Cortana Voice Assistant Integration with Microsoft Teams

Cortana voice assistant integration with MS-Teams would help in translation and transcription of commands which would give Microsoft an edge among competitors, given the increasing importance of voice-based computing within the workplace and within business productivity applications. Cortana voice integrations for Teams-enabled devices will allow users to simply make a call, join a gathering or add people to meetings using natural speech. 

However, Cortana voice assistance in the Teams mobile app is only available for Microsoft 365 Enterprise users and in the U.S alone for now. Microsoft is working on its global launch and will soon be available in other countries.

To try out Cortana voice assistance within the Teams mobile app by clicking the mic button. Control whether Cortana in Teams is enabled for your device via a setting within the Teams mobile app.

• Open the Teams mobile app
• Go to Settings
• Select Cortana
• Turn the toggle switch on or off, depending on whether you want Cortana voice assistance on this device

To choose between a masculine or a feminine voice for Cortana in the Teams mobile app:

• Open the Teams mobile app
• Go to Settings
• Select Cortana
• Next to Cortana Voice, select either “Voice 1 – Feminine” or “Voice 2 – Masculine”

People can also control whether Cortana speaks out loud through the audio device we've connected to Teams. By default, Cortana will speak aloud, indicated by the speaker icon within the lower-left corner of the screen (highlighted below). If people prefer to only have Cortana provide text on screen, and not any audio output, select the speaker icon, which can then appear with a slash through it. 

There are lots of things users can do with MS Teams and Cortana integration. Below here is a list of few skills that Cortana can do:

Meeting skills:

Communication skills:

Collaboration skills: