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Read each one individually and make sure that you’re cool with giving the watch access to your stuff-just know that if you deny any of these features, the watch’s functionality (and usefulness) will take a hit. There are a lot of things to approve at this step: location data, calendar access, and a whole slew of other things.

Thanks.īy the time you get back, the watch should be ready to go. This bit will take some time, so just go get a coffee or something. After a few seconds, a security code will show up on both-make sure the code matches, then tap “Confirm.”Īfter that, the watch will check for updates, and if anything is available, go ahead and install them. Tap that option, and the two will begin to talk.

Once the phone finds the watch, it’ll show up in the list of available devices. You’ll have to enable Bluetooth sharing and accept a couple of agreements, all of which can be done without leaving the Wear app. You’ll first set your language on the watch, then launch the app on the phone. Google’s assistant has now taken its spot.The setup process is pretty painless. Until Microsoft has resolved this functional issue, Cortana will remain uninstalled from my Android phone and will be used even less now on my main desktop PC and Surface Book 2. Right now I have it uninstalled Cortana and am using Google’s AI assistant. Is it a bug? Is that how Cortana is going to be behaving on Android from now on? I even tried using the Cortana assistant that comes with the Microsoft Launcher. What Microsoft has done to Cortana on Android has me confused. The usability and overall experience is far better. When I ask the same questions that I ask Cortana to the Google AI assistant, I get a pleasant response without me having to click on various result links to get the information I want. Low and behold, Google’s AI assistant is working far better. I decided to turn Google’s AI assistant on again and use that for a little while to see if that works as per my expectation. Previously when I would ask Cortana for something like “will it rain tomorrow?” or “what will the weather be like for the remainder of the week?” I would get a visual representation of what the weather would be like, along with the metrics I am after.

Until very recently I was using Cortana on my Nokia 8 Android phone, but I have been noticing some odd behaviour.