Microsoft launches Copilot for iPhones and iPads right after Android

Now everyone is included

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That didn’t take long: just days after launching a dedicatedCopilot app for Android,Microsofthas restored balance to the universe again by making the same app available for those users who prefer iPhones and iPads.

As initially spotted byThe Verge, theCopilot appfor iOS and iPadOS seems to be an exact replica of the Android one, and is also free to use. The same rules apply: you can use it in a limited fashion without logging in, but signing into a Microsoft account gives you more prompts and more features (like image generation capabilities).

If you do sign in with a Microsoft account, then you can enable the latest and greatest GPT-4 model from Microsoft’s partnerOpenAI. Responses will generally be slower but better, and bearing in mind thatChatGPTcustomers have to pay to get the GPT-4 version, this is a pretty good deal from Microsoft.

While it’s a notable move from Microsoft to give Copilot its own app, this hasn’t come out of nowhere: pretty much all of the functionality here was previously available in theBingapps for Android and iOS, so little has changed in terms of what you can do.

Copilot everywhere

If you’re completely new to generative AI, these tools can produce text and images based on a few user prompts. You can get Copilot to do anything from write a poem about TechRadar to produce an image of a glowingAppleiPhone.

You can also get Copilot to query the web – if you need party game or travel ideas, for example – and have it explain complex topics in simple terms. It’s a bit like a supercharged version ofGoogleAssistant or Siri from Apple.

Microsoft is continuing to push forward quickly withupgrades to Copilot, as it knows that the likes of Apple and Google are busy improving their own generative AI tools. It looks inevitable that AI will be one ofthe hottest tech trends of 2024.

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And if you don’t want to install Copilot on your phone, you can find it in plenty of other places too. The same features are still available as part of Bing on the web, and Copilot has also now been added toWindows 11andWindows 10.

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Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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