Xbox Music for Windows Phone 8.1 updated to change tracks by swiping album art

We've heard a lot of complaints from the community virtually the Xbox Music app since its release. And the lot of you have get even more vocal since upgrading to Windows Phone 8.1. In Windows Phone eight.1, the Music hub we've had since Windows Phone 7 has been dropped. Y'all tin can still get information technology with a few tricks, but information technology'southward really dead for all intents and purposes. Microsoft is pinning the time to come of audio entertainment with the Xbox Music app – at present simply called Music in the Windows Phone Store.

Today nosotros're getting our tertiary update to Xbox Music for Windows Telephone since the release of Windows Phone viii.i. Let's spring in and find out what Microsoft fixed and added with this update.

First upward, let's go over what's been happening with Xbox Music the by calendar month.

When Windows Phone 8.1 came out, the Music hub was hidden and Xbox Music was made your music player. Y'all can use apps like Music Hub tile to jump into the old music role player, but it's really time to move on. Hopefully Microsoft can update Xbox Music to alive up to the expectations of the community.

The first update to Xbox Music, version 2.5.2842.0, came on Friday the 25th of Apr. That update finished off some Cortana integration with playlists, stability fixes and more. The second update, version ii.5.3884.0, came on May 9. This update introduced audio scrubbing, UI fixes, a background initial sync of local and ascendancy content, and more.

Today we're looking at version 2.5.3929.0 in the Windows Phone Store. Here's what nosotros get today:

Swipe the album fine art on the Now Playing screen to change tracks.
UI layout changes to make more room for content.
Minor bug fixes.

Non a bad update! Swipe the anthology art either upwardly or down to go to the next or previous rails. Works well and you lot become sort of run across it in action with the screenshots above.

According to Microsoft here's what else we have to await frontwards in the future:

Continued focus on stability and performance improvements.
Initial sync of local and deject content happens in the background.
Support for greater than 100 songs in Now Playing queue.
Faster loading of long lists.
Transparent Tile support.
Live Tile support.
Kid'south Corner support.
General UX improvements.

Grab the new Xbox Music for Windows Telephone update and allow us know what you remember!

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Bonus: Xbox Video also has an update. Information technology'south now at version 2.5.3929.0, idea Microsoft didn't include a changelog across 'minor fixes and improvements'. That means we'll need your help seeing what'southward new. Sound off in the comments if you discover anything new with Xbox Video.

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Via: Xbox Music UserVoice

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