Microsoft Band 2 Cortana Support Arrives On Android

Microsoft has released an update for the Microsoft Health for Android application. The update finally brings Cortana support which means that Microsoft Band 2 users can now tap into Cortana on Android. The company has certainly taken its time to release this feature but now that it’s here, users will be rejoiced to find out that they too can use Cortana with Microsoft’s wearable fitness tracker.

Cortana first arrived on Android as a public beta in August last year. The Band 2 was released in October 2015 and that’s when Microsoft said that its digital personal assistant will work with the Band on both iOS and Android users once it was out of beta.

The app arrived in December last year but it didn’t feature support for the assistant. It has taken several months after that for Microsoft to ultimately follow through, and now it has.

Previously, this support was available to Band 2 users who had it paired up to a Windows Phone handset, but arguably there will be many who would rather just use the Band with their Android smartphone.

Once it’s all up and running, users simply have to speak into the mic on their Band to get Cortana to take actions for them, be it to run a quick search, add reminders, make appointments, and more.

Adnan Farooqui
Categories: Gadgets
Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Band 2, Wearable Tech