New or updated features

Custom Backgrounds

*Each account on your Xbox One can have a customized background.
*Choose a custom color as a theme or achievement art as your background image and those will show on any Xbox One that you Sign In on with your account.
*Use the Media Player app to pick any JPG or PNG image off of a USB attached drive or a home media server that supports DLNA. While viewing a picture/photo in full screen mode, press the Menu button and choose Set as background your custom image is stored locally on that Xbox One console.

Gamer Profile

*Share your location and bio as part of your profile.
*Select a set of showcase items that are displayed when other gamers look at your profile on an Xbox One console.
*Use Xbox One SmartGlass or Xbox One console to add or remove up to six game clips or achievements that will be displayed in a carousel format.
*Use Xbox One SmartGlass to browse to other peoples profiles and check out their showcase items.

Tweet about your Favorite Game Clips

*Share your favorite Xbox One game clips with your followers on Twitter.

Live TV Updates

*Live TV Trending

• Users in the U.S., Canada and the UK, will see a new Trending tab in OneGuide that displays the top 20 most watched TV shows, with the list filtered down to the shows that are currently available to you based on your OneGuide settings.
  
• The Live TV on Xbox trending list is updated by the minute, so you can easily discover shows that are popular with other viewers.

*Twitter TV Trending

• Users in the U.S. will see what Live TV is trending based on the highest number of tweets.
  
• The Trending tab in OneGuide is updated to display Live TV on Twitter first and Live TV on Xbox trending second.

*Tweets in MiniGuide

• Users in the U.S. will see the actual tweets for the Live TV shows in real time and quickly find the Twitter #hashtag to join the conversation.
  Recents and Favorites in MiniGuide

*MiniGuide has been updated to include your favorite TV channels in a combined

Recents and Favorites area

• MiniGuide can now be activated via voice by saying Xbox Select MiniGuide while watching TV.

Internet Explorer (IE) Updates

• From the Address Bar in Internet Explorer, you can easily snap from a full screen experience and move Internet Explorer into snap mode.
  
• Internet Explorer will show a number when something is newly-added to featured sites.
  
• Newly-added sites will also display a badge (denoted by an asterisk (*) in the upper right corner) until you launch them or seven days have passed since the site was added to the Featured list.

Xbox One Store Improvements

*The Store pages on Xbox One have been improved to enable you to more quickly browse and find content.
*Navigation buttons are moved to the far left so you can find them easier.
*Quickly find game add-ons, perform store specific searches and recommendations are more prominently displayed.
*Store categories have been standardized so you can easily see the top items in each query at a glance

Restart Now

*Cleanly power Cycle your console using the new Restart Now button available in the Settings area of the dashboard. Select Settings, Power & startup, and the new Restart Now button to shut down and restart your Xbox One console in cases where you need to refresh your IP address or to follow troubleshooting steps supplied on support.xbox.com.

Smartglass Updates

*Friends Game Activity on SmartGlass allows you to see a list of your friends that have played a given game within the Xbox One SmartGlass experience.
*For gamers with an Xbox Live Gold subscription, you can browse Free Games with Gold and discounted content with Gold and initiate download of the content to your Xbox One console from your mobile device.
*A new section for Apps designed to make it easier to find and download apps for your Xbox One,
*A new Coming Soon filter for Games and Add-ons to make it easier to see upcoming Xbox One releases sorted by anticipated release date.

Snap Updates

*Updated the Snap Center to include quick access to:

• Friends
  
• Messages
  
• Game DVR
  
• Clock
  
• battery indicator

*A double tap of the Xbox button on your controller will bring up a menu that allows you to open a new app in snap mode, close the current snapped app, or switch focus between your game and your running snapped app.
*Two apps have been optimized for Snap mode:
*Friends Snap App Access your friends list without leaving the game. Quickly check your friends list to see who's online right now and take actions like send message, invite or join.
*Messages Snap App Youll be able to open, read and respond to messages in Snap mode, and messages will now be displayed in a threaded conversation view.

Achievements App

*Updated to enable sharing of achievements you've unlocked with captions
*See a list of friends who have unlocked specific achievements
*Updated achievements Snap landing page that that shows Achievements on recently played games, when a user is not actively playing a game.

Friends section

*The new Friends hub enables you to see at a glance whats going on with your friends.

• Stay up-to-date with your friends current activities
  
• View most popular games your friends are playing
  
• View the Gamerscore leaderboard to see who has improved their Gamerscore over the last 30 days.

New SmartGlass features

*View a list of your top games in your profile.
*View a list of your friends most popular games in the Friend's section of SmartGlass.
*Universal remote control functionality add for the 11 countries that are getting *OneGuide TV listings, these users will be able use your mobile device to control your Xbox, TV, and/or Cable/Satellite box.

Media Player app update

*DLNA streaming is now supported. With this update, you will be able to easily access and play music, watch photo slideshows or movies stored on home media servers and devices that support the DLNA server protocols.
*MKV files are now supported.

Live TV MiniGuide

*For markets where OneGuide is available, a new MiniGuide on the bottom of the screen will display details about the TV content that is currently playing.
*You can quickly change channels
*See whats on other channels.
*Tune to the previous channel or other recent channels.
*All while watching your current TV show.
*You can also launch Miniguide using voice, by saying Xbox Select MiniGuide, or by using the thumbstick on your controller.

OneGuide in 11 new countries

*Live TV listings and schedules will be made available to customers on Xbox One and SmartGlass for:

• Belgium
  
• Chile
  
• Columbia
  
• Denmark
  
• Finland
  
• Norway
  
• Portugal
  
• Poland
  
• Sweden
  
• Switzerland
  
• Russia
  

Internet TV Apps

*Apps with live TV channels can now include their TV listings within OneGuide.
The first app to support this feature will be Zattoo with an upcoming content update for their app. The Zattoo app is available in Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Denmark.

Live TV initial setup experience

*Improved by attempting to automatically detect the set-top box connected to the HDMI-In port on a users Xbox One
*Enable users to select On start, go to TV for their Xbox One consoles.
*For existing users a one-time message will appear on next use highlighting this new capability,

Updated Devices & Accessories page

*To access the new page, go inside Settings, select Devices & accessories
*Select a device to
Find You can also more easily find (or identify) a controller by making it vibrate
Assign - assign accessories to specific users, such as assigning a headset to a specific gamer.
Update You can update the firmware for an individual device.

Password resets just got better

*Were making it easier and more secure to reset your password and add protection to your accounts. Starting around the 3rd week of October, if you havent set up security info, well ask you to provide an alternate email or cell phone number to use if you ever need their password reset.
*Youll only need to set this up once per account, and you wont need it every time you sign in.
*To avoid us asking you, add your security info ahead of time at [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] and get more info at
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Live TV

*Improved stability

Parties

*The Party App has been re-organized!
*See what activities everyone in your party is doing and tell more clearly who is playing in the same game with you.
*Quickly perform common actions like muting, joining, or sending game invites.
*Parties now have a Party Leader. This person can change whether the party requires invitations and can remove others from the party.

Media Player

*A new app will enable users to play media files from either an attached USB device
Xbox One will support more formats than Xbox 360, including support for dozens of new file formats.

Boot to TV

*Set your console to boot directly to television when coming out of connected standby.

SmartGlass updates

*Post status messages from the Activity Feed as well as add comments and share items from both your Activity Feed and from Game Clips.
*A personalized Activity Feed has been added to your profile.
*Messages have been updated to a new layout supporting a full conversation view.
*Ability to record game clips directly from the Now Playing bar.
*A new Whats New page will highlight the features of each release.

Xbox On in new markets

*Adding support for additional markets to use the Xbox On Kinect voice command to power on their consoles. New countries include:

• Australia
  
• Canada (French)
  
• Italy
  
• Spain
  
• Mexico

GameDVR deletes

*Users will be able to choose multiple GameDVR clips to delete from within the Upload app.

Save your Avatar Gamerpic

*Save Avatar GamerPics to your OneDrive.

Settings Updates

*A new option within the Settings menu called Devices & accessories will help Xbox One owners manage their controllers and accessories.
Instant Sign-In is now available from within the Sign-in, security & passkey area.

Bandwidth Usage Display

*Bandwidth Usage will show customers how much bandwidth their Xbox One is consuming over a period of time.
*This is useful for customers who want to track against bandwidth caps set by ISPs in certain markets.
*This new feature located in Network Settings under the Troubleshooting column.

Country Expansion

*Critical updates that are required to enable the launch of Xbox One to 29 new countries.

Update to the Activity Feed

*The interface will change to a single column scrolling list that is longer and includes more content.
*The ability to post messages to your feed, and to like and comment on feed items.
*You can share game clips and anything else in the feed with friends either publically (to your activity feed) or privately (as an attachment to a message).
*You'll be notified when anyone likes, comments on or shares your items.
*Each user will get a personal feed on their profile, so you can see what specific friends have posted to their activity feeds.
*With SmartGlass, you can see what your friends have shared to their activity feed and like specific posts (additional activity feed support coming in future SmartGlass updates).

Mobile purchase

*Using Xbox SmartGlass or on Xbox.com, you can remotely purchase games and Add-on content.
*If your Home console is set to Automatically download updates and purchases, your console will begin downloading your purchase.

Low battery notification

*A new notification will pop up when your controller battery is getting low.

Disable notifications during video

*The ability to turn off each of the notifications types so that they will not pop-up during video playback.

Enabling 3D Blu-ray

*An update to the Blu-ray player app will enable 3D Blu-ray functionality on Xbox One.

Last seen time in Friends list

*The friends list will now show how long its been since a friend has been online. For example, "Last seen 20m ago: Forza Motorsport 5.

OneGuide

*For users who have an issue with the OneGuide channel lineup, there is a new feature used to report the issue. Go to Settings, TV & OneGuide, Troubleshooting to Report a OneGuide Problem.

Snap Mode for Achievements

*An easier way to track and view your achievements progress in real time without ever leaving the game.
*Search for Achievement Help on any Achievements youre struggling with. This will launch Internet Explorer for you and deliver relevant tips and strategy content based on the Achievement you are working on.

Double-tap to Snap

*Double-tap the Xbox button on your controller to bring up Snap Center, where you can launch Achievements or any other snap-able app, without leaving your current experience.
*If you already have an app snapped, double-tap quickly switches between your game and the snapped app.

Choice of Spoken Language.

Xbox One owners can now choose their preferred Spoken Language in settings to enable better voice control compatibility. This is in addition to the Country selection used to access the Xbox store. For example, someone living in the United States who has an Australian accent may now choose English (Australia) for voice control while still having United States selected for Country location.

Future Digital Bundles and Compilation Discs

*Add the functionality for content publishers to create digital bundle and disc compilation offerings in the future.

External storage now supported

*Supports up to two external hard drives at once. Hard drives must be

• USB 3.0
  
• 256 GB or larger

*Install, download, or transfer games and content to a portable HD for easy mobility between consoles.
*Ability to manage content between internal and external storage

Friends update - Addition of real name sharing

*You now have the ability to share your real name with:
All of your friends
A subset of the friends you choose to share with
Friends of friends
Or none at all if you want to keep your true identity a secret.

Xbox Live Gold Membership Area

*A new hub that will allow you to access new content only available to gold members such as:
Games with Gold
Deals with Gold
Special announcements for Xbox Live Gold members,

Auto account sign-in

*Identify one account per console to automatically sign-in upon start up.

Updated store twist

The store twist was redesigned to make it easier to find the content that you want.

TV and OneGuide updates

*Updated IR command & control database to increase the number of devices Xbox One can control.
*TV & OneGuide settings updated to provide better power management and control for devices.
*Expand Premium TV to new markets
Canada
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Spain
Italy

Sound mixer for apps with Snap and volume controls when using Kinect with chat

*Under Settings, select Display & Sound. Weve added two new features for controlling your audio options.
*With the new Sound mixer, youll be able to control the volume levels of two apps when youre using Snap, letting you decide which app is louder.
*With the Chat mixer, youll be able to control the volume levels when youre using Kinect for chat.

Opt in to help improve speech recognition

*To help us in our efforts to make voice and speech improvements for Kinect even better, you can opt in to speech data collection.
*Under Settings, select Privacy & Online Safety. In the Privacy column, select Custom, scroll to the right until you find Share Voice Data and set this to Allow.

Take the next system update when you want

*When a system update is made available, youll find the option available to update your console now.
*Go to Settings and select System. If an update is available, the System update button will be available for you to select.

System update improvements

*The ability for the console to reboot and complete system update while in Instant On power mode.
*Users will easily be able to tell what games and apps are being updated or have been updated recently.
*Take future updates on demand when one is available without waiting for the console to do it from Instant On mode. Feature available under system settings.

Game and app saves and updates

*A game save progress bar will show you the status of your game saves.
*You will be able to easily tell what games and apps are being updated or have been updated recently.

Friends improvements

*Notifications will be added to see when favorites and friends sign in to Xbox Live.
*Friends who are in multiplayer will be identified in the friends list.

Blu-ray 50 Hz video output support for content recorded at 50 Hz

*This will resolve video playback issues that some Xbox Live members in Europe are experiencing.
*Kinect voice and motion improvements
*We continue to fine tune the quality and reliability of Xbox One commands.

Improved GameDVR video quality

*Through compression algorithm improvements.

Updates to Xbox One device management

*Improves the ability to control TVs, set top boxes, and receivers that our customers have reported issues with.

New/updated Features

Improved Multiplayer & Party chat


*Cross title party chat
*Party chat on by default
*Easier multiplayer invites
*Easier multiplayer joining
*Ability to see what the people in your party are doing

Improved friends list + profile

*Improved friends list utility & speed of access
*Ability to see people you recently played games with
*See when friends are broadcasting including live broadcast thumbnails in activity feed
*Get to a friends profile faster using type-ahead suggestions
*Contextual app menu actions on friends list and activity feed items
*Enabled more multiplayer (join and invite) actions on user profiles
*54 new contest-winning gamerpics

Twitch TV live streaming support

*Broadcast gameplay on Twitch.TV through Xbox LIVE
*Voice support for starting and ending broadcast

Bringing out social in home

*See favorite friends currently online
*See friends broadcasting gameplay

Miscellaneous shell improvements

*Improved notification center experiences including quiet mode
*View Game Clips while in snap mode
*Protect user settings with passkey

Browser improvements

*Control Bing and Google maps with gesture and controller
*Quick search when highlighting a term on a page
*When searching from Bing search on the console, direct link to Internet Explorer in order *to see additional web results.

New Devices - Driver and Firmware updates

*Firmware update to the Xbox One controller to support the Xbox One stereo headset adapter
*Support for 1st and 3rd party headsets
*Driver updates for the Xbox One Media Remote

SmartGlass Improvements

*Push notification to your device for Xbox Live messages
*Quickly see what a friend is doing including presence and recent
*Enhanced viewing of personal and a friend's game progress and clips
*Ability to close snap from SmartGlass

Live TV

*50Hz fix users can set the Live TV app to display at 50Hz for full or fill modes
*Volume up/down adjustments user can tailor the number of volume increments when using volume up or volume down commands
*IR blasting of power & volume to TVs/AVRs in all regions
*AVR setup maps to include model number for most sound bars or AVRs when setting up TV

Improved audio output support

*SPDIF (optical out) now supports 5.1 Dolby Digital enabling devices such as sound bars with only optical in to be able to receive 5.1 Dolby Digital from console over optical
*HDMI output now supports stereo uncompressed, 5.1 uncompressed, 7.1 uncompressed or 5.1 Dolby Digital or 5.1 DTS (5.1 Dolby Digital new for March)

New/updated Features

*Update to My Game & Apps to allow sorting of games and application lists, and separate queue lists for games, applications and installs
*Ability to delete game and application save data
*Improved installation and DLC management
*Addition of the controller battery power indicator
*Improved UI for accessing friends, achievements, messages, and party chat
*Game DVR app to be included in the Xbox OneGuide as an app channel
*Update to the boot progress indicators for system update
*Improve consistency of UX for update & install progress
*Separate game, application, and install queue lists
*Addition of USB keyboard support

Stability and performance update

*Addresses SmartGlass issues for some users when coming in and out of connected standby
* Addresses multiplayer issues for some users when re-joining games
* Addresses issues with inconsistent notifications for some users
* Addresses dashboard quality experiences for some users
* Improvements to Xbox Ones TV, system update, and content update services for scaling over time
* Updated wireless networking driver to improve connectivity issues for some users

Launch Day update

* This is the first update to the system and will include the full operating system.

* This is the operating system installed at the factory.