Xbox One SmartGlass App Gets Universal Remote Control, OneGuide, More

The Xbox One SmartGlass app has been updated with numerous new features including a universal remote control, the ability to see all your TV and app channels in one place with OneGuide, and more.

Xbox One SmartGlass is the perfect companion app for your Xbox One, both in your living room and on the go. Connect and control your Xbox One. Stay connected with the games and gamers you like. And add a new dimension to your console entertainment with the mobile device you already own.

In the living room:
•Navigate your Xbox One console using your device’s keyboard and touch
•Control your media and set top box with the SmartGlass remote control
•Browse the web on your TV using your mobile device
•Enhance what you are watching or playing with SmartGlass companions
•Increase performance with faster connections and reliability


In the living room and on the go:
•Search, browse, and pin content to play on your Xbox One console
•Track achievements, get game help, message friends, and watch game clips

What's New In This Version:
• See all your TV and app channels in one place with the OneGuide
• Control your cable or satellite box and TV with a new universal remote control
• Compare achievements
• Discover and play Twitch broadcasts
• Game clips watched on SmartGlass now count toward total views
• Reorder your pins
• Filter saved game clips
• Get more types of notifications and manage them in Settings
• A redesign to Home makes it more engaging
• See new leaderboards on game and details pages
• General stability and polish improvements
• Bug fixes

You can download Xbox One SmartGlass from the App Store for free.

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