The Denim update also includes Glance Screen improvements and
passive voice activation of Cortana (for smartphones with Snapdragon 8xx processors only).
The so - called «
passive voice activation» is already available on Kinect's Xbox One.
At the moment
the passive voice activation mode for Cortana only works with the Lumia 930, Lumia Icon and Lumia 1520 devices.
But newer technology and development give users an option for
passive voice activation.
The passive voice activation requires the Sensor Core technology which is available in Lumia 630, 635, Icon, 930, 1520, and the upcoming Lumia 830, 730 and 735.
What do you think of
passive voice activation?
Not exact matches
Although Cortana is still in its beta stage, many are curious as to when
passive -
voice activation will arrive, as it seems like the next reasonable step.
Clearly, this is a downside to
passive -
voice activation and something that Ash and his team are taking into consideration when further designing Cortana.