Alpha status of Cortana!

[Vicky Krishnatrai]

Hey guyz, its sound really nice to have a cortana now in India, Canada and Australia too in Alpha status. But, little confusion is coming outside that what does it really mean?

 

[David P2]

Less features than a beta version, in a nutshell. Functional yes, but not as many features.

 

[Victoroos]

Yepp, don't expect things like all the accents being perfect. Hindi.

 

[Aniket Mhatre]

With update 1 are we getting cortana here in India?
Sent from Lumia 925 India using tapatalk

 

[Victoroos]

With update 1 are we getting cortana here in India?
Sent from Lumia 925 India using tapatalk

That is what it looks like.. Same for UK apparently .

 

[MrGoodSmith]

I am really interested in knowing how the alpha version differs from the beta and final Cortana. I refused to change my phone region to US, and can't wait until the update 1 is released next week.

 

[Binary Ninja]

Software has a release cycle because it goes through testing before RETAIL releases .. Normally it goes Pre-Alpha , Alpha , Beta several of these stages then (RC) Release Candidate , (RTM) Release to Manufacturing then finally (GA) general availability ..

Cortana should be quicker in these Alpha , Beta stages as it is already released for US market , problems will be with adapting to changes in language / regions for the other markets

 

[Pranav Vaidya]

Alpha is a testing stage where the application is tested within the development center for the final time. Those are somewhat controlled conditions. Beta is next testing stage where application is tested in natural conditions (through end users i.e. the customers).

 

[xandros9]

in a nutshell

Alpha - working, but not finished by any stretch.

Beta - testing, much closer to final product.

 

[lum5]

A small doubt does we need to have wp8.1 update 1 releasing next week for using cortana when it is released in India? or only the simple wp8.1 cyan needed?

 

[Talderon]

I cannot say definitively, but I would suggest that those on the Alpha expect that you can enable Cortana in your region without having to switch to EN-US so you can have your phone in your native language but not expect FULL functionality.

I think this is a great move as Speech Recognition needs to have some heavy testing so using it will help development. Once other Bing services are enabled for your region and GeoFencing is more solid, I would expect her to get only better.

I REALLY hope this is the way they are going to move forward with Cortana when coming to new regions as it can only be beneficial.

Sure, not everything is there, but the more people use Cortana in their native language, the better she will get, and faster! Keep up the great work on spreading the word and let's get her out everywhere!

 

[collinsgar]

I hope the version released for the UK works significantly different from the US version.

Installed the US version and the novelty's already worn off. Can't pick up my accent, half the time doesn't work, or searches BING for the wrong things or does something completely different from what i asked. Have uninstalled and will wait to test the UK version instead.

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[David P2]

I cannot say definitively, but I would suggest that those on the Alpha expect that you can enable Cortana in your region without having to switch to EN-US so you can have your phone in your native language but not expect FULL functionality.

I think this is a great move as Speech Recognition needs to have some heavy testing so using it will help development. Once other Bing services are enabled for your region and GeoFencing is more solid, I would expect her to get only better.

I REALLY hope this is the way they are going to move forward with Cortana when coming to new regions as it can only be beneficial.

Sure, not everything is there, but the more people use Cortana in their native language, the better she will get, and faster! Keep up the great work on spreading the word and let's get her out everywhere!

With this in mind, can users in the UK expect Cortana to just 'appear' at some point when all is set to EN-UK, which happens when all is set to EN-US?

 

[Vicky Krishnatrai]

Can we (in INDIA) get Cortana sooner than 2015, as it was earlier mentioned by MS?

Yeah sure, but we have some limitations in india for cortana in alpha status. We can use cortana on our home region. But we would have to switch UK or US English speech setting instead of Indian english.

 

[lum5]

I cannot say definitively, but I would suggest that those on the Alpha expect that you can enable Cortana in your region without having to switch to EN-US so you can have your phone in your native language but not expect FULL functionality.

I think this is a great move as Speech Recognition needs to have some heavy testing so using it will help development. Once other Bing services are enabled for your region and GeoFencing is more solid, I would expect her to get only better.

I REALLY hope this is the way they are going to move forward with Cortana when coming to new regions as it can only be beneficial.

Sure, not everything is there, but the more people use Cortana in their native language, the better she will get, and faster! Keep up the great work on spreading the word and let's get her out everywhere!

talderon can u pls reply to my question

 

[Vicky Krishnatrai]

talderon can u pls reply to my question

You can not expect more from UK version. You can use UK pronouncing, spellings and local event, places etc. If you speak british english then you should go for it.

 

[Adirocks]

A small doubt does we need to have wp8.1 update 1 releasing next week for using cortana when it is released in India? or only the simple wp8.1 cyan needed?

If u want to try Cortana(alpha) which is going to be in India next week then its necessary to be on wp8.1 update 1
But if u r k with us version den u cn try it on simple wp8.1 by changing region to US

 

[smoledman]

Talderon - I hope you don't stop posting here!

 

[harsh mathur1]

updated to 8.1 update 1... still cortana aint working.. anybody who can help?

 

[MrGoodSmith]

I am in Canada and I finally got Cortana. But she doesn't ask me about my interests, and when I try to set them up manually adding a new interest, I get an empty screen "Choose a category" but nothing available to choose from.
Do other alpha Cortana users get the same?