Global settings

Note

Settings in this page only go into effect on the next page load

Check Stream settings for settings that can be changed while playing.

General

Language

Set the language of Better xCloud

Bypass region restriction

Warning

Use this at your own risk! It has the same risk as using VPN.

Allow playing Xbox Cloud Gaming in unsupported regions without having to use VPN

Controller-friendly UI

Make it easier to interact with the UI using only controller, keyboard or remote control

Enable the "Remote Play" feature

Allow using Remote Play on the website
Learn more

Server

Region

Allow connecting to another server instead of the default one
It's not using VPN

Preferred game's language

Allow setting the default language of the game
If the game doesn't support this language, it will use the language set by the server

Prefer IPv6 server

Might reduce latency

Stream

Target resolution

Set the resolution of the stream

Change visual quality

Increase/decrease the quality of the stream to your liking

Maximum video bitrate

Note

Don't use this feature unless you want to limit the bitrate

Set the preferred maximum bitrate of the video stream
It's normal (not a bug) if the real bitrate is sometime higher than this value.

Enable volume control feature

Allow boosting the stream's volume up to 600%

Disable post-stream feedback dialog

Self explanatory

Apply video filters to screenshot

Screenshots will be captured with filters applied (brightness/contrast/...)

Enable microphone on game launch

Automatically enable the mic when starting to play a game.

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Allow playing the Save the World mode on mobile

Game Bar

Position

Position of the Game Bar on the screen

Local co-op

Enable local co-op support

Allow playing some co-op games locally
Learn more

Mouse & Keyboard

Native Mouse & Keyboard

This feature is only available on Chrome/Edge/Chromium browsers on desktop and Better xCloud Android app

Emulate controller with Mouse & Keyboard

Allow playing xCloud games with Mouse & Keyboard
Learn more

Hide cursor on idle

Hide the mouse cursor after 3 seconds of not moving.

Touch controller

Availability

Only for devices with touch support (Android/iOS/iPadOS/...).
Using Desktop mode in mobile browsers also disables this feature.
- Default: nothing change.
- All games: enable touch controller support for all games. Games with custom layout won't be affected.
- Off: stop the touch controller from showing when touching the screen. Useful when you play on a device with a built-in controller like Logitech G Cloud, Steam Deck, etc.

Button styles

Default
Muted
All white (only for standard/default controller)

Custom touch controller layouts for non-touch supported games

Loading screen

Show game art

Replace the black background with game art if it's available.

Show the estimated wait time

The time is estimated by the server
It's not 100% correct: you might get in the game sooner or later

Rocket animation

Always show/Hide when queuing/Always hide.
Hide this animation might save some battery life while queuing

UI

Layout

Switch between default layout and Smart TV layout (without having to change User-Agent).

Show wait time in game card

Show the current wait time of the game after 1 second

other

Show controller connection status

Show/hide the toast message when a controller is connected/disconnected

Hide the labels of the menu buttons.

Skip Xbox splash video

Save 3 seconds.

Hide System menu's icon

System menu is the menu bar with the dots icon as a handle when playing
You can still click on it, but it doesn't block the screen anymore

Reduce UI animations

Disable transition CSS property in some elements.

Features like friends, chat...
Disable these will make the page load faster

Hide sections

Allow removing some sections on the home screen

Other

Disable xCloud analytics

The analytics contains statistics of your streaming session, so I'd recommend allowing analytics to help Xbox improve xCloud's experience in the future.

Advanced features

User-Agent