Microsoft is improving its Xbox app for Windows handheld gaming PCs

The new compact mode in the Xbox app. | Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft has started testing new updates to its Xbox app on Windows 11 that improve the experience on handheld devices and smaller screens. In an Xbox test app released earlier this week, Microsoft has introduced a new compact mode that greatly reduces the sidebar on the left-hand side. Compact mode is designed to improve "the experience on handhelds and small screens," according to Microsoft -- it also works on any size sc...