I've had Cortana installed on my iPhone for a while but today I've made an effort to actually use it. Unfortunately, unlike SIRI it's still an 'app' so I can't use it directly from the lockscreen.
So, I purchased Akri which, using my lock code, allows direct access to apps you select from the lockscreen. When you're done, Akri automatically kicks you back to the lockscreen.
The funny part was adding Cortana.
Here's a screen cap of what shows when you add Cortana.
If you know anything at all about HALO (the series of games) you may know that Cortana is the AI in that game and the virtual assistant app was created in part based on this game character (voiced by Jen Taylor in both the game and the app).
In HALO game lore Catherine Halsey created Cortana and Cortana was her assistant for a short while.
So, when I added the app I had to bust out laughing because Microsoft is being funny here!
So, I purchased Akri which, using my lock code, allows direct access to apps you select from the lockscreen. When you're done, Akri automatically kicks you back to the lockscreen.
The funny part was adding Cortana.
Here's a screen cap of what shows when you add Cortana.
If you know anything at all about HALO (the series of games) you may know that Cortana is the AI in that game and the virtual assistant app was created in part based on this game character (voiced by Jen Taylor in both the game and the app).
In HALO game lore Catherine Halsey created Cortana and Cortana was her assistant for a short while.
So, when I added the app I had to bust out laughing because Microsoft is being funny here!