Microsoft's Cortana app for iOS and Android landed earlier in december, Microsoft has had to drop a key feature from the Android app.
Microsoft's latest update for its Android app removes the "Hey Cortana" feature, which launches the voice assistant from within any app, and essentially bypassed the "OK Google" feature that's available on most Android phones.
The feature seems to have only been disabled in the US Cortana app with the latest update, according to the Google Play Store listing, as noticed first by website WinBeta.
The What's New section for the app lists improved app stability, enhanced call and text features and, lastly, "Removed 'Hey Cortana' feature for US market."
The reason for the removal of "Hey Cortana" seems to be that it was effecting the microphone on Android phones, an issue that WinBeta reports had been a problem since the launch of the app.
The report claims that the feature would interfere with Android's own "OK Google" feature in Google Now, and could even make trying to make phone calls problematic for Android users.
The simple solution at the time was to simply disable the "Hey Cortana" feature in the Cortana app, but it looks like Microsoft has removed the feature entirely (at least, in the US).
This is probably because Microsoft is likely working on a solution to the problem, so we expect the feature to be added back in sooner rather than later - sans microphone issues.
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