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Nov 19, 2019

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Ask Cortana / Ask Bing - Discussion

Hello Insiders! You have told us that you really want the Ask Cortana / Ask Bing feature in our next version of Microsoft Edge. In the current version of Microsoft Edge, you can select text or ...

mayusuf
May 20, 2020
Hello Insiders!

Thank you so much for your feedback. We are excited to announce sidebar search - the first step in our evolution of contextual search in the new Microsoft Edge.

You can find more details about sidebar search in this post - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/introducing-sidebar-search-in-microsoft-edge/m-p/1406242

Thanks!

viniciusbezerra

Iron Contributor

Dec 02, 2019

I use it a little, but when I use it to check the information I'm reading, for example I'm reading about a TV series, and I want to know something or see a picture of an artist I don't know, so I use the feature to know the artist, This without leaving the page I'm reading, I also use to see the lyrics of the songs I listen to on youtube. I like the feature

Drew1903
Silver Contributor
Dec 02, 2019
viniciusbezerra

Vini, not only is it used & liked, but, you hit on the part that is a, really, BIG factor making it especially cool & appealing...

"This without leaving the page I'm reading", Vini

Cheers,
Drew
- viniciusbezerra
  Iron Contributor
  Dec 04, 2019
  Thanks, I must say which feature is very useful, it adds in the navigation 😉
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Dec 02, 2019
  It can be done without Cortana
  
  there is already these elements in the browser
  
  search for "..." option
  
  Sidebar
  
  See what I mean?
  they already made those 2 elements. they can just create another sidebar so the (search for "..." ) results will be shown in that sidebar, without the need for Cortana.
  Cortana should be smarter than that.
  - viniciusbezerra
    Iron Contributor
    Dec 04, 2019
    I agree, the term Cortana makes no sense in this feature, they could switch to something like "what is this" or "quick search".