While Microsoft’s next-gen console is gearing up for release here in the US in roughly 12 hours, Microsoft has already released their companion application for the Xbox One onto Google Play for free. Once you download the app, and actually get your hands on your new Xbox One, you’ll be able to connect to it and do a fair amount of stuff with your Android device and your console.
Users will be able to use their Android device as a keyboard as well as using the touchscreen to navigate around their console’s interface. You’ll also be able to use it as a remote for when you want to access your console as a SmartTV, watching shows or browsing the internet.
Since the Xbox One is more of a multimedia entertainment center than just a gaming console, there are plenty of additional features that cater to the use of your console in that fashion. The same goes for all the social features that will be coming along with the Xbox One. You’ll be able to search, browse, pin content to play track achievements, message friends, and watch game DVR clips.
So while you wait in line to get your new Xbox One, if you’re getting one that is, you can grab the Xbox One SmartGlass app off of Google Play for free and begin fiddling around with it.
Google Play Link: Xbox One SmartGlass
