Xbox One might get rid of Snap Mode

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Microsoft isn’t just looking at hardware upgrades – UI software like Snap Mode will be changed as well.

Xbox One might get rid of Snap Mode

The Xbox One has been been through significant changes since its initial release, from dropping mandatory Kinect support to preparing a new console designed around 4K TVs. But the software itself has been undergoing some major overhauls in the process – the latest of which could be the removal of Snap Mode.

In case you’ve never used it, Snap Mode is a “multitasking” feature which lets you shift apps to one side of the display, freeing portions of your screen for other purposes. For example, this might let you play games while the Game DVR app records clips.

The problem? Snap Mode is based around the Windows 8 dashboard system, where the Kinect’s voice commands were essential to making it function smoothly. According to Windows Central, Microsoft is looking into a new system which will completely replace Snap Mode with a new “picture-in-picture” feature which is more compatible with Universal Windows Platform apps.

Details are light at the moment, and its possible such plans are still in the early stages. But with the Project Scorpio expected to launch in the 2017 holiday season, you should expect several Xbox One UI alterations to arrive soon.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2016/11/23/xbox-one-might-get-rid-of-snap-mode/

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ConnurPosted:

To me it was just always something that got in the way.

TTGXxCoOKii3xXPosted:

Daniel They should get rid of it in my opinion nobody uses it, I use it the odd time but I'd rather just use my phone for what ever i am snapping its a lot easier. This wouldn't bother me.


Tbh, I use it everyday to Skype and Game. So no, People use it just not that many.

iShanePosted:

I've used this loads I'd hate to see it go ffs

bsmPosted:

I think i've used snap mode maybe once or twice, and they incorporated achievements into the sidebar since so ill never use it again.

DanielPosted:

They should get rid of it in my opinion nobody uses it, I use it the odd time but I'd rather just use my phone for what ever i am snapping its a lot easier. This wouldn't bother me.

OwenPosted:

I don't even use the snap mode anyway so this doesn't bother me

AdamuPosted:

Grimlock I swear to god if they do that im switching to PS. Snap mode is one of the best things there is possible! So easy to use and fast.


See I feel like it isn't that good but when I use it to take pictures it always takes ages for it to pop up that it's took it so I'm not to bothered but I think if they did replace it it would still be the same just a better and might run a lot faster and smoother as I said the current snap mode can lag

TomPosted:

I swear to god if they do that im switching to PS. Snap mode is one of the best things there is possible! So easy to use and fast.

AustinPosted:

I don't really like the snap mode

ForcedNameChangePosted:

Eh I used it somesometimes, but I would like it to stay


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