<s>
The	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
attachable	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
the	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
are	O
created	O
by	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
controller	O
was	O
designed	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Astro	O
Studios	O
and	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
from	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
and	O
running	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
is	O
operated	O
by	O
inserting	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
between	O
the	O
two	O
handles	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
connecting	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
's	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
3.5mm	B-Device
audio	I-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
which	O
supports	O
headsets	O
with	O
microphones	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
port	I-Architecture
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
pass-through	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
functions	O
like	O
screen	O
capture	O
,	O
launching	O
the	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
app	O
,	O
and	O
muting	O
the	O
microphone	O
are	O
mapped	O
to	O
physical	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
released	O
the	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
app	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
content	O
creation	O
tools	O
and	O
social	O
features	O
focused	O
on	O
controller-supported	O
iOS	B-Application
applications	I-Application
and	O
game	O
streaming	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
friends	O
"	O
list	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
add	O
other	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
players	O
and	O
view	O
their	O
online	O
and	O
in-game	O
statuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
utilizes	O
rich	O
presence	O
notifications	O
to	O
inform	O
players	O
when	O
a	O
friend	O
plugs	O
in	O
a	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
or	O
has	O
invited	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
party	O
chat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
8	O
friends	O
can	O
join	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
parties	O
,	O
which	O
function	O
as	O
private	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recordings	O
are	O
saved	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
app	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
later	O
edit	O
and	O
share	O
over	O
social	O
media	O
and	O
iMessage	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
controller	O
is	O
rated	O
as	O
an	O
Apple-certified	O
MFi	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
that	O
support	O
the	O
MFi	B-Device
standard	O
as	O
a	O
control	O
scheme	O
will	O
allow	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
is	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
recommended	O
gamepad	B-Device
for	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
cloud	O
gaming	O
service	O
GeForce	O
Now	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Gaming	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
Labs	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
CEO	O
Maneet	O
Khaira	O
in	O
mid-2018	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
student	O
at	O
Columbia	O
University	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
financed	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
its	O
first	O
product	O
,	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
,	O
through	O
investments	O
from	O
MrBeast	O
,	O
Preston	O
Arsement	O
,	O
Kwebbelkop	O
,	O
Typical	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Night	O
Media	O
,	O
and	O
Nadeshot	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Ashton	O
Kutcher	O
and	O
Guy	O
Oseary	O
’s	O
Sound	O
Ventures	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
which	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
alongside	O
the	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
app	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
;	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
partnered	O
with	O
Nvidia	O
to	O
certify	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
recommended	O
controller	O
for	O
their	O
cloud	O
gaming	O
service	O
GeForce	O
Now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
partnered	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
bring	O
Xbox	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Gaming	I-Application
to	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
controller	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
designed	O
for	O
Xbox	O
"	O
partner	O
hardware	O
program	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
through	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
3-month	O
trial	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbone	B-Operating_System
updated	O
the	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
app	O
to	O
feature	O
several	O
Xbox	O
integrations	O
and	O
the	O
packaging	O
for	O
the	O
Backbone	B-Operating_System
One	I-Operating_System
was	O
redesigned	O
with	O
official	O
"	O
Made	O
for	O
Xbox	O
"	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
