Xbox February update adds touch controls for remote play on Android and iOS

Whether you use an iPhone or Android phone as your daily driver, you're no longer limited to playing games designed specifically for smaller screens. Microsoft promised last month that it would make it possible to play games on iOS and Android devices without having to use a controller.

Today, Xbox February Update brings essential touch controls for remote play with the iOS and Android Xbox apps. This means that even if you don't have an Xbox Wireless Controller, you can now play games when you're away from your console.

The same custom touch layouts available through Xbox Cloud Gaming (beta) are now available when playing games remotely from your Xbox console. The vast majority of games support touch controls, including Minecraft Dungeons, Psychonauts 2, and Sea of ​​Thieves.

In fact, Xbox Remote Play supports custom touch control layouts on over a hundred games when using the Xbox app on iOS, Android, and Windows devices.

In addition to adding touch controls in Xbox Remote Play, the latest Xbox update brings a new controller calibration tool for Xbox Wireless Controllers, as well as improved filtering and sorting in My Games and applications.