Xbox mobile app rolls out new stories feature for sharing game clips, screenshots and more

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Microsoft is updating its Xbox app to allow players to create, share and view Snapchat-like stories, the company announced this week. Players can share their favorite gaming moments including game clips, screenshots, and achievements with their friends and the Xbox community. You can also reply to your friends’ stories with a message or a quick reaction. The new feature is now available in Australia on both iOS and Android, and is coming to more regions soon.

You can create a story by clicking the “+” button on your gamertag located within the stories channel. From there, you can select the game clip, screenshot, or achievement that you want to share from the gallery. Once you’ve selected what you want to share, you’ll be taken to a preview page where you can choose to add a caption to your story. The story will be live for 72 hours and will also be posted to your activity feed on your profile.

The concept of stories first launched with Snapchat and has been adopted by numerous apps and services over the past few years, withInstagram, Spotify, TikTok, LinkedIn, Netflix and more launching their own story features. However, TikTok’s rise in popularity has led some companies to move away from stories to focus on scrolling feeds and short-form video. For example, LinkedIn scrapped its stories feature last year and began working on a different way to add short-form videos to the platform. In addition, Spotify and Instagram have been spotted testing a TikTok-style vertical video feed in their apps. It’s possible that Microsoft will also adopt a more TikTok-like approach with its stories feature in the future.

Alongside the new stories feature, Microsoft also introduced a new Quality of Service (QoS) tagging feature on Xbox