iXboxLive is like Live Anywhere for the iPhone

by Christopher Grant { Aug 8th 2008 at 6:14PM }

Don't let Microsoft's tardiness in bringing its Live Anywhere initiative to market stop you from enjoying Xbox Live anywhere: if you've got an iPhone and $0.99 you can try out Nicholas Pike's iXboxLive app which "uses the Microsoft Xbox Community Developer SDK" to bring much of the functionality of your friend's list to your iPhone.

Sure, you could always load up your iPhone's browser (just like you do for Halo stats) and hop on Xbox.com but then you'd miss out on the slick iPhone formatting. However, use the app and you'll miss out on functionality like messaging, thanks to limitations in the aforementioned SDK. Now we're not expecting the cats at Microsoft to suddenly develop an official iPhone app, but we'd settle for something on Windows Mobile ... heck, we'd settle for a Zune app!

Tags: App-Store, iPhone, iXboxLive, Live-Anywhere, Xbox-Live

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

xmrblondex @ Aug 8th 2008 6:17PM

Why wouldn't they develop an app for the iphone? Microsoft has always supported Apple operating systems

Justin B @ Aug 8th 2008 6:24PM

This app might not even be worth your $0.99. I would suggest everyone to wait for a review or someone with it to comment on it.

iXboxLive first started as a FREE application on jailbroken ipod touches/iphones - and even then it was...troublesome. You had to manually enter in the friends who you wanted to see in the list (no migrating).

Aero @ Aug 8th 2008 6:36PM

From the looks of Joystiq's screenshot, this is the same. Also, it warns you to not add more then a dozen people to the list or it will take longer to load.

danny. @ Aug 8th 2008 6:29PM

I can go without messaging (since my phone is in my hand after all)... impulse bought after the X3F article went up.

343 Guilty Fart @ Aug 8th 2008 6:31PM

i is the new e

Gavin @ Aug 8th 2008 6:35PM

Apps for the iPhone: Because bleeding you dry month by monthy with an AT&T conrtact isn't enough

ice~ @ Aug 8th 2008 9:22PM

I have an iPod touch, no bleeding dry here :) oh apps I love you so

syrik zero @ Aug 8th 2008 6:42PM

I really don't understand the need or want for these types of Apps

Danny @ Aug 8th 2008 6:57PM

The simple and cheap way of doing this is simply bookmarking your friends page and saving it on your home screen. (http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/Friends.aspx)

mrfong @ Aug 8th 2008 6:58PM

Sweet, I've been waiting for an xbox app, I might just check this one out.

Mr Khan @ Aug 8th 2008 7:05PM

The ironing is delicious

syrik zero @ Aug 8th 2008 7:23PM

You must mean irony. Unless you like steaming metal...

Mr Khan @ Aug 8th 2008 7:25PM

Simpsons reference

syrik zero @ Aug 8th 2008 7:55PM

I miss the days when that was a good show...

PS36Wii Fanboy @ Aug 8th 2008 7:19PM

Wait wait wait... 99 cents to look up stats with no messaging.... also it is on an apple item.... ok Microsoft, I may use your live online plan. But what's with this??? Also... WHY IS SOMEONE PLAYING BURGER KING'S BIG BUMPIN "Points at pic"

VaultICEE @ Aug 8th 2008 8:53PM

HOLY CRAP YOURE RIGHT

litheon @ Aug 8th 2008 8:23PM

If you're looking for a Windows Mobile app check this: http://litheon.com/archive/2008/04/06/live-anywhere-app.aspx

I'll start working on an iPhone app, that will be free, once I get a Mac and an iPhone to dev for it. It'll also be using the Xbox Community Developer Program feed, so it will do far more than just show the friends list.

We've had a free browser-based version for the iPhone/iPod Touch for some time at http://1337pwn.com. At over 100k users, it's pretty darn popular.

Coincidentally, our native AppStore application lands this week. You can check out a video walkthrough of it here:

http://1337pwnblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/video-of-our-new-appstore-xbox-live.html

Thank you everyone for your support.