Introducing Compact Mode
We’re excited to announce that Compact Mode is now accessible in Game Bar for Xbox Insiders. Compact Mode is a brand new expertise that simplifies Game 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 characteristic, open Game Bar, go to the Settings widget, beneath 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 will get entry to the content material you need as simply as attainable. When utilizing a controller, you possibly can swap between widgets rapidly with left and proper bumpers (LB/RB).
On the Residence widget, you possibly can view any working video games and lately performed video games. You too can entry widespread sport launchers put in in your system reminiscent of Xbox, Steam, Battle.internet, EA Play, Riot Video games, and Ubisoft Join.
You possibly can now give up a sport that is working by going to the Residence widget and deciding on the sport and urgent shut, a sooner means 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 purposes are utilizing your machine’s sources and shut them.
When the main focus is on a widget icon in 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.
How one can entry Compact Mode on Home windows gaming handheld PCs
For units that help 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 methods to remap a bodily button. To entry Game Bar in your desktop, search for “Game Bar” in the taskbar and proper click on to pin to taskbar.
Share your suggestions
A brand new survey is accessible here or in the Xbox Insider Hub (open or set up here for gamers enrolled in the PC Gaming preview) to offer us your suggestions on Compact Mode for Game Bar on Home windows PCs whereas it is on preview. As a reminder, you possibly can at all times give us solutions for the app or depart suggestions by going to the Settings widget, beneath Suggestions, use the Game Bar suggestions hyperlink. We stay up for listening to from you as we work to convey extra enhancements to Compact Mode for you to get pleasure from seamless Xbox gaming experiences throughout all of your Home windows units.
How one can get Xbox Insider help and share your suggestions
For those who’re an Xbox Insider trying for help, please be part of our group on the Xbox Insider subreddit. Official Xbox employees, moderators, and fellow Xbox Insiders are there to assist. We advocate including to threads with the identical matter earlier than posting a model new one. This helps us help you the perfect we are able to! Additionally, you possibly can present direct suggestions to Workforce Xbox by following the steps here beneath the “Report an issue on-line” part.
For those who 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 right now by downloading the Xbox Insider Hub for Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One or Windows PC.
For extra info on the Xbox Insider Program, observe us on Twitter at @XboxInsider. Regulate future Xbox Insider Launch Notes for extra info relating to the PC Gaming Preview.
Observe: This characteristic is being made accessible to Xbox Insiders enrolled in the PC Gaming Preview.