Xbox Insider Launch Notes – Alpha (2402.240124-2200)

Hey Xbox Insiders! We’ve got a brand new Xbox Replace Preview releasing to the Alpha ring right now.

It’s essential we notice that some updates made in these preview OS builds embody background enhancements that guarantee a top quality and secure construct for Xbox consoles. We’ll proceed to submit 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.

Particulars could be discovered under!

System Replace Particulars:

• OS Model: XB_FLT_2402ZN25398.3450.240124-2200
• Accessible: 2 p.m. PT – January 26, 2024
• Necessary: 3 a.m. PT – January 27, 2024

New Options and Experiences

We’ve got thrilling information! Alpha customers can count on one thing new coming to their Xbox Replace Preview.

Xbox Recreation Move

When launching an Xbox Recreation Move title that’s leaving the catalog quickly, a random subset of customers will see we have now re-enabled a brand new dialog which can assist make clear precisely when it’s leaving and supply a simple path to buy the sport to maintain taking part in even after it has left.

Fixes Included

Because of 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:

System

• Varied updates to correctly mirror native languages throughout the console.

Identified Points

Whereas identified points could have been listed in earlier Xbox Insider Launch Notes, they aren’t being ignored! Nevertheless, it might take Xbox engineers extra time to discover a resolution. When you expertise any of those points, we ask that you just please comply with any steering offered and file suggestions with Report a Downside.

Audio

• We’ve got obtained studies of customers experiencing intermittent points with audio throughout the dashboard, video games, and apps. If in case you have skilled points, be certain you might have the newest firmware updates to your TV and different gear. When you’re uncertain, you could must contact the producer for help.
  • Observe: When you 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” possibility, then choose the class “Console experiences” and “Console Audio Output Points”. Make sure to embody as a lot data as potential:
    • When did the difficulty begin?
    • Did you lose audio simply within the sport/app or system audio as nicely?
    • 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? Tools, structure, and so forth.
    • And any extra data you may present to breed the issue.

Recreation Card

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

Video games

• We’re investigating consumer studies of some titles experiencing surprising show or graphical points.

Networking

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

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

When 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 together 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 current threads with the identical problem earlier than posting a brand new one. This helps us assist you one of the best we are able to! Additionally, don’t overlook to make use of “Report a Downside” earlier than posting – the data shared in each locations helps us perceive your problem higher.

Thanks to each Xbox Insider within the subreddit right now and welcome to the group in the event you’re simply becoming a member of us! We love that it has grow to be such a pleasant and community-driven hub of dialog and assist.

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