Microsoft’s Cortana Gets Baked into Cyanogen’s Forked Version of Android
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Re: Microsoft’s Cortana Gets Baked into Cyanogen’s Forked Version of Android
#2I've used Cortana and apart from a little minor anthromorphic work to give her a 'personality' (like Siri), I wouldn't say that it's too far ahead of Google Now in terms of features and functionality. Baking Cortana into Cyanogen OS seems a little like overkill in terms of deviating from Google's version of Android
Re: Microsoft’s Cortana Gets Baked into Cyanogen’s Forked Version of Android
#3Hang on, wasn't the whole point of Cyanogen about removing bloatware in standard Android distributions and adding more privacy measures?
How can adding a large app that sends data to Microsoft help with bloatware or security..? I've used Cyanogen a little before on certain Android devices that had tons of built in bloat and themes to slim it down a bit. I definitely wouldn't want to swap one type of bloat for another.
Time to use a different slim rom from XDA I guess?
Re: Microsoft’s Cortana Gets Baked into Cyanogen’s Forked Version of Android
#4Uhm, why does techcrunch not mention that Cortana's deep integration in Android sounds a lot like Google Now's deep integration into Android? And I agree with others, how can adding a large app that sends data to MS help with bloat or security?
Re: Microsoft’s Cortana Gets Baked into Cyanogen’s Forked Version of Android
#5What is currently an alternative to Cyanogen, that would be relatively easy to install and provide a fairly minimal but comfortable environment?
Re: Microsoft’s Cortana Gets Baked into Cyanogen’s Forked Version of Android
#6Uhm, why does techcrunch not mention that Cortana's deep integration in Android sounds a lot like Google Now's deep integration into Android? And I agree with others, how can adding a large app that sends data to MS help with bloat or security?
I had a good laugh reading the article about how Cyanogen is trying to steal Android from Google, as well. Too funny!
Re: Microsoft’s Cortana Gets Baked into Cyanogen’s Forked Version of Android
#7I've used Cortana and apart from a little minor anthromorphic work to give her a 'personality' (like Siri), I wouldn't say that it's too far ahead of Google Now in terms of features and functionality. Baking Cortana into Cyanogen OS seems a little like overkill in terms of deviating from Google's version of Android
I agree completely. I don't see any justification for doing this, and it just further confuses and adds complexity to the user experience. MS/Cortana will never be able to offer as deep integrations across Android as Google does with Now, and that gap's only going to continue to grow as more 3rd party devs create Now cards and Now intents within their apps. I don't see that happening at all with Cortana.
Re: Microsoft’s Cortana Gets Baked into Cyanogen’s Forked Version of Android
#8What is happening on your smartphone screen is the next battleground for even more data points. Those who will be able to get access to, are only a few (Apple, Google, MS) and mostly only one of them at once.
- Google Now can screen scrap your current screen and use it how they wish as processing is done on the server side.
- Siri is well embedded within the iOS ecosystem since a couple of years
- Since MS' investment in Cyanogen, the try to push Cortana into more devices. Same as with Windows 10.
I really don't like it. As long as we can still turn such features off, I'm fine.
Re: Microsoft’s Cortana Gets Baked into Cyanogen’s Forked Version of Android
#9Cyanogen user on n4 for a long time because I don't want g' bits and bytes on my cellphone I find this unsettling.
I see the following points on it (I would refrain from calling them plus or cons).
-The reason I did the change is avoid G using MY device as their personal Wifi scanning station, the switch meant battery 2-3x more, I hope Microsoft doesn't mess with Android that way.
-If they roll it for all devices I hope they keep a version without it, or an extra package to install like g apps.
-Nice to see Microsoft being so flexible and going on so many fronts, the more they diversify the better, if this makes Android better; Android users win.
-Could this be the start of Microsoft Android?.
-Does "deep integration" offer any kind of advantage?.
Re: Microsoft’s Cortana Gets Baked into Cyanogen’s Forked Version of Android
#10Hang on, wasn't the whole point of Cyanogen about removing bloatware in standard Android distributions and adding more privacy measures? How can adding a large app that sends data to Microsoft help with bloatware or security..? I've used Cyanogen a little before on certain Android devices that had tons of built in bloat and themes to slim it down a bit. I definitely wouldn't want to swap one type of bloat for another…
IIRC this only affects Cyanogen OS and not CyanogenMod.
http://www.androidcentral.com/difference-between-cyanogen-os...
So, you should be able to avoid Cortana by using CyanogenMod instead.