May’s a busy month for the Xbox One Preview Program, with updates being released on both the Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs. Those of you trialling the Windows 10 Insider Program on PC have the following to look forward to inside the Xbox app:
- Avatars – Users can now download and launch the Avatars app from within the Xbox app.
- Friends updates – Adding friends is easier with the ability to designate them as favorites and share your name from the Xbox app. Users can also now report or block people from the Xbox app.
- Game hubs – Similar to Xbox One, users can now view the game hub for an Xbox One game and view the activity feed curated by the game’s community manager.
- Game DVR – Users can now alter the keyboard shortcuts used for opening the Game Bar, starting and stopping recording, taking screenshots, and view and manage cloud-based game clips from the Xbox app .
- Testing streaming – The Xbox team needs help in providing information about PC performance and connectivity characteristics in perpetration for game streaming from Xbox One to Windows 10 PCs. By participating, users will anonymously send the team diagnostic information on their PC and network settings.
- Turn On/Off your Xbox One Console – The Connect menu in Xbox app has been updated to let users power Xbox One on and off from Windows 10 devices when they are on the same home network.
The Xbox app will automatically update via the Store (beta). Meanwhile, the following updates are being pushed out to the Xbox One Preview Program:
- Xbox One Digital TV Tuner in 11 new European countries – The team will continue to test the Xbox One Digital TV with the preview audience in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland, with plans to make it available to all customers in these countries later this summer.
- Wireless Display app – The team continues to make improvements to the Miracast functionality in the Wireless Display app based on that feedback.
If you’re trialling the updates, let us know how you go.
This article may contain affiliate links, meaning we could earn a small commission if you click-through and make a purchase. Stevivor is an independent outlet and our journalism is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative.
