is possible on 2 phones only: Lumia 1520 and 930.

 

[RumoredNow]

Re: is there a way to voice activate cortana?

Windows 10 desktop?

Region and Settings dependent, yes.

I'm in the US and trained my Cortana on upgrade. You have to authorize the mic to be active. "Hey Cortana" is working for me.