Cortana: Tips and Tricks (Halo Questions in OP)

[Carkid367]

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In the emulator, I've noticed that when I accessed Cortana around noon, it automatically showed up with nearby (Redmond, WA I guess due to the emulator) restaurants for lunch, pretty cool!

 

[Talderon]

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In the emulator, I've noticed that when I accessed Cortana around noon, it automatically showed up with nearby (Redmond, WA I guess due to the emulator) restaurants for lunch, pretty cool!

Yeah, it's really the little things like this that don't get a lot of press or that people will just have to notice that really shows how well Cortana shines.

 

[Carkid367]

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I don't know if it was answered before, I don't recall seeing a reply about it, but can Cortana turn off and on system settings such as Quiet Hours, Bluetooth, airplane mode, etc?

 

[Talderon]

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I don't know if it was answered before, I don't recall seeing a reply about it, but can Cortana turn off and on system settings such as Quiet Hours, Bluetooth, airplane mode, etc?

Yes. Screenshots are at the bottom of my album here: WP8.1 - Imgur

 

[Talderon]

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I posted this as a response to another thread, but thought it belonged here as well.

One of the more understated and least review aspects of Cortana is this:

If you give Cortana a verbal query, she will, if able, answer you verbally.

If you TYPE the query, it will just show up on the screen.

This is GREAT!! You don't have to worry about everyone hearing her tell you what she found or ask for confirmation out loud if you don't want to broadcast your business.

 

[Talderon]

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ADDED: Halo related questions for Cortana to the OP.

 

[Zeem Frostmaw]

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Nice list! But where can we see the answers? D=

But of course, I can wait a few days for the preview.

 

[Talderon]

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Nice list! But where can we see the answers? D=

But of course, I can wait a few days for the preview.

The point of the list was to let YOU ALL try Cortana out and get the answers!!!

 

[Zeem Frostmaw]

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The point of the list was to let YOU ALL try Cortana out and get the answers!!!

Alright, jeez, calm down =/

 

[Talderon]

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Alright, jeez, calm down =/

Oh, if that came out as me being upset or something, sorry. NOT my intention.

 

[Paul Nicholas]

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Talderon thank you for this thread, it's got me super excited for Cortana on Monday now

 

[Reebs Reebs]

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Alright, jeez, calm down =/

really dude, have you read this thread? This guy is the nicest and most helpful person in this forum lately. Chill

 

[Talderon]

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really dude, have you read this thread? This guy is the nicest and most helpful person in this forum lately. Chill ��

Eh, looking back, I could have said it differently, but all is good.

 

[Betweenmatt]

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Hello friend,
First off i'd like to thank you for all the information you have given us, it has really helped me with what to expect next week(hopefully). The only question I have you may not be able to answer so don't feel bad if you can't, and if its already been answered I apologize in advance.

How is Cortana in the sdk? Basically I am curious as to how limited developers are with interacting with her, example: I'd like to be able to post/get messages to her from another app. I expect that ms will have her hard core untouchable, just from how they handle development as it is, but nevertheless I have high hopes that ms will give us a longer leash soon enough and I have some hopes that 8.1 is that leash.

Also, how do you have her on a device, and could you let me in on the secret? XP

Thank you for everything and have a lovely evening.

 

[Talderon]

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Hello friend,
First off i'd like to thank you for all the information you have given us, it has really helped me with what to expect next week(hopefully). The only question I have you may not be able to answer so don't feel bad if you can't, and if its already been answered I apologize in advance.

How is Cortana in the sdk? Basically I am curious as to how limited developers are with interacting with her, example: I'd like to be able to post/get messages to her from another app. I expect that ms will have her hard core untouchable, just from how they handle development as it is, but nevertheless I have high hopes that ms will give us a longer leash soon enough and I have some hopes that 8.1 is that leash.

Also, how do you have her on a device, and could you let me in on the secret? XP

Thank you for everything and have a lovely evening.

I actually have it on 4 devices (520, 920, 1520 and 8X). The secret? I work for Microsoft. :devil:

The point to Cortana is to have her be used as a platform. Yes, the core will not be exposed, but there will be many things you can do with her as a developer. I am still a baby-Dev, so I can't really talk to what can be done via the Emulator, but I do know that you will be able to use her, or at least in part, in your apps.

 

[Betweenmatt]

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Thank you for your quick response, you have given me a lot to look forward to!
I am really new with windows phones, I am an android developer so I am instantly trying to think of apps that i could write to make my wp experience better lol.

I got my new phone this week because I wanted to expand my development knowledge of other devices.
Question: how does 8.1 run on the lumia 520? It was the cheapest option i had and i worry that i should have gone for more power, but so far I have been extremely impressed with it.
Thank you.

 

[Talderon]

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Thank you for your quick response, you have given me a lot to look forward to!
I am really new with windows phones, I am an android developer so I am instantly trying to think of apps that i could write to make my wp experience better lol.

I got my new phone this week because I wanted to expand my development knowledge of other devices.
Question: how does 8.1 run on the lumia 520? It was the cheapest option i had and i worry that i should have gone for more power, but so far I have been extremely impressed with it.
Thank you.

Yes, I actually have it on a 520 device for testing.

FYI, ALL Windows Phone 8 devices will be eligible for 8.1

 

[Betweenmatt]

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Thank you for everything! Now I won't be able to sleep until the release lol

 

[daredevildan]

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"Did the Giants win yesterday" of course gives me the result in a really nice format. Underneath was the option to show updates for the team. Now the team is added to my Cortana notebook, very cool.

 

[jhoff80]

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"Did the Giants win yesterday" of course gives me the result in a really nice format. Underneath was the option to show updates for the team. Now the team is added to my Cortana notebook, very cool.

Works well with "Cardinals" too, but not any abbreviations of that like "Cards". Also, I notice that the nickname field of a contact isn't automatically recognized by Cortana. You also have to add it to Cortana nicknames.