GLAS smart thermostat dumps support for Microsoft’s Cortana digital assistant

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Published onAugust 13, 2019

published onAugust 13, 2019

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The Johnson Controls GLAS smart thermostat,which we’ve covered significantly in the past, will be losing support forCortana voice commandsin a soon-to-be-released software update.

Owners of GLAS smart thermostats were notified of the upcoming change this week. A copy of the notice obtained bySGstates that the “Microsoft Cortana voice assistant will no longer work on your device” and that “Moving forward, you will still have access to other voice assistants to control your thermostat through the Works with functionality of Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant.”

Microsoft’s Cortana was built directly into the GLAS device while functionality for Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant are only possible by a separate smart speaker.

No reason for the removal has been given but the whole situation is rather similar to how Microsoftremoved Cortana from its own Xbox One consolesafter adding support for Alexa. It does make one wonder if Microsoft is planning to sunset Cortana completely or if demand for the service simply isn’t there.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments below and thenfollow us on Twitter for more Cortana news.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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