Microsoft Outlook lets users dictate emails, schedule events with their voice on iOS and Android


The company is now adding the ability to use one's voice to dictate things to their smartphones such as dictating emails and scheduling events on Outlook for Android and iOS. - 123rf.com

Microsoft Outlook for Windows recently received an update which the company called the biggest change since 1997. The company is now adding the ability to use one's voice to dictate things to their smartphones such as dictating emails and scheduling events on Outlook for Android and iOS.

In May, we reported that Microsoft was adding support for transcribing your voice recordings on Microsoft Office for Android. The company has now brought similar functionality to its email app on iOS and Android in the form of three new features, which will be powered by artificial intelligence, as spotted by XDA.

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