Xbox Insider Launch Notes – Alpha Skip-Forward (2408.231118-2000)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We now have a brand new Xbox Replace Preview coming to the Alpha Skip-Forward ring. It’s essential we word that some updates made in these preview OS builds embody background enhancements that guarantee a high quality and secure construct for Xbox consoles.

We proceed to publish these launch notes, even when the noticeable modifications to the UI are minimal, so that you’re conscious when updates are coming to your machine. Particulars will be discovered beneath!

System Replace Particulars:

• OS Model: RS_XBOX_DEV_FLIGHT25999.1004.231118-2000
• Obtainable: 2 p.m. PT – November 27, 2023
• Necessary: 3 a.m. PT – November 28, 2023

Fixes Carried out

Because of the onerous work of Xbox engineers, we’re blissful to announce the next fixes have been applied for this construct:

Apps

• Further fixes to enhance video playback points in varied streaming apps.

Audio

• Fixes to deal with some conditions the place customers may lose audio from the console unexpectedly.

Captures

• Fixes to deal with surprising points importing captures to OneDrive or an exterior storage machine.

Set up

• Fixes to enhance surprising points when putting in or updating varied titles.

My Video games & Apps – Handle Updates

• Mounted a difficulty the place the identical replace may seem a number of occasions unintentionally.

System

• Varied updates to correctly mirror native languages throughout the console.
  • Observe: Customers collaborating in Preview might even see “odd” textual content throughout the console, for extra info go right here.

Identified Points

We perceive some points have been listed in earlier Xbox Insider Launch Notes. These things aren’t being ignored, however it would take Xbox engineers extra time to discover a resolution.

Audio

• We now have obtained studies of customers experiencing intermittent points with audio throughout the dashboard, video games, and apps. When you’ve got skilled points, be certain you could have the newest firmware updates to your TV and different tools. If you happen to’re uncertain, chances are you’ll must contact the producer for help.
  • Observe: If you happen to proceed to expertise points after making use of the newest firmware updates, please submit suggestions through Report a Downside instantly with the “Reproduce with superior diagnostics” choice, then choose the class “Console experiences” and “Console Audio Output Points”. Remember to embody as a lot info as attainable:
    • 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 embody? Tools, format, and so on.
    • And any further info you possibly can present to breed the issue.

Networking

• We’re investigating studies of a difficulty the place the console could not connect with their community as anticipated on boot. If you happen to expertise this, you’ll want to report the problem through Report a Downside as quickly as you’re in a position.

Be certain that to make use of Report an issue to maintain us knowledgeable of your difficulty. We could not be capable to reply to everybody, however the knowledge we’ll collect is essential to discovering a decision.

If you happen to’re an Xbox Insider on the lookout for assist, please attain out to the group subreddit. Official Xbox workers, moderators, and fellow Xbox Insiders are there to assist together with your considerations.

When posting to the subreddit, please look by means of most up-to-date posts to see in case your difficulty has already been posted or addressed. We all the time suggest including to threads with the identical difficulty earlier than posting a model new one. This helps us assist you the very best we are able to! Don’t overlook to make use of “Report an issue” earlier than posting—the data shared in each locations helps us perceive your difficulty higher.

Thanks to each Xbox Insider within the subreddit in the present day. We love that it has change into such a pleasant and community-driven hub of dialog and assist.

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