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...

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.

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...

Image

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.

saccento · Dec 7, 2011, 03:20 PM

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 5_0_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/534.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/9A405)

Great app!

Foggy · Dec 7, 2011, 03:40 PM

Very very nicely done app

DavidLeblond · Dec 7, 2011, 03:51 PM

I have to say, I played with it and my first thought was "if this is what Windows Phone 7 is like then I might want to play with it some." Its a very well done and mostly polished app. Very smart of Microsoft to put something this good in the competition's app store.

Contrast it with Google... have you EVER used a Google iOS app and thought "wow, this is polished?" Most of the time when I use one of their apps I think "wait, did I open Safari by mistake?"

Dr Strangelove · Dec 7, 2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidLeblond

I have to say, I played with it and my first thought was "if this is what Windows Phone 7 is like then I might want to play with it some." Its a very well done and mostly polished app. Very smart of Microsoft to put something this good in the competition's app store.

Contrast it with Google... have you EVER used a Google iOS app and thought "wow, this is polished?" Most of the time when I use one of their apps I think "wait, did I open Safari by mistake?"

These are my sentiments exactly

Wang Foolio · Dec 7, 2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidLeblond

I have to say, I played with it and my first thought was "if this is what Windows Phone 7 is like then I might want to play with it some." Its a very well done and mostly polished app. Very smart of Microsoft to put something this good in the competition's app store.

Contrast it with Google... have you EVER used a Google iOS app and thought "wow, this is polished?" Most of the time when I use one of their apps I think "wait, did I open Safari by mistake?"

Insightful commentary? On the Interwebs?! Well said, David.

I'm still getting the /shrug error message seen above, but it wasn't even getting that far a second ago. Could just be a traffic thing as they bring the app online. Who knows

stomer · Dec 7, 2011, 04:06 PM

Animations are annoyingly slow.

alksion · 05:14 AM

This is the first time that I have seen Microsoft pulling out original design and smooth UI's in a long. I am definitely more of an Apple fan, but I do welcome all technology. Personally, I do not like Android that much, but I do think Windows Phone 7 is pretty cool and has a lot of potential.

Great little App!

rmwebs · Dec 7, 2011, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidLeblond

I have to say, I played with it and my first thought was "if this is what Windows Phone 7 is like then I might want to play with it some." Its a very well done and mostly polished app. Very smart of Microsoft to put something this good in the competition's app store.

Contrast it with Google... have you EVER used a Google iOS app and thought "wow, this is polished?" Most of the time when I use one of their apps I think "wait, did I open Safari by mistake?"

TBH If Windows Phone 7 is like this then they have done a great job, which is quite surprising given the fool who's sadly still in charge of the place.

I'm liking the 'Metro' style - possibly the most innovative design thats ever come out of the Redmond Chocolate Factory!

stridemat · Dec 7, 2011, 04:20 PM

Sweet plug for the writer's gamertag

Guess he want's to be beaten at MW3!

Moe UK · Dec 7, 2011, 04:28 PM

Very nice app makes me want a windows phone more then anything else. But am i missing something this has no setting in notification centre nor can I see a setting for push notifications?

Micjose · Dec 7, 2011, 04:30 PM

Wow this app is great. If Windows Phone 7 is close to being like this, then i might even consider buying such a device.

neiltc13 · Dec 7, 2011, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alksion

This is the first time that I have seen Microsoft pulling out original design and smooth UI's in a long. I am definitely more of an Apple fan, but I do welcome all technology. Personally, I do not like Android that much, bug I do think Windows Phone 7 is pretty cool and has a lot of potential.

Great little App!

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Originally Posted by Micjose

Wow this app is great. If Windows Phone 7 is close to being like this, then i might even consider buying such a device.

The UI for this application is basically identical to the entire Windows Phone 7 interface.

Yaboze · Dec 7, 2011, 06:31 PM

This is well made app and I have to get a little cynical here....

MS has to be thinking that if people get a taste of what a Windows phone is like, they may try it or even switch over at one point. There have already been several posts here stating that very fact. Since the phone works just like the app does, it provides a nice tech demo to everyone that has an iPad an iPhone. Brilliant!

Icaras · Dec 7, 2011, 06:56 PM

I don't have an Xbox but I definitely commend Microsoft for making a nice looking app.

I also hope this spurs other companies like Valve, Sony, and Nintendo in creating similar social apps. I've been waiting forever for Valve to create an official Steam App.

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.

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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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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DavidLeblond macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC	I have to say, I played with it and my first thought was "if this is what Windows Phone 7 is like then I might want to play with it some." Its a very well done and mostly polished app. Very smart of Microsoft to put something this good in the competition's app store. Contrast it with Google... have you EVER used a Google iOS app and thought "wow, this is polished?" Most of the time when I use one of their apps I think "wait, did I open Safari by mistake?" __________________ www.davidleblond.com Try my new iPhone game, Claustrophobia!
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Dec 7, 2011, 03:40 PM	#10
Foggy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London, UK	Very very nicely done app
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alksion macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles County	This is the first time that I have seen Microsoft pulling out original design and smooth UI's in a long. I am definitely more of an Apple fan, but I do welcome all technology. Personally, I do not like Android that much, but I do think Windows Phone 7 is pretty cool and has a lot of potential. Great little App! __________________ When life gives you lemons, eat an apple. Last edited by alksion; Dec 8, 2011 at 05:14 AM.
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Dec 7, 2011, 04:28 PM	#18
Moe UK macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London	Very nice app makes me want a windows phone more then anything else. But am i missing something this has no setting in notification centre nor can I see a setting for push notifications?
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Dec 7, 2011, 06:31 PM	#21
Yaboze macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2007	This is well made app and I have to get a little cynical here.... MS has to be thinking that if people get a taste of what a Windows phone is like, they may try it or even switch over at one point. There have already been several posts here stating that very fact. Since the phone works just like the app does, it provides a nice tech demo to everyone that has an iPad an iPhone. Brilliant! __________________ 15" MBP - Late 2011, 2.4 GHz, 8 GB, 750 GB HD; iPad gen 4 64 GB WiFi, iPod Classic 80 GB, iPhone 5 32 GB
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Dec 7, 2011, 06:56 PM	#22
Icaras macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California, United States	I don't have an Xbox but I definitely commend Microsoft for making a nice looking app. I also hope this spurs other companies like Valve, Sony, and Nintendo in creating similar social apps. I've been waiting forever for Valve to create an official Steam App. __________________ iMac 27" (Late 2012) iPhone 5 iPad mini Apple TV (3rd Generation) Time Capsule (4th Generation) PC free (since 2008) Game Center: ICARAS
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Dec 7, 2011, 11:56 PM	#23
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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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