Better xCloud

Improve Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) experience on web browser.
The main target of this script is mobile users, but it should work great on desktop too.

Give this project a 🌟 if you like it. Thank you 🙏.

Features

Switch region of streaming server

Connect to another server instead of the default one. Check FAQ section for some notes.
Prefer IPv6 streaming server

Might reduce latency
Force high quality stream ^(*)

Force xCloud to use the best streaming codec profile (same as desktop & TV). You don't have to change User-Agent anymore.
You should enable this feature even if you're on desktop.
Use more bandwidth & battery.
Comparison video with the setting ON & OFF: https://youtu.be/-9PuBJJSgR4
Disable if it causes crashes.
Disable bandwidth checking

xCloud won't reduce quality when the internet speed is slow
Skip Xbox splash video

Save 3 seconds
Hide Dots icon while 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. The smooth scrolling cannot be disabled.
Stretch video to full sctreen

Useful when you don't have a 16:9 screen
Adjust video filters

Brightness/Contrast/Saturation
Disable social features

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

The analytics contains statistics of your streaming session, so I'd recommend to allow analytics to help Xbox improve xCloud's experence in the future.
Hide footer and other UI elements

^(*) By default (for compatibility reasons) xCloud only uses high quality codec profile when you use Tizen TV or Chrome/Edge/Chromium browser on Chrome/MacOS. Enable this setting will give you the best experience no matter what platform & browser you're on.

How to use

Install Tampermonkey extension on suppported browsers. It's also available for Firefox on Android.
Install Better xCloud:
- Stable version
- Dev version
Refresh xCloud web page.
Click on the new "SERVER NAME" button next to your profile picture to adjust settings.
Don't forget to enable auto updating for the script in Tampermonkey.

To update manually, just install the script again (you won't lose your settings).

Compatibility

✅ = confirmed to be working
❓ = not yet tested
❌ = not supported (mostly because of lacking Userscript/extension support)
⚠️ = see custom notes

	Desktop	Android	iOS
Chrome/Edge/Chromium variants	✅	❌	❌
Firefox	✅	✅	❌
Safari	✅⁽¹⁾	❌	✅⁽²⁾
Hermit	❌	⚠️⁽³⁾	❌

Don't see your browser in the table? If it supports Tampermonkey/Userscript then the answer is likely "YES".

^{1, 2} Requires Userscripts app (free & open source).
³ NOT RECOMMENDED at the moment since its Userscript implementation is not working properly (see https://github.com/redphx/better-xcloud/issues/5 for full details). It's still my favorite app to play xCloud on because it's lightweight, supports Userscript (premium features, only $1.99) without having to install anything else. I built Better xCloud just so I could use it with Hermit.

FAQ

Will I get banned for using this?
I think it's very unlikely that you'll get banned for using this. Most of the features only affect client-side, except for switching region of streaming server (you'll connect to another server instead of the default one). If you want to be safe just avoid using that. As always, use as your own risk.
Why is it an Userscript and not extension?
It's because not many browsers on Android support installing extensions (and not all extensions can be installed).
I see "???" button instead of server's name
That means Tampermonkey is not working properly. Please make sure you're using the latest version or switch to a well-known browser.
Can I use this with the Xbox Android app?
No you can't. You'll have to modify the app.
Will you able to enable "Clarity Boost" feature on non-Edge browsers?
No. "Clarity Boost" feature uses an exclusive API (Video.msVideoProcessing) that's only available on Edge browser for desktop at the moment.

User-Agent

You're no longer needed to change User-Agent since you can just use the Force high quality stream setting.
If your browser doesn't support Force high quality stream setting, try changing User-Agent to:

Mozilla/5.0 (SMART-TV; LINUX; Tizen 7.0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) 94.0.4606.31/7.0 TV Safari/537.36

This will change your device to a Samsung TV running Tizen OS. It will improve the stream quality.

Change User-Agent to:

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/114.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/114.0.1823.67

This will trick xCloud into thinking you're using Edge browser on desktop.

Other options (only do one of these):

Add smarttv to switch to Smart TV layout.
Add Xbox; to become an Xbox console.
Add 36102dd3-6953-45f6-8b48-031fb95e0e0d to become a Logitech G Cloud device.
Add 0ed22b6f-b61d-41eb-810a-a1ed586a550b to become a Razer Edge device.

Acknowledgements

n-thumann/xbox-cloud-server-selector for the idea of IPv6 feature
Icons by Adam Design

Disclaimers

Use as your own risk.
This project is not affiliated with Xbox in any way. All Xbox logos/icons/trademarks are copyright of their respective owners.

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