Microsoft Xbox Announces Android App Update to Allow Direct Play and Purchase of Games in November

TapTechNews October 11th news, Microsoft's Xbox division president, Sarah Bond, tweeted on the X platform today (October 11th) announcing that starting from November, Xbox games can be directly played and purchased through the Android version of the Xbox app.

TapTechNews previously reported that Judge James Donato in the San Francisco area of the US ordered Alphabet's Google to reform its mobile app business to provide Android users with more options for downloading apps and in-app payment transactions.

One of them is to require Google to open the PlayStore app store and allow the listing of apps from third-party app stores such as Epic, which will take effect on November 1st.

Microsoft Xbox reacted quickly, and Bond announced that players can directly play and purchase Xbox games in the Android version of the Xbox app in November.

Specific details about the Android Xbox app update have not been disclosed yet, and it is expected to support the Xbox cloud gaming service and is limited to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.

Microsoft previously officially announced that it will launch the Xbox mobile app store in July, but this project is still in the testing stage, and Microsoft has not made an announcement.