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Install SmartGlass on your Windows phone

Overview

You can use the SmartGlass app on your Windows phone to browse and play content that's on your Xbox 360 console. You can also use SmartGlass on your Windows phone to browse content (movies, TV shows, games, and apps) at the Xbox store that you want to watch, and then launch that content on your console from your phone.

Solutions

App requirements

To use SmartGlass on your Windows phone, you need:

  • A Windows phone with 512 MB of RAM and Windows Phone 7.5 software or later
  • An Xbox LIVE Gold Membership
  • An Xbox 360 console and Xbox 360 game or app that contains SmartGlass content

Note For SmartGlass on Xbox, you'll also need the most recent Xbox 360 console software updates.

Install SmartGlass on your Windows phone

  1. On your Windows Phone, tap Marketplace.
  2. Browse or search for “SmartGlass.”
  3. Follow the instructions to install the SmartGlass app.

Note To set up SmartGlass on your Xbox 360, see Set up and use SmartGlass on the Xbox 360.

Use SmartGlass

For information about how to use SmartGlass, see Using SmartGlass.

Note Your Windows phone can communicate with your Xbox 360 console through the phone’s existing cellular network. However, you'll get better performance if your phone is connected to the same wireless network as your console. To find out how to connect your Windows phone to the wireless network associated with your Xbox 360 console, contact your phone service provider.

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