
We’ve used the most popular phone platform, Android, for this article. Even if you refuse her assistance, however, Cortana operates behind the scenes as the connective tissue between your phone and your PC.


If you wish, Cortana can step in and largely replace your phone’s digital assistant. Here’s what you’ll need: an up-to-date Windows 10 PC, an Android phone or iPhone-and, most importantly, the Microsoft Cortana app for Android or Cortana for the iPhone.

Cortana (here, for Android) is the app you’ll need to link your phone’s texting ability with your Windows 10 PC.
