Microsoft has comprehensively updated the Xbox app for iOS and added an important function: With the new version 2009. 1009. 1918 it is now also possible for iPhone and iPad users to play games from their own Xbox on their mobile devices to stream – both locally in your home WiFi and on the go, optionally via the cellular network.

For Android, the Xbox manufacturer had the function before one Unlocked month. The new Xbox app also offers chat functions and the option to share screenshots and game clips.

Remote play via WiFi or cellular network The remote play function requires an Xbox One or an Xbox Series X / S as well as an Xbox controller that can be paired with iPhone and iPad via Bluetooth. Microsoft recommends using a 5 Ghz WLAN for game streaming or a cellular data connection with at least 10 Mbit / s in the downlink. Microsoft emphasizes that users can play all the games installed on their own Xbox using their mobile device – including titles from the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Backwards compatible games from Xbox 360 and the first Xbox are “currently” not supported, the company notes.

Apple blocked game streaming from its own console or desktop PC for a long time for iPhone and iPad: Steam manufacturer Valve was only allowed to bring its Steam Link app to the devices after a year because Apple was apparently bothered by the fact that users could buy games from the iPhone and iPad – without Apple making any money a store-like interface for purchasing software. In addition to Steam Link, a remote play app for Playstation 4 users has also been available since spring 2019.

Apple against cloud streaming The new Xbox app still does not give iPhone and iPad users access to Microsoft’s cloud streaming service, which is part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is and is already available for Android – h