Microsoft’s new Bing AI integrations in SwiftKey and Skype are aimed at enhancing communication

Now, the company announced that the Bing integration in SwiftKey is being rolled out more broadly, along with an improved version of the existing integration across Bing, Skype, Microsoft Start, and Microsoft Edge apps.

New Bing integration in SwiftKey

Microsoft says the new SwiftKey features will be available in all markets where the new Bing is available. If so, you’ll see a Bing icon above your keyboard. From there, you can choose to use three functions: chat, tones, or search.

Chat lets you access the new Bing on the go for more detailed queries. Useful if you need to come up with a neat joke in chat or suggest a good local restaurant over text.

The Bing icon is on the top left of your keyboard (Image: Microsoft)

Tones, on the other hand, allows for more effective communication by using AI to contextualize the text you send. With it, you can make your words sound more professional, casual, polite, or concise enough for social posts. Quickly search the web from your keyboard without having to

Please note that the Microsoft account signed into SwiftKey must be approved to access the new Bing preview.

Improved integration between Bing, Skype, Start, and Edge apps

To “promote inclusivity and avoid gender bias,” the mobile Bing app’s translation feature offers both male and female translations when translating from English to Spanish, French, or Italian. Now

The availability of the new Bing has also been extended to Skype, so everyone in the group can chat with the new Bing in the context of that conversation. To get started, search for “Bing in Skype” in your Skype contacts and add it to your group chat. Once added, it can be used to “resolve arguments, help plan group trips, or find restaurants where everyone can meet in person.”

Bing AI can be summoned at any time by tagging ‘@bing’ in chat (Image: Microsoft)

Finally, the new Bing app can be accessed directly from the SwiftKey app, while users who prefer other keyboard apps can use the Microsoft Start app. Microsoft Start is a personalized news feed and collection of informational content that also comes with many built-in tools.

It will be interesting to see how Google responds to these integrations with the Gboard app. , SwiftKey seems to be ahead of the curve.