Cortana, Microsoft's virtual assistant designed to compete with Apple's Siri and Google's Assistant, is to be retired on mobile.
Instead it will focus on offering productivity help in Windows 10, Outlook and Teams.
The hashtag #RIPCortana was being used on Twitter, as people reminisced - or in some cases pointed out how forgettable the assistant had been.
Microsoft has shut down its Cortana app for Android and iOS. The lists and reminders for the app users will be available to users through Windows. For affected users, Cortana reminders, lists, and tasks are also automatically synced to the Microsoft To-Do app -- available as a free download on iOS and Android. Launched first in November 2018, Microsoft informed users about the app shutting down in July 2020.
"As of March 31, 2021, the Cortana content you createdsuch as reminders and listswill no longer function in the Cortana mobile app, but can still be accessed through Cortana in Windows. Also, Cortana reminders, lists, and tasks are automatically synced to the Microsoft To-Do app, which you can download to your phone for free," the company said in a post.
Microsoft also stopped offering the standalone Cortana app in November 2019 in markets other than the US such as India, the UK, China, Spain, and Canada. In January 2019 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that "Cortana needs to be that skill for anybody who's a Microsoft 365 subscriber."
