Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha (2402.240108-2200)

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

It’s essential we word that some updates made in these preview OS builds embrace background enhancements that guarantee a high quality and secure construct for Xbox consoles. We will proceed to put up 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 machine.

Details might be discovered under!

System Update Details:

• OS Version: XB_FLT_2402ZN25398.3402.240108-2200
• Available: 2 p.m. PT – January 10, 2024
• Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – January 11, 2024

New Features and Experiences

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

Xbox Wireless Controller – Thumbstick Calibration

For customers within the US who’ve independently changed the circuit board on their Xbox Wireless Controller and Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 or customers in all areas experiencing minor thumbstick points, we now supply a person-guided self-calibration software for thumbsticks via the Xbox Accessories App.

• Note: The help article linked on the finish of the expertise is at the moment unavailable. This will likely be out there sooner or later.

Fixes Included

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

System

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

Known Issues

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

Audio

• We have obtained reviews of customers experiencing intermittent points with audio throughout the dashboard, video games, and apps. If you will have skilled points, be certain you will have the newest firmware updates to your TV and different tools. If you’re uncertain, it’s possible you’ll must contact the producer for help.
  • Note: If you proceed to expertise points after making use of the newest 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 positive to incorporate as a lot data as potential:
    • When did the problem begin?
    • Did you lose audio simply within the recreation/app or system audio as effectively?
    • Does altering the audio format resolve the problem? If sure, what was the format earlier than and after?
    • Does rebooting resolve the problem?
    • What does your setup embrace? Equipment, structure, and many others.
    • And any further data you possibly can present to breed the issue.

Networking

• We are investigating reviews of a difficulty the place the console could not connect with their community as anticipated on boot. If you expertise this, make sure you report the problem through Report a Problem as quickly as you’re in a position.

As at all times, make sure you use Report an issue to maintain us knowledgeable of any points you encounter. We could not be capable to reply to everybody, however the knowledge we’ll collect is essential to discovering a decision.

If you’re an Xbox Insider on the lookout for help, please go to the group subreddit. Official Xbox employees, moderators, and fellow Xbox Insiders are there to assist together with your issues.

When posting to the subreddit, please look via the newest posts to see in case your problem has already been posted or addressed. We at all times suggest including to current threads with the identical problem earlier than posting a brand new one. This helps us help you the perfect we are able to! Also, don’t neglect 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 immediately and welcome to the group if you happen to’re simply becoming a member of us! We love that it has turn into such a pleasant and group-pushed hub of dialog and help.

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