Official Xbox Live App Hits the iPad and iPhone

MacRumors · Dec 7, 2011, 02:42 PM

Microsoft has released an official Xbox Live iOS app. The free app, for iPhone and iPad, allows users to:

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- Read and send messages to Xbox 360 friends
- Manage your friends list, invite new friends,
- Read and Edit your full LIVE profile (name, bio, motto)
- Change your avatar features/items with the avatar closet
- View and compare your achievement progress with friends

Microsoft has released a number of iOS apps, but with millions of Xbox Live members, this may be the most popular yet.

My Xbox LIVE is available for iPhone and iPad free on the App Store. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Official Xbox Live App Hits the iPad and iPhone

cshearer · Dec 7, 2011, 02:48 PM

Someone let a shrew into the garden.

TheOrioles33 · 03:04 PM

Awesome!

Nevermind! Its not awesome! It wont let me log in. WTF?

ALRIGHT! You have to go to Xboxlive.com and agree to the new terms and all that. Then it works!

Its freaking cool!

ugp · Dec 7, 2011, 02:50 PM

Not working for me... All I get is the following...

UPDATE: After a few tries it's working now...

SandboxGeneral · Dec 7, 2011, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ugp

Not working for me... All I get is the following...

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UPDATE: After a few tries it's working now...

I'm getting that error on their regular website too. Both with Safari and Firefox.

pdjudd · Dec 7, 2011, 03:01 PM

I have always had issues with their website on firefox and safari. I find adding :80 to the end of the .com always works well. I don't know why, but it works...

ugp · Dec 7, 2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SandboxGeneral

I'm getting that error on their regular website too. Both with Safari and Firefox.

It's working every time for me now. Very nice App. Very slick I think. Much better than 360 Live. I like how you can watch the Spotlight Videos now. It's very fluid.

ProVideo · Dec 8, 2011, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ugp

Not working for me... All I get is the following...

Image

That is the official character of Microsoft support. His slogan is; "Meh, what are you going to do?"

posimosh · Dec 24, 2011, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ugp

Not working for me... All I get is the following...

Image

UPDATE: After a few tries it's working now...

LOLOLOLOL! I really hope that is not a real Microsoft page... Seriously, is that photoshopped? I don't know which is funnier if it is a legit webcap or doctored...

tendicott · Dec 7, 2011, 02:50 PM

This is a good app and I would recommend it. It is better than other 360 apps such as iNXE or 360 live. It gives the options of these apps but also goes further as you can now send and receive messages instead of just sending them. Avatars are also in full 3D and move around. Props equipped to an avatar also work. Another cool thing is if you shake your device your avatar falls over. I must say though its a bit weird seeing a Windows Phone 7 UI on an iOS device.

liquidsuns · Dec 7, 2011, 11:56 PM

The metro interface on the iPhone screen makes me wish certain things...

DJAKO · Dec 8, 2011, 12:55 AM

Have no idea why this is coming up, nowhere on xbox.com or under my live.com ID do I even see an option mentioning parental control.

jroadley · Dec 8, 2011, 01:31 AM

There must be away to turn off those annoying sound effects each time you press something in the app.

adder7712 · Dec 8, 2011, 05:10 AM

Finally?

I'll go ahead and download it...

NekoFever · Dec 8, 2011, 07:28 AM

The app crashes for me every time I try to access my messages or tap on a game to see its achievements. Am I the only one?

Sackvillenb · Dec 8, 2011, 07:34 AM

Well, this will be a handy complement to my xbox... I can send messages and do "xbox live stuff" separately on my iPad while playing my games... Can't wait to try it out!

mw360 · Dec 8, 2011, 08:38 AM

Metro looks like a nice touch interface, based on this app, but I'm not enjoying it on the XBox. It's dog slow to navigate especially since they insist on placing 'games' all the way down the list - after all the buzzwords and just before 'preferences'. Stupid. Admit the XBox is a games console!

ryanmcv · Dec 8, 2011, 09:14 AM

This is a very nice app, but it's not without its bugs. Trying to adjust the volume or bring up controls while watching a video seems to crash the app more often than not. I also wish the animations weren't so long. They're cool, but I'd rather get to my content faster.

alksion · Dec 8, 2011, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mw360

Metro looks like a nice touch interface, based on this app, but I'm not enjoying it on the XBox. It's dog slow to navigate especially since they insist on placing 'games' all the way down the list - after all the buzzwords and just before 'preferences'. Stupid. Admit the XBox is a games console!

I have to disagree with you on this, I think it's clutter free and makes it easier to navigate.

Only thing I do not like is the Netflix update, I think it is greatly inferior to the last one. This might be my only grime and a small one at that..

EmbraceTheOne · Dec 8, 2011, 09:34 AM

If I had to choose between an Android, or Windows Phone 7, I'd definitely going WP7. I've always waned one.
Now I can some-what have one with this app. Very similar to WP7 UI.

Awesome App.

whaled09 · Dec 8, 2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jroadley

There must be away to turn off those annoying sound effects each time you press something in the app.

Vibrate Mode.

Joe-Diver · Dec 8, 2011, 02:55 PM

Pretty slick! I like it....

iSayuSay · Dec 9, 2011, 12:01 AM

Hey .. Sony .. MSFT did that on iOS. Where is this apps of yours? Never heard of it again.

KdParker · 12:00 PM

Still not going to push me into a Windows phone....they still have some catching up to do

briansolomon · Nov 7, 2012, 01:02 PM

Would have been nice to use it last night when they had election coverage using SmartGlass.

Dec 7, 2011, 02:49 PM	#3
TheOrioles33 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2008	Awesome! Nevermind! Its not awesome! It wont let me log in. WTF? ALRIGHT! You have to go to Xboxlive.com and agree to the new terms and all that. Then it works! Its freaking cool! Last edited by TheOrioles33; Dec 7, 2011 at 03:04 PM.
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Dec 7, 2011, 02:50 PM	#4
ugp macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Inverness, Florida	Not working for me... All I get is the following... UPDATE: After a few tries it's working now... __________________ 15" MBP Mid-2012, 2.6 i7, 16GB, Samsung 840 Pro 512GB + Crucial M4 256GB, 1GB 650m iPhone 5 16GB Black 3rd Gen 32GB iPad White
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Dec 7, 2011, 02:50 PM	#10
tendicott macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Plymouth	This is a good app and I would recommend it. It is better than other 360 apps such as iNXE or 360 live. It gives the options of these apps but also goes further as you can now send and receive messages instead of just sending them. Avatars are also in full 3D and move around. Props equipped to an avatar also work. Another cool thing is if you shake your device your avatar falls over. I must say though its a bit weird seeing a Windows Phone 7 UI on an iOS device. __________________ 27' iMac (Late 2012) 3.4GHz i7, 8GB RAM, 1TB Fusion Drive, Nvidia GTX 680MX; 13" MacBook Pro (Mid 2009), 2.26 GHz, 8GB RAM, 750 GB HD; iPad 2 32 GB Wi-Fi Black; iPhone 4S 16GB Black
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Dec 8, 2011, 12:55 AM	#12
DJAKO macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Michigan	Have no idea why this is coming up, nowhere on xbox.com or under my live.com ID do I even see an option mentioning parental control. __________________ Follow me on Twitter Retina Macbook Pro \| iPhone 5 \| iPad 2
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Dec 8, 2011, 05:10 AM	#14
adder7712 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my house in Malaysia	Finally? I'll go ahead and download it... __________________ Custom PC (Windows 8), MacBook Aluminium (OS X 10.7), iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S III
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Dec 7, 2011, 02:48 PM	#2
cshearer macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2011	Someone let a shrew into the garden.
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Dec 7, 2011, 03:01 PM	#6
pdjudd macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Plymouth, MN	I have always had issues with their website on firefox and safari. I find adding :80 to the end of the .com always works well. I don't know why, but it works...
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Dec 7, 2011, 11:56 PM	#11
liquidsuns macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009	The metro interface on the iPhone screen makes me wish certain things...
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Dec 8, 2011, 01:31 AM	#13
jroadley macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Norwich, UK	There must be away to turn off those annoying sound effects each time you press something in the app.
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Dec 8, 2011, 07:28 AM	#15
NekoFever macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2005	The app crashes for me every time I try to access my messages or tap on a game to see its achievements. Am I the only one?
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Dec 8, 2011, 07:34 AM	#16
Sackvillenb macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Canada! \m/	Well, this will be a handy complement to my xbox... I can send messages and do "xbox live stuff" separately on my iPad while playing my games... Can't wait to try it out! __________________ 37" Palladium iMac, 7.7 GHz 14-core i9, 256 Gb Ram, 666 TB HD, 4.5" Macbook Pro mini, 16 Gb iPad, 12 Amp Dust Devil vacuum, 84 inch steel frame bed, 473 inch house.
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Dec 8, 2011, 08:38 AM	#17
mw360 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2010	Metro looks like a nice touch interface, based on this app, but I'm not enjoying it on the XBox. It's dog slow to navigate especially since they insist on placing 'games' all the way down the list - after all the buzzwords and just before 'preferences'. Stupid. Admit the XBox is a games console!
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Dec 8, 2011, 09:14 AM	#18
ryanmcv macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ	This is a very nice app, but it's not without its bugs. Trying to adjust the volume or bring up controls while watching a video seems to crash the app more often than not. I also wish the animations weren't so long. They're cool, but I'd rather get to my content faster. __________________ MacBook Pro 15", 2GHz Intel i7 (Early 2011) iPhone 5 64GB Black iPad Wi-Fi 16GB
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Dec 8, 2011, 09:34 AM	#20
EmbraceTheOne macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2011	If I had to choose between an Android, or Windows Phone 7, I'd definitely going WP7. I've always waned one. Now I can some-what have one with this app. Very similar to WP7 UI. Awesome App. __________________ 13" Aluminum Macbook Pro. 2.7ghz 8GB Ram. iPhone 4S Black 16GB
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Dec 8, 2011, 02:55 PM	#22
Joe-Diver macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2009	Pretty slick! I like it.... __________________ 24" iMac Aluminum; 17" uMBP (mid 09); 32Gb iPhone4;16Gb iPod Nano 6g Green; 2Gb iPod Shuffle 2g; ATv2
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Dec 9, 2011, 12:01 AM	#23
iSayuSay macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2011	Hey .. Sony .. MSFT did that on iOS. Where is this apps of yours? Never heard of it again. __________________ The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything Sent from Paper Street Soap. Co
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Dec 12, 2011, 11:59 AM	#24
KdParker macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2010	nice app Still not going to push me into a Windows phone....they still have some catching up to do __________________ 16g iPhone5 Black ; 16g iPhone5 White; 15" retina - MBP 2.6 GHZ 16 RAM; iPad4 retina Last edited by KdParker; Dec 12, 2011 at 12:00 PM. Reason: arrgh
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Nov 7, 2012, 01:02 PM	#25
briansolomon macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Would have been nice to use it last night when they had election coverage using SmartGlass.
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