Why was the Party Chat notification removed from Console Companion App?

Eladio,

Thank you for your reply.

There is no notification option for party chat on my console companion app.

There used to be but it is no longer there.

The version of my Xbox Console Companion App is 48.55.30001.00000

I then went to the Microsoft Store for updates and it says "Good to go" that I have all current updates.

Thank you

Hey RYAN

Thank you for taking the time to post this on the Xbox Forums. We understand that you are inquiring about party notifications on the Xbox Console Companion app.

The Xbox app does carry a party notification configuration, you can follow these steps to find this:

1. Open the Xbox Console Companion app and sign-in.
2. Select Settings on the left hand side, under the Menu.
3. Select Notifications and you will see Party & game invitations.

If you are unable to see this option, then I would have you
verify what version of the Xbox app you currently have on your pc.

To locate what version of the Xbox Console Companion app you have installed, open the Xbox Console Companion app and select
Settings. On the general tab, scroll to the bottom of the screen to the
About section to see your current version number.

If you can confirm this, then we should be able to provide much more tailored troubleshooting techniques for you.

To be sure, are you using the Xbox app or the Console Companion App? Party chat has been discontinued for the Console Companion App.

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out here in Xbox Forums. I understand there is an issue with the Xbox App on PC. I recommend to try this link: Troubleshoot
Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10.

If the issue persists, try this:

1. Click Start, and then type Windows PowerShell on the search box.

2. Right-click, and then select Run as administrator.

3. Type the following command to uninstall Xbox app: Get-AppxPackage
*xboxapp*| Remove-AppxPackage

4. Hit Enter.

Launch Windows Store and download Xbox App.

Give this a try and let us know the results.

That did not help at all.

I've tested it a bit more.

I have an Xbox One, iOS Xbox app and PC with Xbox Companion App and Xbox Game Bar (beta) and my family helped me test it with their accounts

I can receive notifications about party invites from everyone when I am on my Xbox One. This actually works fine.

I can only receive notifications from parties created by Xbox Companion app on my iOS Xbox app. No notifications about party invites sent from Xbox One.

I can join any parties both on my iOS app and on my Xbox One console.

On my PC I can only receive message notifications and voice chat requests both in my Xbox Game Bar and Xbox Companion.

I do not receive any notifications about invites to party neither in Xbox Companion, nor in Xbox Game Bar

From my Xbox Companion I can join open parties that were created by Xbox Companion on another PC if I click on a friend's name.

From my Xbox Companion I CANNOT join open parties that were created on Xbox One console, even if I click on a friend's name and see that he is in a party

From my Xbox Game Bar there is NO option to specifically join a party if a friend is in one, if I choose to "join voice chat" I join a different voice chat and not the one that he has with his party.

Please sort this out. This stuff is actually messing up my ability to join premade groups in Gears 5 multiplayer and I am wasting that XP boost that I got for paying for a deluxe version of the game!

It's not just the mobile app, it also applies to the one on Windows 10 PC. Game Bar keeps closing and this could be a virus. As for the main Xbox Console Companion, there is no way to join invites only parties due to the notifications for that being removed
permanently.