Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Skip-Ahead (2408.240123-2000)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a brand new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring right now.

It’s necessary we be aware that some updates made in these preview OS builds embody 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 modifications 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 beneath!

System Update Details:

• OS Version: RS_XBOX_DEV_FLIGHT26039.1003.240123-2000
• Available: 2 p.m. PT – January 26, 2024
• Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – January 27, 2024

New Features and Experiences

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

Xbox Game Pass

When launching an Xbox Game Pass title that’s leaving the catalog quickly, a random subset of customers will see we’ve got re-enabled a brand new dialog which can assist make clear precisely when it’s leaving and supply a straightforward path to buy the sport to maintain enjoying even after it has left.

Xbox Guide

Starting right now, a random subset of customers will discover a brand new expertise in some areas of the information. If you’ve gotten suggestions, remember to submit it by way of Report a Problem!

Fixes Included

Thanks to all the good suggestions Xbox Insiders present and the onerous work of Xbox engineers, we’re joyful to announce the next fixes have been carried out with this construct:

System

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

Known Issues

While identified points could 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 comply with any steering supplied and file suggestions with Report a Problem.

Audio

• We have acquired stories of customers experiencing intermittent points with audio throughout the dashboard, video games, and apps. If you’ve gotten skilled points, make certain you’ve gotten the most recent firmware updates to your TV and different tools. If you’re not sure, chances are you’ll must contact the producer for help.
  • Note: If you proceed to expertise points after making use of the most recent firmware updates, please submit suggestions by way of Report a Problem instantly with the “Reproduce with advanced diagnostics” choice, then choose the class “Console experiences” and “Console Audio Output Issues”. Be positive to incorporate as a lot data as potential:
    • 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 on.
    • And any further data you may present to breed the issue.

Game Card

• Some customers are reporting an sudden black display screen when opening the sport card or deciding on “Show in Microsoft Store” after it has opened, and we’re investigating.

Games

• We are investigating consumer stories of some titles experiencing sudden show or graphical points.

Networking

• We are investigating stories of a difficulty the place the console could not connect with their community as anticipated on boot. If you expertise this, remember to report the difficulty by way of Report a Problem as quickly as you’re in a position.

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

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

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

Thank you to each Xbox Insider within the subreddit right now and welcome to the neighborhood when you’re simply becoming a member of us! We love that it has turn into such a pleasant and neighborhood-pushed hub of dialog and assist.

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