TLDR:
- Recall, a feature exclusive to Copilot+ PCs, allows you to quickly find previously viewed content by creating an encrypted, on-device AI-analyzed visual timeline of your screen.
- Microsoft originally planned for Recall to be opt-out
- A Microsoft blog post announces that Recall will now be opt-in
- Recall (preview) begins shipping to customers June 18, 2024
Microsoft introduced Copilot+ PCs on May 20, 2024 as the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs. A new feature of Copilot+ PCs called Recall was demonstrated as creating a visual timeline of your Copilot+ PC by taking snapshots of the screen.
As described by Microsoft:
One of the new experiences exclusive to Copilot+ PCs is Recall, a new way to instantly find something you’ve previously seen on your PC. To create an explorable visual timeline, Recall periodically takes a snapshot of what appears on your screen. These images are encrypted, stored and analyzed locally, using on-device AI capabilities to understand their context. When logged into your Copilot+ PC, you can easily retrace your steps visually using Recall to find things from apps, websites, images and documents that you’ve seen, operating like your own virtual and completely private “photographic memory.” You are always in control of what’s saved. You can disable saving snapshots, pause temporarily, filter applications and delete your snapshots at any time.
Not surprisingly, people had privacy concerns. And to make matters worse, as initially announced, Recall would ship enabled by default.
A blog post on June 7, 2024 modifies some of the initial Recall launch plans:
- Recall will now be entirely opt-in
- Enabling Recall will require the use of Windows Hello security
- The search index will be encrypted.
- If you don’t proactively choose to turn Recall on, it will be off by default.
Microsoft plans to launch Copilot+ PCs with Recall beginning June 18, 2024.
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