Many new features introduced in the SDK for this version. Documentation will be updated soon on microsoft.com with more details.
Some of the updates:
App Target Tracking API: Capture and track the active target game bar is rendering over. Allows your widget to get context relevant information about the game being played. Note, user can turn off access to this for their widget if they choose.
Hotkey API: This API allows your widget to register for hotkeys while your widget is running (even if your widget/game bar is not shown on the screen. Allows your widget to respond to key combination presses to perform actions.
Notification API: Your widget can now post notifications using the Game Bar notification system. This allows you to display notifications over the top of a game (unlike Windows notifications). Please note that users can turn off this feature for your widget if they choose. There is an API to get that setting so you can inform the user if they're trying to use features that require notifications to work (and they have the setting off).
Widow bounds API: Get the window bounds of your widget window. Event to get updates when it changes.
Many new features introduced in the SDK for this version. Documentation will be updated soon on microsoft.com with more details.
Some of the updates: