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New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 8/18/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Posted on August 18, 2018August 18, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180816-1920). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Important Build Notes Shopping Cart Update Thanks so much for your feedback on the new Shopping Cart feature in the Store! We’ve heard your feedback and are now taking Shopping Cart offline to make fixes and improvements. Shopping Cart will return to the Store in the next few weeks. File a Bug shortcut on the Console Trying to file a bug and your controller... Read more

Team Xbox Spotlight: Yifei, the Xbox Insider Summer Intern

by Anna, Software Engineer, and Savannah, Program Manager Posted on August 16, 2018August 16, 2018

Summer is always a special time at Microsoft, as the company is joined by over a thousand interns from all over the world. The internship program not only allows students the ability to show off and develop their skills throughout the 12-week program but also allows them to consider whether they’d like to pursue a full-time career with the company after graduation. Interning at Microsoft isn’t just about the daily grind, however, as plenty of fun activities are planned for the interns, such as special presentations by executives and even a huge concert at the end of the summer. Aside from getting to experience what it’s like to work at Microsoft firsthand, one of the coolest... Read more

New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 8/15/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team & Randy Santossio, Avatar Team Posted on August 15, 2018August 15, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180812-1920). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Important Build Notes Avatar Editor We are releasing an update to Insiders in the Alpha Skip Ahead, Alpha, and Beta rings! This build includes updates to Avatar rendering as well as other improvements to the Avatar Editor user experience. Please check out the new navigation animations as well as the newly released collection of moods and props! Avatar... Read more

New Shopping Cart feature now available in the Xbox Store!

by Scott, Xbox Program Manager Posted on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018

*Edited 8/14/18 4:00PM PDT* (updated Feature Details and Known Issues) Beginning today Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead, Preview Alpha, and Preview Beta can begin using the new Shopping Cart feature in the Xbox Store! FEATURE DETAILS: You'll now see a Cart icon in the Store which will navigate to the Shopping Cart. All game and app product details pages now have an “Add to Cart” button accessible from the “…” next to the Buy button. The Shopping Cart art is persistent and works across the Microsoft Store, including on the Xbox One, Windows 10, and the Web, as long as you are signed in with your Microsoft account. The Shopping Cart supports physical goods, and games... Read more

New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 8/12/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on August 12, 2018August 12, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180810-1920). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Important Build Notes Avatars We’ve received feedback that the integration of Avatars on console has been a bit confusing due to the use of phrases like “Avatars on Home” and “Avatars on Dashboard,” so we wanted to clear up a few things. Currently, Avatars are visible to Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip Ahead and Alpha Rings in the following places: the... Read more

New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 8/9/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180807-1920). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Important Build Notes Avatars We’ve received feedback that the integration of Avatars on console has been a bit confusing due to the use of phrases like “Avatars on Home” and “Avatars on Dashboard,” so we wanted to clear up a few things. Currently, Avatars are visible to Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip Ahead and Alpha Rings in the following places:... Read more

Avatars on the Xbox One Dashboard: Q&A

by Phillip, Xbox Program Manager Posted on August 8, 2018August 8, 2018

With the pre-release of 1810 you should now be seeing the new avatars throughout the Xbox One dashboard! We are excited to hear what you think about them and would love to get your feedback. If you haven’t already, please take the time to fill out our Xbox Insider survey on avatars. We have heard that some users are uncertain where avatars should show up. We want to help clear up any confusion. First, as we roll out the feature, many of your friends may not have access to create their own avatar. You will see more avatars as the feature rolls out broadly and more and more of your friends are able to create avatars. Next, you should check whether you have chosen to represent... Read more

New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 8/4/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on August 4, 2018August 4, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180801-1920). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Important Build Notes Avatars We’ve received feedback that the integration of Avatars on console has been a bit confusing due to the use of phrases like “Avatars on Home” and “Avatars on Dashboard,” so we wanted to clear up a few things. Currently, Avatars are visible to Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip Ahead and Alpha Rings in the following places:... Read more

New Preview Delta & Omega Ring 1806 System Update – 8/4/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on August 4, 2018August 4, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Delta and Omega Rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1806.180802-1822). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1806 system update. Fixes: My Games and Apps Additional enhancements to the fixes for Users that experienced issues with launching titles that had been crashing on the console. Known Issues: Profile Color Sometimes users may encounter an incorrect Profile color when powering on the... Read more

New Preview Beta Ring 1806 System Update – 8/3/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on August 3, 2018August 3, 2018

Starting at 6:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Beta Ring will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1806.180802-1822). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1806 system update. New Features: Avatar Editor Xbox Insiders in the Beta ring can now access the new Xbox Avatar Editor app through Insider Hub. Go check it out, and be sure to leave feedback via the Quest! Fixes: My Games and Apps Additional enhancements to the fixes for Users that experienced issues with launching titles that had been crashing on the console. Known Issues: Profile Color Sometimes users may encounter an... Read more

New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 8/3/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on August 3, 2018August 3, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180731-2042). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Important Build Notes Avatars We’ve received feedback that the integration of Avatars on console has been a bit confusing due to the use of phrases like “Avatars on Home” and “Avatars on Dashboard,” so we wanted to clear up a few things. Currently, Avatars are visible to Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip Ahead and Alpha Rings in the following places:... Read more

New Preview Beta & Delta Ring 1806 System Update – 8/2/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on August 2, 2018August 2, 2018

Starting at 6:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Beta and Delta Rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1806.180801-0341). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1806 system update. New Features: Avatar Editor The new Xbox Avatar Editor, which has previously been available only to Alpha and Alpha – Skip Ahead rings, is coming the Beta Insiders today! Xbox Insiders in the Beta ring can now access the new Xbox Avatar Editor app through Insider Hub. Go check it out, and be sure to leave feedback via the Quest! Fixes: My Games and Apps Additional enhancements to the fixes for Users that experienced issues... Read more

New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 8/1/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on August 1, 2018August 1, 2018

Starting at 6:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180729-1907). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Important Build Notes Fixes: Avatars Several reliability fixes around the Avatar Control to fix: -> The double-image issue of Avatars that some users are seeing. -> The speed in which the Avatar is displayed. Groups Fixed an issue in which some users received the Something went wrong moving app in group. Networking Updated... Read more

Thanks So Much for Your Involvement in Alpha – Skip Ahead!

by Savannah, Xbox Program Manager Posted on July 31, 2018July 31, 2018

As we’ve often said here on the Xbox Insider Blog: Our community is what makes the Xbox Insider Program so special. We’ve been excited to grow the program – from its origins as the Xbox Preview Program to now – with your help. Recently, we introduced the Alpha – Skip Ahead ring, which grants a select number of our Xbox Insiders an even earlier look into what our engineers are up to. We weren’t sure how our community would respond to the Alpha – Skip Ahead ring, though we’d seen Windows Insiders take part in Windows Skip Ahead builds and greatly impact the quality and performance of those early builds. But we were happy to see that interest in this brand new ring was high.... Read more

New Preview Delta & Omega Ring 1806 System Update – 7/29/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on July 29, 2018July 29, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Delta and Omega Rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1806.180726-1758). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1806 system update. Fixes: My Games and Apps Users should no longer experience Various Games and Apps failing to launch which required a title uninstall and reinstall. This fix will resolve the issue when you launch the title. Users should no longer experience an issue with the Store app erroring out with the (0x80070bfa) error when browsing/launching the Store. Networking Fixes to resolve the issue with Wireless and Wired networks... Read more

New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 7/29/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on July 29, 2018July 29, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180726-1906). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Important Build Notes Avatars We’ve received feedback that the integration of Avatars on console has been a bit confusing due to the use of phrases like “Avatars on Home” and “Avatars on Dashboard,” so we wanted to clear up a few things. Currently, Avatars are visible to Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip Ahead and Alpha Rings in the following places: the... Read more

New Preview Beta Ring 1806 System Update – 7/28/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on July 28, 2018July 28, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Beta Ring will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1806.180726-1758). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1806 system update. Fixes: Home Stability fixes to Home to fix Guide crashing causing parties to crash and other guide functionality to be unstable. My Games and Apps Additional enhancements to the fixes for Users that experienced issues with launching titles that had been crashing on the console. Messaging Stability improvements to the Xbox inbox to improve the end to end functionality of messaging. Users should no longer see no messages in your... Read more

New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 7/28/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on July 28, 2018July 28, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180725-1920). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Important Build Notes Avatars We’ve received feedback that the integration of Avatars on console has been a bit confusing due to the use of phrases like “Avatars on Home” and “Avatars on Dashboard,” so we wanted to clear up a few things. Currently, Avatars are visible to Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip Ahead and Alpha Rings in the following places: the... Read more

New Preview Beta Ring 1806 System Update – 7/26/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on July 26, 2018July 26, 2018

Starting at 6:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Beta Ring will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1806.180724-1902). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1806 system update. Fixes: My Games and Apps Enhancements to the fixes for Users that experienced issues with launching titles that had been crashing on the console. Known Issues: Groups You may see issues with Groups if you frequently switch between your non-Preview console and your Preview console. Workaround: Reset your Groups locally on the Preview console through “My games & apps” > Groups, then using the “Delete all... Read more

New Preview Beta Ring 1806 System Update – 7/25/18

by Bradley Rossetti, Xbox Insider Team Lead Posted on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018

Starting at 6:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Beta Ring will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1806.180723-1749). Read on for more about the fixes and known issues in the latest 1806 system update. Please note that this build is a full build of around 3.4G and it does not factory refresh the console. Fixes: My Games and Apps Users should no longer experience Various Games and Apps failing to launch which required a title uninstall and reinstall. This fix will resolve the issue when you launch the title. Users should no longer experience an issue with the Store app erroring out with the (0x80070bfa) error when browsing/launching the... Read more

New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 7/23/18

by Austin, Xbox Program Manager Posted on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha - Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180720-1510). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update Fixes Backgrounds Fixed an issue where background images or achievement art would sometimes not display on console boot. Networking Fixed various networking issues that sometimes caused the console to not be connected to Xbox Live after waking from Instant-on Known Issues Virtual Keyboard We are tracking an issue where users are reporting that... Read more