Xbox App Users On IOS And Android Can Now Create Stories Like On Instagram

New stories feature for the Xbox app on iOS and Android (Photo: Xbox)

JAKARTA - Xbox brings new features based on input from users. On its blog Tuesday, May 3, Xbox announced that this month's update will provide users with a feed of activity on the Xbox app for iOS and Android in the form of stories.

Like the stories feature on Instagram and Facebook, this new Xbox feature also lets you create, share, and view stories with your friends on the Xbox app, and adds priority tags to your console gaming experience with Quality of Service (QoS) Markers.

Create, share and view stories with the Xbox app for Android and iOS now, in Australia. This feature will be coming soon in more Xbox supported regions, your activity feed will be changed for Xbox App.

"Stories lets you show off your skills and stay up to date with your friends. You can share your favorite game moments including game clips, screenshots, and achievements with your friends and the Xbox community. You can also reply to your friends' stories with messages or quick reactions. ," said Kristen Mann, Principal Group Program Manager, Xbox Experiences.

The story channel is located right on the home screen of the Xbox app. To create one, you simply click the (+) button, then select the game clip, screenshot, or achievement you want to post from the gallery. After that, you will go to the story preview page where you can choose to add a caption to your post and then click on the post button located at the bottom right.

What sets the Xbox stories feature apart from the rest is that the stories channel will show content from the last 72 hours, and anything you share is also posted to the activity feed on your profile.

While the update on Quality of Service (QoS) Tagging is a new service for Xbox consoles and sets a priority tag on latency-sensitive outgoing network traffic such as party chat, console streaming, and multiplayer (in supported games). This helps protect your gaming experience from connection issues during times of congestion on supported networks.