Microsoft's Cortana is headed to the Android lock screen

Cortana for Android and iOS is looking better than ever after a facelift in December. Now with the overhaul finished, Microsoft has another plan for the Android edition of Cortana. MSPowerUser recently spotted the ability to add Cortana to an Android phone's lock screen in the testing version of Cortana (beta) on Android--that's right, there's a beta for the beta. Users in the testing program are seeing a pop-up window inside the Cortana app that asks them if they want to enable Cortana on the lock screen. Once approved, users see a Cortana icon on the lock screen and are able to swipe it to get access to Microsoft's voice assistant without unlocking the phone. It's not clear if Cortana replaces the Google Now microphone in the lower left corner of the lock screen or adds another icon to it.