The app can also be used as a remote control for the console. Some games and apps can provide second screen integration via the app, displaying supplemental content.

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. This app is more specifically oriented towards PC gaming, serving as a front-end to games distributed on Microsoft Store, and as the client for PC Game Pass. On Windows 10, the app additionally serves as a launcher for PC games installed on a device (including games obtained from Microsoft Store,, , Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store, Humble Bundle, Origin and Ubisoft Connect), provided access to the system's screen recording functions, and streaming of games from an Xbox One console on a local network.ĭuring 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. It acts as a companion app for Xbox video game consoles, providing access to Xbox network community features, remote control, as well as second screen functionality (formerly branded as SmartGlass) with selected games, applications, and content. The Xbox app is an app for Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Android, iOS and Tizen.

Console companion app