Microsoft just launched the AI-powered CoPilot Chatbot app for Android devices, available for download on the Google Play Store. Just two weeks after releasing the web app, this new addition uses Chromium for CoPilot on WebView, making it run smoothly on Android 11 or newer devices from the past three years. The app is compact, with a size of 86.37 MB.
According to the Google App listing, the CoPilot app has been on the Google Play Store for a week, unlike its iOS counterpart, which suggests that Microsoft will officially announce it later. This app aims to enhance productivity by providing a more focused user experience and using AI to generate content via text prompts. With a Microsoft account, you can unlock its full functionality.
Like CoPilot on Windows and the web app, it’s powered by OpenAI’s DALL-E and GPT-4, allowing it to perform major tasks like text, coding, and image generation. Using CoPilot is straightforward and doesn’t require a Microsoft account for sign-in. Unlike Bing Chat, it focuses on AI-Chat assistance for a streamlined experience, but you will see ads occasionally.
The company will also release the iOS app in the coming weeks. If you want to use it now, you can access CoPilot through the Bing app. CoPilot was rebranded from Bing Chat a little over a month ago. Microsoft has also announced Bing Chat and Bing Chat Enterprise as additions to CoPilot, with plans to expand new features in CoPilot for Enter ID users. It’s an excellent alternative to ChatGPT or other AI-based chatbots. The company is also rolling out the most advanced ChatGPT 4 Turbo for some users.
It brings a new feature that combines Large Language Models (LLMs) with existing Microsoft products. More than 1 billion devices already have CoPilot for Windows 10, Edge, Microsoft 365 Products, and Windows 11.
A recently added feature is the availability of third-party plugins for the CoPilot app, offering many possibilities for completing tasks. It’s still in preview and being improved. The app will ask for approximate location permission (which is not required), and there is a toggle to enable GPT-4, which may slow down creativity.
Microsoft is expanding with new features like history, plugins, Code Interpreter, and a more multifunctional assistant for Android. The app already has many features, like a light and dark theme toggle, tone functionality, clear history, and more. You can use it for drafting emails, creating social media posts, generating images using text, language translation, proofreading, and other multilingual support.
In addition to the Microsoft CoPilot app, Microsoft has integrated GenAI into Android, Microsoft Edge, SwiftKey, Skype, and more. Additionally, Microsoft has monetized CoPilot, making it suitable for businesses. It does not store user data or train on it. It costs $30 per user per month on top of a Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 subscription.