Microsoft quietly launched a new app called Copilot for Android, providing users with access to its artificial intelligence-powered Copilot without the need for the Bing mobile app.
The Copilot app offers chatbot capabilities, image generation through DALL-E 3, and the ability to draft text for emails and documents, The Verge reported Tuesday (Dec. 26). It also includes free access to OpenAI’s latest GPT-4 model, which is typically a paid feature on ChatGPT.
The release of the Copilot app for Android follows Microsoft’s rebranding of Bing Chat to Copilot, making it a more standalone experience, the report said.
Expanding the Copilot experience to mobile apps is a logical step in Microsoft’s efforts to provide a versatile tool for various tasks, per the report.
While an iOS version of Copilot has not been released yet, it is expected to be available soon, according to the report. In the meantime, iPhone and iPad users can still access Copilot features through the Bing app.
Microsoft launched Copilot in September as part of a free update to Windows 11, saying the rollout of the product would continue across Bing, Edge and Microsoft 356 Copilot.
As PYMNTS wrote, the move marked a major step in the go-to-market phase shift for generative AI.
“The technology and its revolutionary capabilities have already spurred a profound change in how end-users access and activate information, as well as the way people more broadly use the internet and interact across data-rich environments, with millions using AI to boost their creativity and improve productivity,” PYMNTS wrote.
The capabilities of Copilot will continue to expand, with new features and connections being added to enhance its functionality across different applications, the tech giant said at the time.
In November, Microsoft unveiled a batch of innovations for Copilot. These included the ability to personalize the user experience, leverage advanced mathematical and analysis capabilities in Microsoft 365, and use a low-code tool to customize Copilot for Microsoft 365 and build standalone copilots.
It was reported Nov. 1 that the Microsoft 365 Copilot AI for the company’s Office app business subscribers could become a major revenue driver for Microsoft. With the feature costing $30 per person each month, Microsoft could see more than $10 billion in annualized revenue by 2026.
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