Microsoft Copilot’s Latest Update: User Frustration and Missing Features

This week, Microsoft unveiled an updated Copilot experience across web, iOS, and Android platforms. During the launch, the company emphasized that this new version of Copilot offers quicker, more digestible, and fluent responses. Additionally, they highlighted that the enhanced Copilot can engage users with a friendly tone and a unique style. However, the feedback from users regarding the updated Copilot has been primarily negative.

One Reddit user pointed out several features that are lacking in the new Copilot experience:

Plugins

Notebook mode

Conversation sharing and response sharing

Options to download conversations in Word, text, or PDF formats

Text-to-speech capability for listening to responses

Copying responses

Editing and copying prompts

Image generation, now limited to producing only one image instead of four

It’s crucial to note that these features functioned well in the previous version of Copilot. Additionally, the new Copilot lacks support for landscape mode, requiring users to utilize the app only in portrait mode. Users are also unable to select different models or tones (Precise, Creative, and Balanced). Moreover, the updated Copilot fails to render mathematical notations correctly in its responses.

The overall user experience appears to have deteriorated to the extent that some individuals have reverted to using Microsoft Edge mobile and the Bing app, which still support the legacy Copilot experience. It seems that Microsoft hastily rolled out the new Copilot version without fully integrating all the features from its predecessor. There is hope that Microsoft can resolve these shortcomings swiftly to prevent users from migrating to alternative options like Gemini and ChatGPT, both of which are receiving regular, substantial updates.

Recently, Gemini expanded its support for Gemini Live in over 40 languages and introduced Google’s newest advanced model, Gemini 1.5 Pro, to its user base. Yesterday, ChatGPT announced the debut of Canvas, a new interface for coding and writing tasks. With competitors like Gemini and ChatGPT rapidly evolving, Microsoft needs to swiftly tackle these challenges to maintain its competitiveness in the AI assistant market.

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