Description
The Xbox app brings together your friends, games, and accomplishments from across your devices. Stay connected to your gaming community on the go, control your Xbox One from the app, and buy new games from the store. With your gaming life all in one place, the Xbox app keeps you connected to the games and gamers that matter most.
On the go:
• Join Xbox Live Clubs to interact with like-minded gamers
• Use Looking for Group (LFG) to find a party to play a game
• Stay connected with multi-user conversations in Group Messaging
• See what friends are up to on Xbox Live
• Share updates and game clips
• Watch and interact with game content
• Buy games from the store
With an Xbox One:
• Use the app to navigate using your device’s keyboard and touch
• Use the app as a media controller for your Xbox One (play, pause, etc)
What's New in Version 1610.1205.1554
• Clubs – Clubs are gamer-created and managed groups that can help you meet people and grow communities of gamers who love the same things you do. You can search for the best club for your or check out recommended clubs in the Clubs section on your PC or mobile device. As a Club admin, you’ll have the tools to ensure that everyone is having a great time and help create a lively and inclusive environment.
• Looking for Group (LFG) - Need to find players to help unlock an Achievement, complete a weekly quest, or build a team? Xbox Looking for Group allows you to post a “want ad” that other players can see and answer. Each post can contain a description, number of players needed, and searchable tags. You can tag a post with communication and playstyle preferences like “Mic required” or “Cooperative”, Achievements you want to pursue, or custom tags created by the community for each game. You can use your mobile device to create posts and confirm applicants, or search posts and request to join.
• Group Messaging - Message your friends like never before with Group Messaging! Start a new thread with multiple people in the same conversation or share activity feed content to an existing conversation.
Customer Reviews
Awful required update
Even with the latest update, notifications are still broken. What good is having a messaging app when it can't alert you that you have a new message?
This new required update is awful. I use the app mainly to be alerted to messages sent by friends. However, the app no longer beeps unless a: my device is unlocked and b: Smartglass is running, which means if I turn off my screen to save power, I won't know I have received a new message unless I am staring at a blank screen. Previous versions allowed beeping/vibration with the app closed and my device locked.
The worst part is that I was fine using an older version until it said I had to update to continue using the app. The older app versions still alert me to incoming messages, so now I need two devices to use this app - One to alert me if new messages and the second to respond using the "new and improved" (yet totally broken) app.
Would be 5 stars if recent players/recently met actually updated on the app
I love this app. Mainly I use it for messaging since you can type a lot faster with your phone than the controller. Can also control the Xbox/tv with it and watch videos and such. The only thing I don't like about it is that it seems recent players doesn't get updated anymore on this app. It worked before the latest update and now it doesn't so now when playing a game I'm always having to back out to the home screen and check it and then use the app to message. (Play a lot of dark souls and I like to message a lot of players o don't know) other than that little issue I highly recommend it!
Good app, but can't connect to my console that has a wired connection
I realized during an experiment that you can only connect your console if the device that you're using and the console is using the same wi-fi network. I tried connecting the console that had a wired connection and it doesn't work. If I were to give feedback, you should be able to connect to your console via Smartglass, even if it has a wired connection. Otherwise, the app is really good, especially that you can purchase stuff in the phone instead of doing it on the console.
- Free
- Category: Entertainment
- Updated: Dec 06, 2016
- Version: 1610.1205.1554
- Size: 105 MB
- Languages: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
- Seller: Microsoft Corporation
- © 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 8.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.