Why does Cortana only give me Bing searches?

[Windows Central Question]

why does cortana only give me Bing searches?

I've updated to the 8.1 windows software, but when I press and hold the search button and ask Cortana for example to 'tell me a joke' it will just search in bing for an answer. Why is this? And how can I get the full version of Cortana? Thank you x

 

[Scienceguy Labs]

Re: why does cortana only give me Bing searches?

What phone are you using? Where are you located? Have you set up Cortana on your phone...interests, turned on location, etc, etc???

 

[RumoredNow]

Re: why does cortana only give me Bing searches?

Here are OS version and Settings requirements for Cortana. Check these tables.

When, where, and on what phones is Cortana available? How to - Microsoft Community