Introducing Compact Mode
We’re excited to announce that Compact Mode is now obtainable in Recreation Bar for Xbox Insiders. Compact Mode is a brand new expertise that simplifies Recreation 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 Recreation Bar, go to the Settings widget, underneath Normal, 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 may get entry to the content material you need as simply as doable. When utilizing a controller, you possibly can swap between widgets rapidly with left and proper bumpers (LB/RB).
On the House widget, you possibly can view any operating video games and just lately performed video games. You can too 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 House widget and choosing the sport and urgent shut, a sooner manner than quitting from the sport or navigating out to Desktop. As well as, you possibly can leverage the Useful resource widget to rapidly see what different functions are utilizing your machine’s assets and shut them.
When the main target is on a widget icon within the navigation, you possibly can open the widget’s settings or shut the widget.
Lastly, you possibly can entry the Widget Retailer and open any put in widget by going to the widgets menu.
The right way to entry Compact Mode on Home windows gaming handheld PCs
For gadgets that assist customized bodily button mapping, you possibly can map a button to the WIN+G keyboard shortcut. Please check with your machine’s onboarding directions on how one can remap a bodily button. To entry Recreation Bar in your desktop, seek for “Recreation 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 offer us your suggestions on Compact Mode for Recreation Bar on Home windows PCs whereas it’s on preview. As a reminder, you possibly can all the time give us solutions for the app or go away suggestions by going to the Settings widget, underneath Suggestions, use the Recreation Bar suggestions hyperlink. We stay up for listening to from you as we work to convey extra enhancements to Compact Mode so that you can get pleasure from seamless Xbox gaming experiences throughout all of your Home windows gadgets.
The right way to get Xbox Insider assist and share your suggestions
In case you’re an Xbox Insider on the lookout for assist, please be part of our neighborhood 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 perfect we are able to! Additionally, you possibly can present direct suggestions to Workforce Xbox by following the steps right here underneath the “Report an issue on-line” part.
In case 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 part of the Program as we speak by downloading the Xbox Insider Hub for Xbox Collection X|S & Xbox One or Home windows PC.
For extra data on the Xbox Insider Program, comply with us on Twitter at @XboxInsider. Regulate future Xbox Insider Launch Notes for extra data relating to the PC Gaming Preview.
Word: This function is being made obtainable to Xbox Insiders enrolled within the PC Gaming Preview.