Download Xbox Companion App For Windows Phone Now

December 7, 2011 | By Pradeep

As expected, Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone is now live in Windows Phone Marketplace. Using the Xbox Companion app you can learn more details about the movie, TV show, music or game that is playing on your console. You can also get friend activity (friends online, friends with beacons, friends who have recently played), achievements. You can control video playing on the console, search for new content and more..

App Description:

Discover great entertainment with the power and convenience of your Windows Phone! Search for your favorite movies, TV shows, music, and games, and play them on your Xbox from your phone. Xbox 360 console and Xbox LIVE membership required.

You can download the app here from the marketplace.

About Pradeep Viswav

Pradeep was a Microsoft Student Partner when he was pursuing his Computer Science & Engineering degree. He now works for a MNC. He is passionate about technology and loves to share his knowledge with people. People used to mention him as “A Geek who is not Nerd”. He was fascinated by the Metro Design language and Windows Phone which made him to follow and develop applications for it. Follow him at twitter.com/pradeepviswav

http://www.facebook.com/EDDS86 Rick Dodkins

“As expected”?

It’s a day late, that’s the opposite of as expected….

Anonymous

Unexpected means something that you didn’t think would happen at all, so both you and Pradeep are wrong.

“A day later than expected…” would be more appropriate.

rsgx

Why are these new apps impossible to find directly from your phone in the marketplace?

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HOKQSWPW34HSO7G6IUTT74VVGQ Manu Narayan

Exactly what I came here to post. I think its because the market place caches results or something. Is there a way to force this?

rsgx

Not sure, but I just found that I can install the app direct to my phone from the marketplace on my PC.

Pretty cool, actually.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HOKQSWPW34HSO7G6IUTT74VVGQ Manu Narayan

How do you do that? You mean if you cable your phone? Or wirelessly?

Anonymous

You can do the install directly through the web marketplace on your PC. It will then give you a couple options of how you would like to have the app install on your phone – either through a text message, or email instructions. If you select text message, it will send the app directly to your phone and will install directly to the Xbox hub in a couple minutes (depending on network conditions and the speed of your phone’s connection to the internet).
Anonymous

When they launched the web install feature, the text message option was there but not anymore, at least for me. It just pushes it over the Internet without any txt msg. Actually that’s better because not everyone has a txt plan.

Anonymous

When I go to the web link, it’s asking me to edit or create Zune account. WTH? I already have one and never had this problem before.It looks like their xbox/zune/live servers are screwy since last night. Anyone else having this problem?

Anonymous

You have to update the terms of service first.

Anonymous

I did on my Zune client. The web interface doesn’t say anything about the TOS though.

rsgx

I think you should be able to skip that prompt, I had something similar. Otherwise, install the app direct from your PC browser.

Anonymous

I AM on my IE9. The link above takes me to the web install page but doesn’t give me the option to install. It just says I need to creat a Zune account. I’ve done this many times in the past without this problem.

http://www.facebook.com/ellis.w.brown Ellis W. Brown Jr.

Sweet Downloading now Been trying to look for it all morning

Yes it is not on the marketplace, you have to click on the link providedand click yes for the new TOS too
http://www.pedrolamas.com Pedro Lamas

Not available in the pt-PT or pt-BR marketplaces, and some others…
http://www.facebook.com/ellis.w.brown Ellis W. Brown Jr.

I cant use it on my freinds xbox, I wanted to show off Oh well

rsgx

You can if you sign your profile into his 360, which is now simple with roaming profiles.

http://www.facebook.com/ellis.w.brown Ellis W. Brown Jr.

Ok I will try that sign on my profile and yes i have comanion enable

http://www.facebook.com/ellis.w.brown Ellis W. Brown Jr.

ok it worked sweet

Anonymous

Does your friend have companion devices enabled on his Xbox?

Anonymous

Im getting a error code everytime I try to download.

rsgx

Reboot?

Anonymous

Those who are getting error, please try after sometime. It may be due to marketplace being updated around the world.
http://www.facebook.com/alijahgreen Ahmad J Nicholas

EPIC only thing I could ask for is voice control, and the ability to turn the Xbox on
http://About.Me/MsftMan Steven Banks

I’m not finding this at all in Marketplace. I tried searching via the phone, connecting the phone through PC and Zune, and this app is not showing up at all. Verizon Trophy WP7.5 12/07/11 11:20am PST

rsgx

Use the link at the bottom of the article.

http://About.Me/MsftMan Steven Banks

Thanks, flew right by that “tiny little” download app from here… link. I finally did find it elsewhere. But this has to be the least intuitive method for getting an app I’ve ever witnessed. It’s almost as though MS doesn’t want anyone to know about it.

http://www.inelscomedy.com inel

Works well for me. Would be nice if you could browse the Games Marketplace easily rather than just having the Zune one on the home page ~
http://twitter.com/banger385 bang

Not available in Germany
http://www.facebook.com/eivind.gudmundsen Eivind Egholm Gudmundsen

I am really looking forward to the Youtube app on my Xbox360, i just hope it will be possible to search youtube through WP7 and using the keyboard to type instead of using the xbox360 controller to type on IT TAKES FOREVER… with the wp7 it would be sooo easy to navigate the youtube app …

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS A MUST MS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous

not available in hong kong? wtf? STOP BEING SO US-centric (n maybe some european countries)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
release this awesome app in all marketplaces with xbox live RIGHT NOW i want this with my xbox.

Anonymous

Releasing anything worldwide implicates separate deployment, legal, etc. issues. Microsoft is a US-based company, so why wouldn’t it release in the US first? Plus, it isn’t as this app has been US-available for six months; it came out this morning. If it helps, think of us as the 1.0 testers so that you have the benefit of a bug-free and feature-rich 1.1.

Anonymous

The appbar looks stupid with the space between the icons