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Larry C. 12-01-12 05:53 PM

Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
Can someone explain to me why my Asus Transformer Infnity is not compatible with this app? I thought it was already available for android.

Music 12-01-12 06:48 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/smartglass#get-smartglass

It states Android compatible devices: Smartphones only (4.x)

:shrug:

Larry C. 12-01-12 07:25 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
So will it ever come out for android tablets?

Music 12-01-12 07:34 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
If you read through the reviews for the app, you can see that support for tablets is being added, but it is not indicated on Microsoft's site.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...oft.smartglass

Larry C. 12-01-12 07:36 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
Well looks like its only supporting 7" tablets for now. Geez

edstein 12-01-12 09:50 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
Welcome to the wonderful world of Android fragmentation. The main reason I switch to iOS. Smartglass works great on my iPad.

RichC2 12-02-12 07:28 AM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
Honestly this and the GoPro app (fairly recent as well) are the first instances of fragmentation I can really think of :lol: everything else runs on Android 2.x and generally works well unless you bought a cheap phone

I'm guessing there's something to do with Wifi modes in 4.x, not sure why they won't allow this on larger tablets though unless they're working on an optimized version or there's some sort of DRM issue.

Deftones 12-02-12 11:16 AM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 

Originally Posted by edstein (Post 11490854)
Welcome to the wonderful world of Android fragmentation. The main reason I switch to iOS. Smartglass works great on my iPad.

:rolleyes:

Supermallet 12-02-12 03:58 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
The main reason you switched to iOS was to use Xbox Smartglass?

edstein 12-02-12 06:42 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
No, I switched from android phones/tablets to iOS due to Android fragmentation issues.

Supermallet 12-02-12 06:44 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
I have an iPad and an Android phone. Problem solved!

Jay G. 12-02-12 08:32 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 

Originally Posted by edstein (Post 11490854)
Welcome to the wonderful world of Android fragmentation. The main reason I switch to iOS. Smartglass works great on my iPad.

iOS is fragmented too. They had to develop this app for 4 different resolutions on iOS, and it's still apparently not designed for the iPhone 5's resolution (which would be a 5th resolution). It also apparently only works on the latest iPod Touch.

The difference is that Microsoft targeted iOS and made sure that they had all the major devices covered, while relegating Android tablets until after the launch of iOS and Android phone devices. They likely went by market share for prioritization (although of course they prioritized Windows 8/RT and Windows Phone, because they're Microsoft).

kurupt 12-02-12 08:43 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
It's a little clunky with my iPad, but there is potential there.

mugwump 12-03-12 07:38 AM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
The apk is easy to find online and can be installed directly. That's what I did to get it running on my Nexus until the recent update enabled 7" tablets.

RichC2 12-03-12 07:45 AM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 

Originally Posted by edstein (Post 11491612)
No, I switched from android phones/tablets to iOS due to Android fragmentation issues.

Hate to take this off topic, but I can accept shitty app selection or poor whatever, but honestly how many times did fragmentation actually effect you in any way?

orangecrush 12-03-12 08:44 AM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 

Originally Posted by RichC2 (Post 11492057)
Hate to take this off topic, but I can accept shitty app selection or poor whatever, but honestly how many times did fragmentation actually effect you in any way?

Acording to Telltale Games, it is why I can't play The Walking Dead game on my S3 :(

Groucho 12-03-12 09:26 AM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
Android vs iOS pissing match aside, the feature itself works well...surprisingly snappy! It's just not very compelling to use.

orangecrush 12-03-12 04:12 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 

Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 11492149)
Android vs iOS pissing match aside, the feature itself works well...surprisingly snappy! It's just not very compelling to use.

I can now look at all the avatars on my friends list without my Xbox on. I finally feel like the hundreds of dollars my friends spent on avatar props are worth it.

Music 12-03-12 04:19 PM

Re: Xbox 360 Smartglass.
 
:lol:


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