Xbox SmartGlass (was "Official "My Xbox Live" app...")

[Matt D]

The official My Xbox Live app has just been updated to now also act as an Xbox Companion (I think the WP7 version has had this for a while?).

You can now use it to control the Dashboard, plus it has its own Quickplay menu to launch recent apps, and you can use it to control media.

I've just had a play, using it to browse the dashboard at first, then I used its own Quickplay menu to launch 4oD, and then used the app to control the video.

Very nice


EDIT:

The My Xbox Live app has also finally been released for Android. At the moment it is more like the initial iOS release, but hopefully will eventually get Companion features added.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....microsoft.xle

[Hom3r]

Sod the ios version wheres the droid one.

[Matt D]

The first version of the Android XBL app launched this week - it's not yet got Companion control, and is more like the initial iOS version (Friends, Achievements, Avatar, etc.).

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....microsoft.xle

[Slyder]

Originally Posted by Matt D

The first version of the Android XBL app launched this week - it's not yet got Companion control, and is more like the initial iOS version (Friends, Achievements, Avatar, etc.).

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....microsoft.xle

Thanks for the heads up Matt, I've just downloaded it and I'm a little disapointed. For it's inital release they could have at least added your friends to it - unless I'm looking in the wrong place on the app.

[Matt D]

From the screenshots on the link, it looks like "Friends" is under the "Social" section.

[Hom3r]

Not compatiable with my tablet as it won't work well ??

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Matt D

The official My Xbox Live app has just been updated to now also act as an Xbox Companion (I think the WP7 version has had this for a while?).

You can now use it to control the Dashboard, plus it has its own Quickplay menu to launch recent apps, and you can use it to control media.

I've just had a play, using it to browse the dashboard at first, then I used its own Quickplay menu to launch 4oD, and then used the app to control the video.

Very nice


EDIT:

The My Xbox Live app has also finally been released for Android. At the moment it is more like the initial iOS release, but hopefully will eventually get Companion features added.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....microsoft.xle

You can now control your XBOX with the iPad app not just the iPhone app.

[Matt D]

Yep, it was updated yesterday to add Xbox control to the iPad

[Hom3r]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

You can now control your XBOX with the iPad app not just the iPhone app.

Originally Posted by Matt D

Yep, it was updated yesterday to add Xbox control to the iPad

[Matt D]

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/smartglass

Xbox SmartGlass is now finally out for iOS (replacing My Xbox Live):

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/xbox...480914036?mt=8


The Android version was released at the end of October:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...artglass&hl=en


Also available, obviously, for Windows Phone and Windows 8.

[Jameseh]

Its a bit pants on all platforms, I don't really see the appeal of having a map on another screen when you can just press pause.

[cimt]

On the iOS version you can view friends list, send messages and edit your avatar. You can't do that on the Windows 8 version. I think there's other things you can't do on the Windows 8 version either. So you don't get the same experience off each app. So far I'd recommend using the iOS version.

[Hom3r]

Great not compatiable with my two devces

Even though people seem to have installed, and left comments (HTC Desire S)

[Matt D]

One of the perils of Android is that you get left behind quite quickly unless you have a Nexus device Are you still on Gingerbread or something?

[adzii_nufc]

Originally Posted by Hom3r

Great not compatiable with my two devces

Even though people seem to have installed, and left comments (HTC Desire S)

It's likely people rooted their devices to 4.0