AI Searchīing isn’t the only way Microsoft will embrace AI in its Windows 11 update. To use the new screen recording features, users just need to open the Snipping Tool and select “Record.” All screen captures will be automatically saved into a default folder. If taking screenshots is an easy lift, screen capturing should be too. While the ability to record video directly in Windows’ snipping tool might not be the sexiest update, it should be a giant relief for anyone (myself included) who has tried to screen-record video on the fly. If you’re in and out of a lot of video calls (maybe too many) then this should come as good news. Microsoft’s new upgrade will tweak settings in Windows Studio Effects, allowing users to easily adjust background blur, eye contact, and automatic framing. Microsoft says the new Windows 11 update will also bring tighter integration for Samsung phones, allowing users to turn on their mobile hotspots and transfer browser sessions between devices. Phone Link will debut as a preview for Windows Insiders according to Microsoft, and a full rollout is TBD.Īnd for all the Android fans worrying that Apple stole the show - fear not. Phone Link, which has been available for Android devices since Windows 10, brings tighter integration between windows and iPhones, allowing Apple users with the Phone Link preview to view texts and calls on their Windows 11 machine. Microsoftįor anyone in a hybrid ecosystem scenario, Microsoft’s announcement of a “Phone Link” preview for iOS will come as welcome news. “And we have simultaneously enhanced the taskbar by implementing a typable Windows Search box so that all your Search needs for Windows are in one easy-to-find location.” Phone Link for iOSīig news for people who use an iPhone and a Windows 11 device. “Soon hundreds of millions of Windows 11 users can get access to this incredible new technology to search, chat, answer questions and generate content from right on their Windows taskbar,” said Panay in a statement. How exactly the integration into the Windows 11 taskbar will function is unclear, but according to a statement from Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer Panos Panay, it will bring pretty much the full suite of ChatGPT-powered Bing’s capabilities to Windows users.

Arguably the grabbiest update for most people will be the integration of the new AI-centric Bing into the Windows 11 taskbar.įor the uninitiated, new Bing fully embraces OpenAI’s inescapable chatbot, ChatGPT, to help expand the utility of search - that includes adding some pretty sophisticated capabilities like generating comparison charts of products, creating vacation itineraries, or even composing “original” copy for social media posts or blurbs on command.

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