Among all the features introduced in Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana has garnered the bulk of the attention and rightfully so.
She has brought an entire new depth to Windows Phone and how we can interact with our devices to make everyday tasks much simpler.
In fact, there is a lot to know about Cortana if you want to truly use her abilities to the maximum possible extent and Microsoft has dedicated an entire section of the Windows Phone support site just to her and the capabilities she adds to your phone.
On the How-to Cortana pages you will find all of these areas to learn more about Cortana:
- Meet Cortana
- What’s new in Cortana
- Where’s Cortana?
- Start using Cortana
- What can I say to Cortana?
- What can Cortana help me with?
- Cortana’s Notebook
- Cortana’s settings
- Favorite places and Cortana
- Find music with Cortana
- My inner circle and Cortana
- Quiet hours and Cortana
- My interests and Cortana
- Add interests in Cortana’s Notebook
- Remind me, Cortana
- Play music with Cortana
- Use Cortana in my car
- Solutions to Cortana issues
- Why didn’t I get a reminder when I was supposed to?
- Cortana alpha
If you need some visual ideas of what Cortana can do then these videos will help with that:
What is your favorite Cortana feature or personality trait?