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The Xbox app is an app for Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Android, and iOS. It acts as a companion app for Xbox video game consoles, providing access to Xbox Live community features, remote control, as well as second screen functionality (formerly branded as SmartGlass) with selected games, applications, and content.

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On Windows 10, the app additionally serves as a launcher for PC games installed on a device (including games obtained from Microsoft Store and Steam), and provides access to the system's screen recording functions. During E3 2019, the existing version of the Xbox app for Windows 10 was renamed Xbox Console Companion, and a new Xbox app was introduced in beta—which is geared more specifically towards PC gaming, and serves as the client for the subscription service Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Features[edit]

Through the app, users can access their activity feed, Xbox Live friends and messages, manage their party, watch saved Game DVR clips, browse OneGuide, and view their achievements. Some games and apps can provide second screen integration via the app, displaying supplemental content. The app can also be used as a remote control for the console.^[3][4]

The Windows 10 version of the app allows users to stream games from an Xbox One console over a local network, and has the ability to view and edit Game DVR recordings from an Xbox One console. It also serves as a front-end for a PC version of Game DVR on supported hardware (Game DVR settings were moved to the Settings app on Windows 10 version 1703),^[5] and has a library display for games installed on the device, such as those obtained via Steam and Microsoft Store.^[6][7][8]

History[edit]

Xbox 360 SmartGlass was originally announced at E3 2012, for Windows 8, Android and iOS. Microsoft demonstrated use cases for the new app within both games and entertainment, including a minimap for Ascend: New Gods, a second screen experience for School of Rock with supplemental content, and Game of Thrones (with interactive maps and family tree diagrams).^[9] With the release of Xbox One in November 2013, Microsoft released an accompanying Xbox One SmartGlass app for Android, iOS, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone, which contained more extensive functionality for controlling the console.^[10][11]

Windows 10 introduced a revamped version of SmartGlass referred to simply as Xbox, which notably added a library display for PC games, and the ability to stream games from an Xbox One console on a local network.^[12] On June 12, 2016, the mobile versions of the Xbox One Smartglass apps were updated for parity with the desktop version, and renamed 'Xbox' as well.^[13] Xbox 360 SmartGlass was not updated and was discontinued in May 2018.

The mobile apps were updated alongside the Xbox One's May 2019 software update, adding cross-platform status indicators to friends.^[14]

On June 9, 2019, coinciding with Microsoft's E3 2019 press conference, Microsoft released a new Xbox app in beta exclusively for Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903), which has a redesigned interface, and serves as the client for Xbox Game Pass on PC.^[15] In advance of the conference, Microsoft rebranded the existing Xbox app on Windows 10 as Xbox Console Companion.^[16]

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References[edit]

1. ^'Xbox'. App Store. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
2. ^'Xbox - Apps on Google Play'. Google Play. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
3. ^'Xbox One's SmartGlass App Does Essential Stuff Your Xbox One Won't'. Time. November 21, 2013.
4. ^Warren, Tom (2013-11-19). 'Xbox One SmartGlass lets you snap apps from your phone or tablet'. The Verge. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
5. ^'Review: Windows 10 Creators Update is quite a small major update'. Ars Technica. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
6. ^'Xbox on Windows 10: social features, game DVR and more'. Engadget. AOL. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
7. ^'Xbox app coming to Windows 10, Microsoft confirms'. Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
8. ^'Windows 10 will let you stream Xbox One games to any Windows 10 PC or tablet'. Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
9. ^Stein, Scott. 'E3 2012: A closer look at Xbox SmartGlass'. CNET. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
10. ^'Microsoft releases SmartGlass Xbox One app for Android, iOS, Windows'. PCWorld. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
11. ^Phillips, Tom (2013-11-19). 'Microsoft releases Xbox One SmartGlass app'. Eurogamer. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
12. ^Machkovech, Sam (2015-08-13). 'Xbox on Windows 10: What it is, what it isn't, and what's missing [Updated]'. Ars Technica. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
13. ^'New Xbox apps for iOS and Android look just like Windows 10'. The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
14. ^Bright, Peter (2019-05-17). 'Xbox, PC get a little bit closer with the latest Xbox updates'. Ars Technica. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
15. ^Gaming, Darren Allan 2019-06-10T10:12:06Z. 'This is our first look at the new Xbox app on Windows 10'. TechRadar. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
16. ^'Microsoft readies a renamed Xbox Console Companion app for Xbox management on Windows'. PCWorld. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-09.

External links[edit]

• Xbox (beta) on Microsoft Store
• Xbox Console Companion on Microsoft Store

Bring together all of your Xbox friends, games and achievements to your Windows 10 PC with the help of this neat software application

Online gaming has two purposes: relieving some of the stress and boredom accumulated over the day, and making new friends or bringing older ones closer together. The only problem is the hardware barrier dividing gamers, namely the console and PC platforms.Xbox Console Companion is a neat software app that will bring together your friends, games, and achievements across Xbox One and Windows 10 devices.

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Most of the features that this app brings to the table revolve around the concept of bringing people, friends and strangers alike together. For example, you can join or create your clubs where you can go to play and chat with friends and other gamers like you.Getting in touch with people with similar gaming tastes and game styles is also a piece of cake since you can find games by checking Looking for Group posts, or post one that fits your personality and playstyle.The final hint that this app is dedicated to the community is that you get instant access to chat, sharing, parties, Game DVR, and achievements across PC and Xbox One.

Share content between your Xbox and Windows 10 PC easily

Recording and keeping track of your best gaming moments is made easy since you can download your favorite game clips and screenshots straight to your Windows 10 PC.Besides saving the content for yourself, you can choose to stream your favorite games and entertainment from Xbox One to a Windows 10 PC while using your Xbox One controller.Since you'll be using the PC to chat with your Xbox friends, typing will be greatly simplified due to the use of a keyboard instead of the console.

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A great app to avoid the gaming platforms barrier

Xbox Console Companion is a neat software tool that brings gamers from different platforms together, lets them chat, exchange impressions and strategies, share their achievements and make new friends. All in all, it is a great addition to any social gamer's virtual library.

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