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Microsoft’s Bing chatbot is now more easily accessible to iOS users thanks to a new widget, with AI poised to perform more responsively when using voice input on the iPhone.
Windows Central noticed that Microsoft has implemented a Bing Chat widget that can be added to the home screen, allowing you to start a session with a chatbot with a simple tap. This is a really handy capability for regular users of Bing AI on iOS devices.
For instructions on how to add widgets to the iPhone home screen, see here.
In the Bing blog post announcing this new feature for iOS, Microsoft also told us that it’s made progress on another front for iPhone owners — a voice input button on the Bing mobile app (also for iOS and Android). better performance for , When you tap on the button it should now indicate that it is listening immediately.
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The widget is a very useful touch in terms of convenience for regular users on the iPhone, and it brings the Bing Chat experience up to par with the Android version (which already had this feature).
Overall, Microsoft is setting a very fast pace of development with its Bing AI, as great strides are being made on a weekly basis with both the mobile and desktop incarnations of the chatbot.
With respect to the latter, we’ve just seen Microsoft bring voice input to desktop PCs (previously it was a mobile-only feature). The idea is to create a more natural chatting experience with the Bing chatbot, allowing you to talk to the AI, and have it respond via spoken words as well.
