SmartGlass Platform

Xbox SmartGlass allows users to use devices such as smart phones and tablets to control, obtain information from, and interact with titles and apps that run on an Xbox One console.

Note This version of the Xbox SmartGlass documentation focuses on developing the console side of the SmartGlass experience with the Xbox Development Kit (XDK).

In this section

Overview of the SmartGlass Platform
An overview of the Xbox SmartGlass platform, including information about reasons to create SmartGlass experiences, scenarios that SmartGlass enables, SmartGlass tecnhologies and features. the end-to-end process for developing SmartGlass experiences, and the avaiable SmartGlass SDKs and APIs and how they work together.

Exploring an End-to-End Sample for a SmartGlass Experience: Snake Battle Arena
Walkthrough of the end-to-end Snake Battle Arena sample.

Developing the Console Side of a SmartGlass Experience
Information about how to develop the Xbox One console side of a SmartGlass experience.

SmartGlass Tools
Information on tools for testing connecting to a SmartGlass device.

Additional Resources

Resources that feature information about SmartGlass are available in a variety of formats to supplement the content of this documentation.

Presentations and Videos

The following presentations and videos provide additional information about SmartGlass how to develop SmartGlass experiences:

White Papers

Code Samples and Demos

In addition to the samples that you get when you download the SmartGlass Hosted Companion SDK or SmartGlass Native SDK, the following code samples and demos are available on the Samples page on XGD:

Forums

For more information about Xbox SmartGlass and to submit questions about the feature, see the Entertainment Development Forums.