Bungie App Updated for Destiny Beta July 16, 2014

In anticipation of the start of the Destiny Beta Test tomorrow, the Official Bungie App has been updated and is now the Official Destiny Companion.

Originally released as a way for players to track their progress in Halo Reach and unlock some exclusive multiplayer content, the Bungie app has been a constant companion for me since it was released. Since Bungie split from Microsoft, the app has been a tool for browsing Bungie.net on a mobile device, but we have expected for some time that the app would be updated to an essential game companion once Destiny was close to release. In fact, one of the first preview videos for the game showed the developers using their mobile app to communicate in the game when not playing it.

You can download the Destiny Companion App from your SmartPhone’s App Store right now or if you already have the Bungie App installed, it will become the Destiny Companion after updating it to its latest version.

The Destiny Companion app is free of charge. You do not need to be a part of the Destiny Beta Test to use the app.

The Destiny Beta Test starts tomorrow on the PS3 and PS4. It is coming to the Xbox 360 and Xbox One on the 23rd.