Get Cortana in India or outside USA

The advanced voice assistant for Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana is only available in the USA as of now. Microsoft will roll out Cortana in UK now, followed by China. Other countries will get it in 2015. So, if you can't wait for that long, follow these steps.

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Change your region and language

Go to Settings>Language and change the language to English (USA). It is compulsory to change the language to this. Restart your phone now. 

Now to change the region, go to Settings>Region and change and change the region to United States. Restart your phone now.

Now you are ready to use Cortana. You can find the Cortana icon in the app list.

Note: Changing your phone region will affect your payment options. So during payment change the region to your country. Also, you won't face any problems after changing the region.

How to install Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview

Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview is now available for download. Downloading it is not a big deal. There isn't any issue that you will face. To know more, click here. Follow these simple steps:

Register as a Windows App developer

You can register for free as an app developer in the App Studio. Go to http://appstudio.windowsphone.com/ and register yourself before you can download the developer preview.

Download the app 'Preview for Developers'

From the Store, download 'Preview for Developers' to install the developer preview. Click here to get the app

Now open the app and check the box next to 'Enable Preview for Developers'. Tap done to enroll yourself to get the developer preview

Downloading and Installing the update

Go to Settings>Phone Updates to check for update and download it!

Now you are ready to use Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview!

Is it safe to install Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview?

To keep it short and simple, yes it is absolutely safe to install Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview. You will face no issues.

Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview was recently launched by Microsoft as an upgrade to it's Windows Phone 8 OS. The developer preview works just like a normal Windows Phone 8.1 OS. The only difference is of firmware which, rarely, will not allow you to connect your phone to certain PCs. That's all.

I myself got Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview installed on my Lumia 520. Being an Indian, I wasn't able to wait for the official launch of Windows Phone 8.1. Believe me, I am not facing any problem. Windows Phone 8.1 is much better, faster, smarter and cooler than the previous Windows Phone 8

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