Microsoft rolling An update to the Xbox app for iOS and Android that includes a new social sharing feature. Players will be able to share screenshots, gameplay clips and achievements with friends and others as Instagram or Snapchat-style stories. You will also be able to respond to other people’s stories with a reaction or message.
You will find the stories on the home screen of the app. To share a clip, screenshot or achievement, access the channel, tap the plus sign in your gamertag and choose what you want to post from the gallery. You will be able to add a caption before sharing your story.
While Instagram and Snapchat stories usually disappear after 24 hours, Xbox stories will be available for 72 hours. This means your friends are more likely to see your updates as long as they can tear themselves away from the new version. Halo Infinite the season is long enough.
There is another new feature for Xbox consoles as part of the May update. Microsoft is calling it Quality of Service (QoS) labeling. He says it’s a way of prioritizing “latency-sensitive outbound network traffic like party chat, console streaming, and multiplayer.” The company says this feature can help protect your gaming experience amid connectivity issues in congested networks.
You can manage QoS tags in the Settings app. After selecting the general option, go to network settings and then advanced settings. Then you will see the QoS tagging settings. DSCP tagging is enabled at the IPv4 and IPv6 packet level and works on both wired and wireless connections. WMM tagging works at the wireless packet level and is only active on Wi-Fi connections.
These updates are now live in Australia. Microsoft says they will reach other regions soon.
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