5 Reasons You Should Be Using The Xbox Mobile App With Your Series X
Whether you’re a social gamer who loves to play online with friends, or a lone wolf that prefers to conquer by themselves, the Xbox Mobile App has something for you. With all of thenew impressive features of the Xbox Series X, there’s never been a better time to get your console synced with its mobile companion app.
Microsoft makes it easy to use your Xbox Live account across all its platforms, so you will need the same username and password you have on your console to get started on the Xbox App. Just be sure you’re runningiOS version 10 or higher, orAndroid version 6.0 or higher, to avoid incompatibility issues.
From initiating remote installs and updates of your favorite games to your Xbox console, to playing compatible games on your mobile phone via the cloud, the Xbox App is the perfect sidekick to your Microsoft gaming experience.
Stay in touch with your gaming friends
If you’re the type of person who likes to game online with your friends, the Xbox App is a great way to stay in touch while you’re away from your Xbox Series X, or if you don’t want to use the built-in social features on the console. Whether you want to check in on your best friend with a quick message, or join an Xbox Live party with a group of buddies, the app covers all your social bases (perMicrosoft).
Gone are the days when you needed to type out messages letter-by-letter with your Xbox’s directional pad, or use a microphone to record an audio message. If you’re logged in to the Xbox App with your Live account, you’re able to view your friends' profiles and send them direct messages using your smartphone’s keyboard.
you may also start a party or join an existing one with the app. This is an excellent tool if you don’t have a compatible gaming microphone for your Xbox Series X. With the app, you can use your phone’s built-in microphone or external headphones to talk with your friends while you game together online.
Send your gaming clips from your console to the Xbox App
The ability to easilyshare your favorite Xbox gaming momentsis one of the best aspects of the app and will save you a substantial amount of time.
Capturing your clip is the first step to exporting it to the Xbox App, and it is easier than it sounds. When you’re playing a game on your Series X, you can capture up to two minutes of previous gameplay footage to save and share, according toXbox. You can also preemptively record up to 10 minutes of gameplay on the Xbox Series X’s internal storage, and up to an hour of gameplay on external storage devices.
Once you’ve got the footage or screenshot you want, sending it to the Xbox App is the next step.
After your content has arrived on the app, you may easily share it with friends by going into the Library section, choosing the clip, and exporting it to your photos app or social media of choice.
Use the app to control your console remotely
The Xbox app also gives you substantial remote control over your Series X while you’re away from the console. Once you’ve initiated this feature, you may scroll menus, start and stop media playback, and enter text inputs with your smartphone. However, for this to work, you must be sure you have it toggled on with your console first, according toMicrosoft.
After you’ve turned on remote features with your console, you’re able to start remote controlling with the Xbox app.
If you have multiple consoles activated for remote control under your Xbox Live account, you will want to navigate to the “My Library” tab on the app to pick the appropriate console. Otherwise, the app will default to the most recently used console.
Download and install games remotely with the app
After you’ve initiated remote control for your Xbox Series X, the next step you can take is to download and install games remotely with the Xbox App. This is a helpful tool for managing your device’s storage and game library from afar. However, if you have multiple consoles under your Xbox Live account, you will want to be sure you have each one uniquely named to avoid errors in the download location (perMicrosoft).
Once you have your console (or consoles) uniquely named, you may use your app to download and install games while you’re away from home.
In addition to downloading and installing games remotely, you can uninstall games if you’re running out of storage on your console. Under the app’s Home tab, select the console icon and tap “Manage installed games.” Then, choose the game you want to uninstall, select the options icon, and tap “Uninstall.”
Play your console’s games on the Xbox App with Remote Play
Remote Play is one of the most recent advancements in Microsoft’s cloud gaming efforts and will allow you to stream games on your mobile phone that are installed on your Xbox Series X. It’s a great way to stay up-to-date on your favorite games while you’re away from your console.
The first step to Remote Play is ensuring you’ve toggled on the remote control settings required for the other features of the Xbox App. Once this is on, you will be ready to play games on the cloud, according toMicrosoft.
It’s important to note that you should frequently save your game while using Remote Play. Losing connection to the internet could take away any unsaved progress and force you to start again. In addition, unlike other features of the Xbox App, you will need to have your Apple device on iOS 13 or later — not iOS 10 or later.
