Microsoft Launcher for Android gets Bing Chat integration, powered by ChatGPT
There’s also a new Bing widget that lets you access the chat from the homepage.
Here’s the official changelog:
- New – Start a Bing Chat conversation from anywhere in the Launcher you find search.
- Bing is your A1-powered copilot and can provide helpful answers to your questions.
- Bing Chat functionality is available in regions supported by Bing Chat.
- Bing Chat functionality requires Android 8.0 and up
- Bug fixes.
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While not something I would ever use, I can definitely see the use. It does look nice but as someone who has experienced Microsoft from the start it's gonna be a no for me.
I've been using the Microsoft launcher for a while now and it's nice, but laggy. And I had to finally uninstall the Bing browser app because it just wouldn't stop crashing.
Microsoft on android? Why would anyone want this?
It's actually a very decent launcher, I used it for a while after Nova screwed the pooch. Have moved on since then, and if I hadn't, I certainly would be leaving over Bing chat.
How did Nova screw the pooch? I've been out of the loop on that one.
They sold to a data analytics company.
May I ask what launcher you moved on to?
Sure, I use Total - it's not as slick as some launchers, but it's very customisable if you don't mind putting the time in.
I could think of 2 reasons