Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha (2402.240122-2000)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a brand new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha ring at this time.

It’s vital we notice that some updates made in these preview OS builds embody background enhancements that guarantee a high quality and steady construct for Xbox consoles. We will proceed to publish these launch notes, even when the noticeable adjustments to the UI are minimal or behind the scenes, so that you’re conscious when updates are coming to your system.

Details could be discovered under!

System Update Details:

• OS Version: XB_FLT_2402ZN25398.3443.240122-2000
• Available: 2 p.m. PT – January 24, 2024
• Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – January 25, 2024

New Features and Experiences

We have thrilling information! Alpha customers can anticipate one thing new coming to their Xbox Update Preview.

Settings – Access Restrictions

We have up to date the Access restrictions web page in Settings by shifting the prevailing choices beneath a brand new menu for Access restrictions choices. Additionally, we have now added new choices to permit use of the Edge net browser, setting Home console, and to delete profiles on signal out. To view these new choices, navigate to Settings > System > Access restrictions.

Fixes Included

Thanks to all the nice suggestions Xbox Insiders present and the arduous work of Xbox engineers, we’re pleased to announce the next fixes have been applied with this construct:

Installation

• Various fixes to additional enhance sudden points when putting in or updating video games and apps.

System

• Various updates to correctly replicate native languages throughout the console.

Known Issues

While recognized points might have been listed in earlier Xbox Insider Release Notes, they don’t seem to be being ignored! However, it might take Xbox engineers extra time to discover a answer. If you expertise any of those points, we ask that you just please observe any steering supplied and file suggestions with Report a Problem.

Audio

• We have acquired reviews of customers experiencing intermittent points with audio throughout the dashboard, video games, and apps. If you’ve gotten skilled points, make sure you’ve gotten the most recent firmware updates to your TV and different gear. If you’re not sure, you could have to contact the producer for help.
  • Note: If you proceed to expertise points after making use of the most recent firmware updates, please submit suggestions through Report a Problem instantly with the “Reproduce with advanced diagnostics” possibility, then choose the class “Console experiences” and “Console Audio Output Issues”. Be certain to incorporate as a lot data as doable:
    • When did the difficulty begin?
    • Did you lose audio simply within the recreation/app or system audio as properly?
    • Does altering the audio format resolve the difficulty? If sure, what was the format earlier than and after?
    • Does rebooting resolve the difficulty?
    • What does your setup embody? Equipment, format, and so forth.
    • And any extra data you’ll be able to present to breed the issue.

Networking

• We are investigating reviews of a problem the place the console might not connect with their community as anticipated on boot. If you expertise this, you should definitely report the difficulty through Report a Problem as quickly as you’re ready.

As all the time, you should definitely use Report an issue to maintain us knowledgeable of any points you encounter. We might not have the ability to reply to everybody, however the information we’ll collect is essential to discovering a decision.

If you’re an Xbox Insider in search of assist, please go to the group subreddit. Official Xbox workers, moderators, and fellow Xbox Insiders are there to assist along with your considerations.

When posting to the subreddit, please look by way of the newest posts to see in case your problem has already been posted or addressed. We all the time suggest including to present threads with the identical problem earlier than posting a brand new one. This helps us assist you the most effective we will! Also, don’t overlook to make use of “Report a Problem” earlier than posting – the data shared in each locations helps us perceive your problem higher.

Thank you to each Xbox Insider within the subreddit at this time and welcome to the group should you’re simply becoming a member of us! We love that it has develop into such a pleasant and group-pushed hub of dialog and assist.

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