Backbone — Next-Level Play

4.8
14.4K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
Parental guidance
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About this app

Backbone turns your phone and tablet into the ultimate gaming device.

■ Play any game or service that supports game controllers.

The Backbone One controller works with services like Xbox Game Pass (xCloud), Xbox Remote Play, and Amazon Luna.

It also works with games like Minecraft, Diablo Immortal, or any other game that supports controllers.

Press the Backbone Button to bring up the app and launch into your favorite games that support controllers from one place.

■ Record, edit, and share epic gaming clips

Backbone One has a built-in Capture button that allows you to easily screen record or screenshot gameplay.

■ Party with your friends

With Backbone’s Rich Presence feature, you can get push notifications when your friends start playing games on Backbone, making it easy to join the action in real-time. Once you see a friend online, you can link up for voice chat inside the app and move from game to game, seamlessly.

To learn more, download the app or visit https://backbone.com/

Any feedback? Use the in-app feedback tool, ping us at [email protected] or tweet us @backbone

Terms of Use: https://backbone.com/terms/
Updated on
Jan 21, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, Financial info and 4 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Messages and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.8
14.1K reviews
Gerco Van 't Foort
May 20, 2023
The app is by far the best console menu "simulator", but it's missing so many cool and useful features the iPhone version has. Sure, it's in early access/beta, but there have been little to no changes in the last 2-3 months and it's sad to see the focus still being at iphone instead of both android and iphone. I hope this changes soon! Otherwise a good app.
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Backbone
May 22, 2023
Rest assured we are committed to providing the best mobile gaming experience on Android! In the past 2 months we've released Play on Any Screen, An updated Settings UI with Controller Calibration, 2 Firmware updates, and enhancements to our Xbox Cloud Gaming feature. What features would you like to see next?
Keith Cresswell
January 24, 2025
Love controls and the ability to charge your phone while connected. I just wish there was broader support for more Google play games. Seems like some requests just get ignored, maybe not enough requests for each game individually. However, I think as many games as you can provide support for would be a huge uplift in both consumer satisfaction, which translates to sales and more funding for development.
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Blackfire Bricks
January 7, 2025
Got my Backbone for Android last year in November, was working fine till I launched it a few days ago when the app would suddenly start launching in portrait mode instead of landscape mode. Before it would launch in landscape mode even when my phone was locked in portrait mode, but now I have to mess with the modes to have it launch like it did before.
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Backbone
September 13, 2024
We updated the app to better support screens of all sizes, including foldables, tablets, and more. As such, the app now properly works in both orientations. We're considering adding a user preference to always launch in landscape, but the app should respond if you have auto-rotate set on your phone. Is that preference something you'd like to see?

What’s new

Bug fixes, enhancements, and performance improvements

App support

About the developer
Backbone Labs, Inc.
1815 NW 169th Pl Ste 4020 Beaverton, OR 97006 United States
+1 206-383-1280