<s>
Microsoft	B-Device
Band	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
the	O
second-generation	O
smart	B-Device
band	I-Device
with	O
smartwatch	B-Application
features	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
succeeded	O
the	O
original	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Band	I-Device
and	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
it	O
incorporates	O
fitness	B-Device
tracking	I-Device
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	O
via	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Band	I-Device
2	I-Device
includes	O
multiple	O
sensors	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Band	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
primarily	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
activities	O
related	O
to	O
fitness	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
provides	O
extensive	O
smartwatch-like	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
sleep	O
tracking	O
,	O
communication	O
tools	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
many	O
standard	O
features	O
you	O
would	O
expect	O
on	O
a	O
digital	O
wrist	O
watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Band	I-Device
2	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
a	O
normal	O
digital	O
wrist	O
watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Band	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
reply	O
to	O
text	O
messages	O
using	O
Cortana	B-Application
,	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
when	O
paired	O
with	O
phones	O
running	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
mobile	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
users	O
can	O
reply	O
with	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
predefined	O
messages	O
while	O
iOS	B-Application
users	O
cannot	O
reply	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
issues	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
Band	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
