Microsoft's SmartGlass App for Android/iOS Let's You Control Your TV Through Xbox One

[dgstorm]

The Xbox One SmartGlass app from Microsoft just had its cool factor ratcheted up several notches. You can basically use your Android or iOS device to control your TV through your Xbox One now. It includes a great many cool features. Here's a quote with the breakdown,

"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. 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 DVR clips

Note: This app requires an Xbox membership to sign in. Available for most Android 4.0+ smartphones, with WVGA screen resolution or higher, plus 7"" and 10"" Tablets "

It's great to see companies creating cross-platform software. It's a diverse technological world out there. We don't all want/use/like the same things. It makes more sense for a company to appeal to as broad an audience as possible.

Here are a couple of links to grab this free app for whichever platform you prefer:

Google Play Store
iTunes

 

[mackiv]

The only thing that's actually new in this update is the ability to use your fone to control the cable box, the controller for the Xbox and all other features listed above have been available since Xbox glass 360