AppleInsider Staff
Microsoft on Tuesday released an Xbox One-compatible version of its SmartGlass companion app, bringing remote control and other interactive features to the iOS platform ahead of the gaming console's release.
Xbox One SmartGlass allows users to navigate the Xbox One menu system with touch gestures, while providing a mode of input for keyboard duties.
Along with a media remote control, which in some cases can also control set-top cable boxes thanks to the Xbox One's built-in integration feature, the iOS app can be used to browse the Web on a TV. In addition, the app displays SmartGlass companions, a type of second-screen functionality for videos and gaming content.
Away from the house, Xbox One SmartGlass lets users search for, browse and "pin" gaming content for future play. As with the Xbox 360 version of SmartGlass, the update iteration also grants access to Xbox Live for achievement tracking and messaging.
Xbox One SmartGlass is available now as a free download from the iOS App Store, while the console itself will ship on Nov. 21.
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This news caused everyone at the lunch counter to scratch their asses and smell their fingers...
Never mind the fact that he's going to resign soon, steve ballmer mocked the idea of the iPhone and now Microsoft is releasing a vital piece of software for their newest console on iOS. Now that's something to laugh at :lol:
This news caused everyone at the lunch counter to scratch their asses and smell their fingers...
Is that what runs through your brain? Oh GOD. Please don't expand on anything else, I would like to be able to eat dinner tonight.
Thank you.
Cant wait for the console killer from apple.
Is that what runs through your brain? Oh GOD. Please don't expand on anything else, I would like to be able to eat dinner tonight.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I could not have said it any better.