Microsoft has secretly released a Copilot app for Android. The new software is accessible on the Google Play Store and provides access to Microsoft’s AI-powered Copilot without requiring the Bing mobile app. Copilot on Android has been available for nearly a week, according to Neowin, but an iOS version is not yet ready.
On Android, Microsoft’s Copilot app is extremely similar to ChatGPT, including access to chatbot features, picture production using DALL-E 3, and the ability to draft text for emails and documents. It also offers free access to OpenAI’s most recent GPT-4 model, which you must pay for if you use ChatGPT.
The Copilot app for Android was released just over a month after Microsoft rebranded Bing Chat to Copilot. Microsoft began its AI drive earlier this year with the integration of a ChatGPT-like interface into search results in its Bing search engine. While that is still available, Microsoft has removed the Bing Chat branding, allowing Copilot to be more of a stand-alone experience with its own dedicated domain at copilot.microsoft.com, similar to ChatGPT.
Launching mobile apps for Copilot appears to be the next obvious step in growing this standalone Copilot experience, especially since Bing Chat Enterprise has also been rebranded to just Copilot. While there’s no hint of an iOS version of Copilot right now, I’d expect one soon. Until then, you can access the existing Copilot capabilities by using the Bing app on an iPhone or iPad.
How Copilot Works?
Copilot leverages the power of Large Language Models (LLMs), which are advanced AI systems that can generate natural language responses based on user inputs. Copilot also integrates with the user’s data in Microsoft Graphs and 365 apps, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, to provide more personalized and relevant answers. Copilot can also learn from the user’s feedback and preferences, and improve over time.
Copilot aims to provide a simple and intuitive chat experience, where users can ask questions or make requests using natural language, and Copilot will respond with the best possible solution. For example, users can ask Copilot to find the cheapest flight to New York, and Copilot will search the web and present the best options. Users can also ask Copilot to create a PowerPoint presentation based on a topic, and Copilot will generate a draft with relevant content and images. Users can also ask Copilot to summarize a long article, translate a text, or calculate a budget, and Copilot will do it in seconds.
Copilot is not only a smart assistant, but also a creative partner, that can help users unlock their potential and express their ideas. It can also generate various types of content, such as poems, stories, code, essays, songs, and celebrity parodies, based on the user’s input. Copilot can also help users with their hobbies and interests, such as gaming, music, and art, by providing tips, suggestions, and inspiration.
How to use Copilot
To use Copilot users will not need to sign in or login to use the Microsoft Copilot app, and they will be able to enjoy the app’s functionalities. According to sources, there is a GPT-4 setting in the program that users must enable for more imaginative responses. Microsoft may add more functionalities to the app in the future, but for the time being, there are plenty of tools that users can use to streamline their jobs.
Try out the Microsoft Copilot app and see how it can help you increase productivity and complete activities more efficiently. However, it is worth testing to see if the Android version works as well as the PC version.
