Microsoft Copilot Phone Plugin Lets You Use AI to Respond to Texts, Here’s How

May. 14, 2024

Microsoft recently added a bunch of plugins for Copilot, its own generative AI chatbot powered by GPT-4. These plugins are similar to what we have seen previously with Chat GPT-4 like OpenTable, Shop, and Instacart. Among the additions is a new Copilot plugin called Phone that will change the way you respond to messages on your phone.

What Can You Do With this Plugin?

Of course, this functionality isn’t new. We have been able to do this on our phones for years thanks to Google Assistant and Siri. However, with the capability of generative AI, you can get asummary of a large string of messagesinstead of having to read them individually. Another advantage is that you can provide a general context for what you want to write, and the AI will do it for you.

If you want to try out the Phone plugin on Copilot as well, then you need to connect your phone to a Windows PC using the Phone Link app. Once your phone is connected, provide the required permissions, and then we can move on to the next step.

This will enable the plugin. You can now ask Copilot queries about your text messages and contacts within the Edge browser only. Do note that itcannot make phone callsas of now.

The plugin is rolling out to all users, even on the free version of Copilot. If you are unable to see the plugin, then you will have to update the browser to the latest version. Hopefully, this plugin will make its way to the Copilot app on Android, where you canset it as the default assistant. This will make it a much more functional option, going toe to toe with Google’s Gemini.

What are your thoughts about this new Phone plugin in Copilot, would you want to give it a try? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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