Google Now vs Cortana - voice assistants compared

In this comparison, we show the differences between Google Now and the Microsoft speech recognition Cortana.

Google Now: Intelligent voice control for Android

Features: Google Now supports a variety of commands and is extremely learnable. Google voice control is constantly trying to learn and take your interests into account when answering your inquiries. The virtual assistant understands German and answers in German. You can download an overview of the most important commands from CHIP Online free of charge.
Search engine & system: Google Now uses the Google search engine to answer your inquiries. Voice control is pre-installed on all Google smartphones from Android 4.1.
Availability and language: Google Now can be operated in German and also answers in German. New features are usually only available in the USA before they can be used in this country.

Features: Cortana can not only search the web, it also enters appointments in your calendar and reminds you in good time. In contrast to Google Now, Cortana is not so "learnable" and does not remember your interests and search queries in order to give automated recommendations.
Search engine & system: Cortana is based on the Bing search and uses it to answer your questions. Cortana will not only be mobile, but is also expected to be available on PCs and notebooks running Windows 9.
Availability & Language: Cortana is not yet available in Germany. To be able to use the virtual assistant, you have to set the region and system language to "USA" or "English", among other things.

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