NEXT BIG XBOX ONE UPDATE: FEATURES UNVEILED

Microsoft has now offered information regarding updates starting from July 21 for their next-gen Xbox One console. Until now, the company has kept all its promises and has made a solid effort to work on user feedback.

The team behind the console have been shipping out heavy updates with each passing month, adding significant features and ensuring that users are being given exactly what they want.

The updates are the result of info feedback received from Xbox Feedback, a platform Microsoft launched in June by which Xbox users can send complaints, suggestions and recommendations directly to the people with the power to change things.

These changes include improvements to friends, activity feed, Xbox SmartGlass, notifications and more.

This article is taken from TECHBAAP

Party time

The last Xbox One update added helpful features like the ability to snap the achievements pane and do more with the controller’s Xbox button.

The forthcoming update focuses on social features, expanding the console’s activity feed with a new single-column interface with more content and sharing options. This will make the feed more Facebook-like, with “likes” for other players’ posts and a personal feed for every profile.

In addition, the update will add a new friends area on the Xbox One’s home screen for select users. The new panel will show current activities, trending games and a leaderboard. The feature is being previewed for now and will roll out in full at a later time.

Additionally, users will now see the last time a friend was online.

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More new Xbox features

The update will also let users purchase Xbox Live content from the SmartGlass app or Xbox.com that will automatically begin downloading if your console is set to receive automatic updates.

You’ll now receive notifications when your controllers’ batteries are low, though you’ll also be able to turn off notifications entirely during video playback.

And finally this update adds 3D Blu-ray playback for all users, as well as OneGuide for users in Brazil, Mexico, Austria and Ireland.

This article is taken from TECHBAAP

Updated Features 

• Expanded Friends area on Home: Right from Home, see what’s going on with your friends. Stay up-to-date with their current activity, the top trending games your friends are playing, and a leaderboard to see who has been working the hardest on their Gamerscore. We’re doing an extended preview on this, rolling it into the early access preview this month to a subset of our preview audience so we can refine it until it’s ready for the entire Xbox One market.
• Mobile purchase: One of the most requested features on Xbox Feedback. Using Xbox SmartGlass or on Xbox.com, you can remotely purchase games and Add-on content. No more waiting to begin downloading when you get home – if your console is set to automatically take updates, your console will begin downloading your purchase.
• Low battery notification: You asked for it, now a notification will pop up when your controller battery is getting low.
• Disable notifications during video: Adding the ability to turn off notifications based feedback we heard from you.
• 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: Direct from Xbox Feedback, the friends list will now show how long it’s been since a friend has been online. For example, “Last seen 20m ago: Forza Motorsport 5.”
• Activity feed updates: We’re adding new ways for you to interact with friends in the activity feed. The interface will change to a single column scrolling list that is longer and includes more content. We’ll add the ability to post text 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 also 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 been up to. And, 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).