Xbox Smartglass, a Microsoft app which plugs smartphones into the 360's interface and ensures swipe control navigation, is now available on iOS devices.
Starting Tuesday, iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad owners were granted access to the 33.6 MB free download on the iOS App Store. Apple Insider reports that Smartglass is not "fully compatible with the iPhone 5's 4-inch screen, [but can] be used on the handset in letterbox mode, as well as on the iPad and iPod touch.
Smartglass is also compatible with Android phones that run Ice Cream Sandwich and Windows Phones (7.5 and above). However, IGN editor Jon Fox writes: "It looks like Android won't get a tablet-native version of SmartGlass any time soon."
The app's features include the ability to use phone keyboards to browse the internet on the newly minted Internet Explorer app, personalize 3D avatars, control video player settings, and access the dashboard's typical social features such as connecting with friends and editing setting preferences.
Microsoft's official site touts that Smartglass "automatically serves up extended experiences of your favorite TV shows, movies, music, games and sports. Interactive companion guides, behind-the scenes commentary, and real-time game strategy are just a taste of what you can unlock with Xbox SmartGlass."
"This release is the next step in our journey to transform Xbox 360 from a games console to an all-in-one entertainment system," wrote Chief Marketing Officer at Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Division in a blog post.
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