Groove music on Xbox one console

Use the Groove app

Add music to a Groove playlist on your Xbox One
Find out how to add songs and albums to Groove playlists on your Xbox One console.

Add a song to your music collection on Xbox One
Learn how to add songs and albums to your music collection on your Xbox One console.

Troubleshoot problems with the Groove app

Troubleshoot using the Groove app on Xbox One
Resolve common problems using the Groove app on Xbox One.

OneDrive Music FAQ and troubleshooting information
Get more information about how to use OneDrive to store and play music.

How to configure audio settings on your Xbox One console
Follow these steps to configure the audio settings on your Xbox One.

I do know that you can move your music onto the one drive and play it on your xbox without having a groove music pass. but I as well cannot get my console to play background music even using the groove app. if anyone has some ideas or knows why, please let
me know.

Hello there,

We understand that you have an inquiry in regards to the streaming of Groove Music content through One Drive on your Xbox One console.

You may find the answer of why the change occurred within the Groove Music OneDrive Streaming: FAQ support
article, which mentions all information in regards to the feature itself.

Try checking this out for us and let us know if this helps.

Best wishes!

Are you using the old Music app or the new Groove app. Microsoft changed from Xbox Music to Groove recently.

I use USB thumb drive to connect to Series console and capable to play music via Music Player app, this is another music app. Since I have Groove app already installed, still cannot navigate my local music from external thumb.

I assume that Groove is capable to play music without the need of external drive and still playing in background while doing multitask on console.

Unfortunately, although Music Player app has capable to play music, it requires that thumb drive must be connected to console and no way to transfer local music to internal drive at all. Plus the app must be active, doing multitask on console will result in stopping music.

The question, is there a way to use Groove to play music for Series console in my end? If not due to discontinued, what's the point of Groove's availability in my end that yet I still cannot play music?