Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Xbox One Owners Can Now Party Chat Via Smartphone
A new update rolling out for the Xbox app today allows players to voice chat with a party through Android or iOS devices.
To access the feature, open the Xbox app and tap the icon with multiple people at the top and start a party by inviting people. From there, simply speak into your phone, and make sure your device can access your microphone as well. You can also manage the party with actions such as muting or removing people.
Since December, Xbox users have participated in voice chat beta tests for the app. Previously, party chat functionality was limited to Xbox consoles, and on Windows 10 in recent years.
Download the Xbox app for Android here, and on iOS here.
[Source: Major Nelson on Twitter]
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
