8 Xbox Smartphone App Features You Don’t Want to Miss Out On

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There are a ton of great features hidden inside the Xbox app for iPhone and Android. To use these features you’ll need to download the app for your platform of choice, then log in with the same credentials you use on your Xbox Series or Xbox One console.

One of the main reasons to have the Xbox app on your Smartphone is to easily access media that you’ve captured on your Xbox. You can do this using the “Share” button on an Xbox Series console controller, or using the “Share” shortcut on an Xbox One after pressing the Xbox home button.

Once you’ve taken a screenshot or recorded a clip, it will automatically be uploaded to the Xbox servers and once it’s done you can access it under the “My Library” tab by tapping on the “Captures” option. Select a screenshot or video, wait for it to download, then use “Share” to send it to social networks or friends, or use “Save” to save it to your device’s media library.

Capturing screenshots or videos is great for remembering interesting parts of games, celebrating your place at the top of the scoreboard, or capturing hilarious bugs and glitches.

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Preloading lets you download everything you need to play a game so that it’s ready to go when you want to play. With the Xbox app for iPhone and Android, you can preload anything on the store and unlock it by paying for it when the time is right.

This is great for games that have yet to be released. You can preload everything so that you can play on day one, then check reviews to make sure the game is worth your hard-earned money before you play. This works best if you have a fast, unmetered internet connection and plenty of free space on your Xbox console.

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