Introducing the Next Step in AI-Powered Conversations: Bing Chat Comes to Microsoft Launcher Beta

Voice inputs can be used in place of typing, and chats can have their own tone that is selected.

Following its introduction to Google Chrome and Safari, Microsoft's AI-powered Bing Chat is now rolling out to Microsoft Launcher, giving users more ways to use the chatbot outside of the Edge browser. The Microsoft Launcher beta is the only place where Bing Chat is now available, so if you want to try out the new feature, you'll need to be there. The functionality of Bing Chat in Microsoft Launcher is identical to that of the Edge and Bing mobile apps, as initially noted by @XenoPanther on X (formerly Twitter). Voice inputs can be used in place of typing, and chats can have their own tone that is selected.

Bing Chat is accessible on virtually all of the well-known, user-friendly Microsoft apps for smartphones, including Microsoft Edge, Skype, and, as of recently, Microsoft Launcher. Surface Duo users won't be able to use Bing Chat in Microsoft Launcher at this time, even though it is supported on nearly all smartphones running Android Oreo (Android 8). The Surface Duo devices already come with Microsoft Launcher, which serves as the dual-display phone's default launcher. However, Microsoft updates the Microsoft Launcher separately via monthly system upgrades, unlike the majority of Android phones.