Xbox SmartGlass goes live alongside first Windows 8 tablets on October 26 with several supported apps

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[SmartGlass](http://www.engadget.com/tag/smartglass) functionality may already _sort of_ exist on Xbox 360 per [the console's latest Dashboard update](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/16/xbox-360-dashboard-update--2012/), but Microsoft's making it a full-on reality on October 26. As it stands, the Xbox 360 allows for SmartGlass support, but without an update to [Microsoft's 360 companion app](http://www.engadget.com/tag/myxboxlive/), there's no way to use it -- when Microsoft's Surface RT and other Windows 8 tablets launch on the 26, that functionality will come built in to the "Games" section of the new OS. That of course begs the question: "When will I be able to use SmartGlass with my iOS/Android/Windows Phone 7.5 devices? And how?"

The date isn't certain, but functionality will arrive on other platforms "soon" after [the October 26 launch of Surface](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/16/microsoft-surface-for-windows-rt-pricing-availability-behind-the-scenes/), Microsoft reps tell us. When it does, it'll come in the form of an update to your existing, "My Xbox Live" mobile app (which also renames the app to, "Xbox SmartGlass") or Games tab (per WP7.5), and it'll be more or less identical with the Windows Phone version. The only missing functionality, we're told, are two somewhat basic bulletpoints. "We have deeper integration in the Windows Phone," Microsoft tells us. "That's something we don't have on iOS or Android, it's just within our application. Same on Windows -- the integration in Windows is 'last playing' or 'now playing,' being able to present that information." The other, more interesting item, is the lacking ability to "send" whatever website you're using up to the Xbox 360's Internet Explorer browser. Regardless of which mobile device you're on, SmartGlass can "send" websites from the 360 to said device -- it won't work the other way around, however, if you're using a non-Windows 8 device. Not what we'd call a _huge deal_, exactly, but a bummer no less. Regardless, you'll soon have the opportunity to put SmartGlass through its paces from the comfort of home when support devices launch on October 26. For a full list of applications available at launch and partners beyond that plus a quick walkthrough video, head past the break.

**Gallery: [Xbox SmartGlass (launch)](http://www.engadget.com/photos/xbox-smartglass-launch/)**

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