Backbone — Next-Level Play

Backbone

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About this app

Backbone turns your phone and tablet into the ultimate gaming device.

■ Play any game or service that supports game controllers.

The Backbone One controller works with services like Xbox Game Pass (xCloud), Xbox Remote Play, and Amazon Luna.

It also works with games like Minecraft, Diablo Immortal, or any other game that supports controllers.

Press the Backbone Button to bring up the app and launch into your favorite games that support controllers from one place.

■ Record, edit, and share epic gaming clips

Backbone One has a built-in Capture button that allows you to easily screen record or screenshot gameplay.

■ Party with your friends

With Backbone’s Rich Presence feature, you can get push notifications when your friends start playing games on Backbone, making it easy to join the action in real-time. Once you see a friend online, you can link up for voice chat inside the app and move from game to game, seamlessly.

To learn more, download the app or visit https://backbone.com/

Any feedback? Use the in-app feedback tool, ping us at [e-mail] or tweet us @backbone

Terms of Use: https://backbone.com/terms/

Ratings and reviews

absolutely love my backbone! not too thrilled with the subscription but 1 payment yearly isnt too bad. makes things so much easier for gaming on the go. 1 other downside is gotta have game pass or Playstation plus account active. for Xbox gotta have the ultimate or unlimited or whatever pack which is 20 dollars monthly as well as gotta have remote play set up depending on game as well. beyond that absolutely 100 worth it in the end even with the few downsides!

Every time I launch the app, a little red banner pops up at the bottom of the screen saying "Something went wrong! Please try again." This message often sits on the screen for quite a while before sometimes finally disappearing, only to reappear as I navigate around the app. While games still work fine with the controller and I can still navigate around the app with the controller, clicking on videos in the app will not bring them full up full screen to watch as it's supposed to.

The device works but requires a subscription to unlock the ability to map the buttons. I'm not spending an extra $40 per year on backbone+ just to unlock a basic function. I'm very disappointed in the product for this reason. Hopefully the company will come to their senses, and unlock this basic feature for all users who have already purchased their $100 Backbone device. Until then, this device will collect dust from lack of use. I do not recommend it. What a shame because it's otherwise decent.

What’s new

Bug fixes, enhancements, and performance improvements