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 ...
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.
Firefox has recently released the beta version of their open source AI add-on that makes Firefox smart and controllable by voice commands, called Firefox Voice.
Microsoft has also planned to integrate Cortana with the new Edge browser
but based on what the post says and what most of the people ask, they just want to add a simple side bar to ask Cortana something and then on the sidebar you get the search results. that's it. so simple.
that doesn't need an AI like Cortana because there is nothing Intelligent about it. it can be done using an extension and any browser can do it. in fact browsers like Opera and Vivaldi already incorporate such feature without an AI.
meanwhile Firefox is creating their own AI to make Firefox smarter and Their way is The Correct way.
there are so many useful commands and they just keep evolving, controlling the browser with voice, doing searches by voice, they are just the beginning.
as a Microsoft fan and Edge lover, I sincerely and genuinely do hope Microsoft listen to this feedback and make Edge "Really" smart with Cortana. Not only for just doing simple sidebar searches, but A lot more.
Returns results from search feature on a specific website.
(Example)
Search my Gmail for tickets to Hamilton
Look up The Book Thief on GoodReads
Search CSS grid on MDN
Supported sites: Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Slides, Google Maps, MDN, GoodReads, Spotify, Amazon, Wikipedia, Yelp, Twitter, Reddit, Amazon Music, Google Play Music, Pandora, SoundCloud, YouTube, Vimeo, Netflix, StubHub, TicketMaster, Instagram, LinkedIn, Quora, Pinterest, Facebook, Stack Exchange, Dictionary, Thesaurus, DuckDuckGo, Amazon Maps, DuckDuckGo Images, Google Drive, Google Images, Google Scholar, Google Sheets, Google Translate, OpenStreetMap, TuneIn.
Go to website / webpage
Opens new tab with requested website or a specific web page based on the top search result.
(Example)
Go to the New York Times
Show me the 49ers schedule
Go to the Health section of the BBC
Ask a question
Displays answer in a card.
(Example)
Who created breaking bad?
Who won the World Series game last night?
How deep is the Marianas Trench?
Play music / video
Plays a song, video, or artist.
(Example)
Play Green Day on Spotify
Play yesterday's Daily Show
Play Old Town Road
Supported sites: YouTube, Spotify, more coming soon...
Audio / video controls
Control playback within the browser.
(Example)
Play (to control active tab)
Mute (all tabs)
Pause
Next
Read to me
Reads an active article out loud.
(Example)
Read this page
Weather
Displays weather for the requested location
(Example)
Show me weather in Flagstaff, Arizona
What's the temperature in San Antonio?
Translate
Translate a webpage, phrase, or word.
(Example)
Translate this webpage (to English)
How do you say 'what time is it' in Spanish?
Traffic and Maps
(Example)
Find the nearest sushi on maps
How long will it take to get to Springfield?
How do I get to the hardware store?
Timer
Sets a timer using a webpage.
(Example)
Set a timer for 5 minutes.
Find tab
Finds one tab among many by making requested tab active.
(Example)
Find calendar tab
Browser controls
Use your voice for common Firefox actions.
(Example)
Close tab
Pin tab
Duplicate tab
Move tab to a new window
Open new tab
Open new window
Reload this page
Print
Save as pdf
Open my single sign on bookmark
Clipboard / copy and paste
Copy and paste from the clipboard
(Example)
Copy (copies whatever is selected)
Copy link
Copy title
Copy Markdown link (copies [title](url))
Copy rich link (a link you can paste into docs.google.com etc.)
Copy screenshot
Copy full page screenshot
Paste
Giving commands nicknames (experimental)
Create names or shortcuts for actions.
(Example)
Say "open new york times", then "Give that the name news"
news (will open nytimes.com)
Give the last 3 the name news
Remove the nickname news
Default Search Engine support: far and away the most popular request. Firefox Voice now uses your default search engine for any voice search.
Copy & Paste: try saying things like “Copy link”, “Copy title” and “Paste”
New browser controls: try “Save as pdf”, “Reload”, “Move to a new window”
Firefox Voice on Firefox 73
Anonymous
Jan 21, 2020
HotCakeX Thanks for the feedback! I'm going to merge this thread with the existing Cortana discussion that you linked, so that Elliot_Kirk can track all of the suggestions together.
Fawkes (they/them) Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
