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You will now be able to tell Copilot to start coding in Visual Studio Code with a single command
The feature is now available in Version 1.86.
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Published onFebruary 7, 2024
published onFebruary 7, 2024
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Visual Studio Code is now letting software developers enable accessibility features that will allow them to use a single spoken command to open up Copilot and let it code.
These accessibility features were released as part of the January update to VS Code, and users will need to install the latest version, version 1.86, to have access to them.
Microsoft introduced a new command,accessibility.voice.keywordActivation, and once accessed, software developers can set up VS Code to listen for theHey Codecommand, which starts up a voice session with Copilot.
However, you shouldn’t worry, though. Microsoft says the voice recognition is only processed on your local machine, and it will never be sent to any external servers.
The Hey Code command can be customized to be enabled by accessing different areas of the Visual Studio Code platform, as follows:
You will know when Copilot is on because the platform will display a microphone icon wheneverHey Codeis used. When the session is complete, you can start another by sayingHey Codeagain.
However, you’ll need some prerequisites to be able to use this feature. The following extensions must be installed in Visual Studio Code:
And since we talk about Visual Studio Code, you might want to check outour list of the hottest extensionsfor Visual Studio that you should have in 2024.
Version 1.86 also comes with a lot of other useful features to the Visual Code Studio, so you should consider updating the platform to this version as soon as possible. These features are:
Read everything about ithere.
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