Italian website Aggiornamenti has reported that there is a new Cortana app in the Windows Store donning a Beta tag that looks to allow its development to come down the pipe independent of Windows 10 updates and allowing for a quicker update cadence than before.
The basic features of the app remain the same as we’ve become familiar with over the course of Cortana’s life on Windows 10. From the Microsoft Store’s description:
Save time and stay organized—Cortana helps handle day-to-day tasks so you can stay on top of what matters most.
Cortana can support you by giving you reminders, keeping your to-do lists, and helping you set timers and alarms. Cortana can also give you quick answers to the questions you ask.
As an intelligent assistant, Cortana will find all kinds of info, give you weather and traffic updates, and help you search the web. But Cortana will also get to know you better all the time. Cortana will help track and find the things you’re passionate about, like your favorite artists or sports teams, to give you better recommendations and updates.
This move will allow Microsoft to release an updated Cortana app more frequently without worrying about Windows 10 update schedule.
As an intelligent assistant, Cortana will find all kinds of info, give you weather and traffic updates, and help you search the web. But Cortana will also get to know you better all the time. Cortana will help track and find the things you’re passionate about, like your favorite artists or sports teams, to give you better recommendations and updates.
Insiders and anyone willing to test the beta app can at least download the bits from the Windows Store today if they are on Xbox One or Windows 10 version higher than 18362.0.