The Android app is a bit rough around the edges, but it's a start. Users will be able to send and receive messages from their Xbox Live accounts, manage their friends list, edit their profile, adjust their avatar, and review achievement information. These features mirror what has already been available to iOS for quite some time.

The company did not say when it anticipated Android users will gain access to more advanced functions, although it did note the app itself will only work on select phones. If you read the , the app is available for most Android 2.2+ smartphones, with WGVA screen resolution or higher.

However, you don't find out until you attempt to run the app after installing it if your phone doesn't qualify. That appears to have angered some. You must also, of course, have an Xbox LIVE account to sign in.

The cool new features go to the My Xbox Live for iOS app, where the improvements mirror functions available in Windows Phone's Xbox Companion app.