Introducing Compact Mode
We’re excited to announce that Compact Mode is now accessible in Sport Bar for Xbox Insiders. Compact Mode is a brand new expertise that simplifies Sport Bar, making it extra intuitive and simpler to navigate on small screens, Home windows handhelds, and when taking part in with a controller. To make use of this function, open Sport Bar, go to the Settings widget, below Basic, and activate the “Compact Mode” toggle.
Higher navigation on small screens and extra
With Compact Mode enabled, entry to widgets and navigation is simplified to make sure you will get entry to the content material you need as simply as potential. When utilizing a controller, you’ll be able to change between widgets rapidly with left and proper bumpers (LB/RB).
On the Residence widget, you’ll be able to view any operating video games and just lately performed video games. You can even entry widespread recreation launchers put in in your system reminiscent of Xbox, Steam, Battle.web, EA Play, Riot Video games, and Ubisoft Join.
Now you can stop a recreation that’s operating by going to the Residence widget and deciding on the sport and urgent shut, a sooner approach than quitting from the sport or navigating out to Desktop. As well as, you’ll be able to leverage the Useful resource widget to rapidly see what different functions are utilizing your machine’s assets and shut them.
When the main focus is on a widget icon within the navigation, you’ll be able to open the widget’s settings or shut the widget.
Lastly, you’ll be able to entry the Widget Retailer and open any put in widget by going to the widgets menu.
The way to entry Compact Mode on Home windows gaming handheld PCs
For gadgets that assist customized bodily button mapping, you’ll be able to map a button to the WIN+G keyboard shortcut. Please confer with your machine’s onboarding directions on easy methods to remap a bodily button. To entry Sport Bar in your desktop, seek for “Sport Bar” within the taskbar and proper click on to pin to taskbar.
Share your suggestions
A brand new survey is out there right here or within the Xbox Insider Hub (open or set up right here for gamers enrolled within the PC Gaming preview) to present us your suggestions on Compact Mode for Sport Bar on Home windows PCs whereas it’s on preview. As a reminder, you’ll be able to at all times give us solutions for the app or depart suggestions by going to the Settings widget, below Suggestions, use the Sport Bar suggestions hyperlink. We look ahead to listening to from you as we work to carry extra enhancements to Compact Mode so that you can get pleasure from seamless Xbox gaming experiences throughout all of your Home windows gadgets.
The way to get Xbox Insider assist and share your suggestions
In the event you’re an Xbox Insider on the lookout for assist, please be a part of our group on the Xbox Insider subreddit. Official Xbox employees, moderators, and fellow Xbox Insiders are there to assist. We suggest including to threads with the identical matter earlier than posting a model new one. This helps us assist you the very best we will! Additionally, you’ll be able to present direct suggestions to Workforce Xbox by following the steps right here below the “Report an issue on-line” part.
In the event you aren’t a part of the Xbox Insider Program but and need to assist create the way forward for Xbox and get early entry to new options, be a part of the Program in the present day by downloading the Xbox Insider Hub for Xbox Sequence X|S & Xbox One or Home windows PC.
For extra data on the Xbox Insider Program, comply with us on Twitter at @XboxInsider. Keep watch over future Xbox Insider Launch Notes for extra data relating to the PC Gaming Preview.
Be aware: This function is being made accessible to Xbox Insiders enrolled within the PC Gaming Preview.