Windows Phone users have been able search and control content from their devices, and the iOS app will now be able to do the same. The iOS app now acts a remote which can navigate through the Xbox 360 menus as well as play, pause, rewind, or fast forward through content.

The iPad version of the app is also getting a refresh, including Retina Display support and improved sign-in controls.

While this may sound --Microsoft's effort to ease the sharing of content across multiple devices -- it is not. Instead, this update is more about bringing the feature set of the iOS version of My Xbox Live closer to its Windows Phone counterpart.

"Yes, we do intend to bring Xbox SmartGlass to several platforms over time, but have no details to share right now," says Xbox programming director Larry Hyrb, better known as "Major Nelson."

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