Xbox Music on Windows Phone 8

Microsoft has recently given its music services a much needed overhaul and the new service is called Xbox Music. It's already bachelor on the new Xbox dashboard update likewise as on Windows 8.

Windows viii has built in Xbox Music also and comes with some excellent local as well as deject based features.

Xbox Music has been designed to work across multiple devices and permit for a more seamless music playing experience. You'll be able to purchase music from the phone using the store and later either stream or download that purchase to another device like your Surface tablet or Windows eight laptop.

Windows Phone viii volition permit you to run across download or stream previous purchase from your 'deject collection'

Playlists created on any Xbox Music devices are now synced, meaning you tin can create rich playlists on your laptop or Xbox and have that testify up on your Windows Phone 8 device.

WP Central Xbox Music on Windows Phone 8

The new Buzz Panel will testify yous a choice of data from Twitter feeds, images and the news when you're browsing an artist in the Xbox Music Store.

Windows Phone viii also has Xbox Music pass, assuasive yous to stream or download equally much music you like to your phone. Taking full advantage of the cloud, yous'll be able to send music y'all started playing on your Windows Phone to your Xbox 360. The Xbox Music pass combined with the Xbox, Windows Phone 8 and your Windows 8 machines volition provide a compelling mode to enjoy your music.

Podcasts are likewise still supported on Windows Phone 8 but unfortunately this feature is still for the Usa simply. Nosotros have written in length on this with regards to Windows Phone 7 and were hoping this would change with their latest version. Podcasts tin can only be downloaded while connected to Wi-Fi to ensure your data plan isn't used too much.

Windows Phone eight now has SD Storage where y'all'll be able to store your own content and from the telephone you lot can move content from the device to the card.

What do you think of the new Xbox Music features of Windows Telephone eight? Let us know in the comments below...

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