How To Use Xcloud On Tv

Hi just started exploring xcloud and its really awesome.

How to use xcloud on tv. Your chromecast and its ip address should come up. On your phone with the send files to tv app open tap send. On your phone hit send and then the place you saved the apk usually in the downloads folder. Tap your android tv when it appears on the list ours is chromecast in this example. However even there microsoft chooses not to give up instead offering ios gamers a browser based version of xcloud in the future.

Now it seems that despite microsoft targeting pretty much every device it can with xcloud the company isn t content yet. As the microsoft app is a file that can be distributed on android tv access will not be visible on the tv connector. I usually only play games on the tv to enjoy the full experience. I m running the android client on a s10 hooked up to my tv by hdmi through a usb c dock. To use it you need a launcher like sideload launcher.

In the e3 demos i noticed it was all on a smart phone. On your tv open the send files to tv app and hit receive. But i do miss playing halo which is why i was intrigued about xcloud. As the microsoft application is a file which is not distributed on android tv access will not appear on the tv interface. It seems while samsung is offering xbox game pass ultimate with samsung access it s not confirmed that it will run on the tv s.

Want more information on samsung access. The only android tv box really worth buying is already part games console and xcloud takes that even further. I was just curious though. Install on your android tv. Open tv file commander on your tv sign in to your google drive account and install the xbox game streaming apk.

Check out this link. My last console was an xbox1 it was just too expensive to upgrade as a poor college student at the time. I m using a ps4 controller connected with bluetooth and besides the obviously confusing button mapping everything works great. Microsoft had issues getting xcloud on ios however due to apple s strict rules with game streaming services. The process is mostly the same and goes as follows.