October 7th: New Preview Alpha build available (1710.171006-2000)
HOW TO GET IT:
• If your console is in Instant-On mode and you have been selected to receive the update, it will download and install the update and reboot to standby.
• NOTE: Once the update is available to you, you can manually begin the update by launching the Guide and navigating to All Settings > System > Updates.
• If your console hasn’t downloaded and installed the update by 1:00 AM PDT 10/8/2017 (8:00AM GMT 8/10), you will be prompted to do so at that time.
• NOTE: This update has a shorter than usual amount of time before it becomes mandatory.
DETAILS:
OS version released: rs3_release_xbox_dev_1710.171006-2000
Available: 6:00PM PDT 10/7 (1:00AM GMT 8/10)
FIXES:
• Party Chat
Further improvements to resolve degraded party chat performance while playing or downloading a game.
• Mixer
Resolved an issue that could cause Mixer to stop streaming under certain conditions.
• Narrator
Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause Narrator to use the default voice instead of the user selected voice.
• Home
Fixed an issue that could cause Home to crash under rare conditions.
KNOWN ISSUES:
• Games & Apps
Game saves may take a long time to sync.
Workaround: Downloading certain game and apps (Minecraft, Netflix, Hulu, etc.) can cause this. Pause the download, then attempt to sync game saves.
• Backgrounds
Setting a background from recent achievement art does not function.
• Tournaments
The left and right navigation for selecting date and time during Tournament creation is currently reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
Left and right navigation in Tournament twists is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
Left and right navigation in the bracket view of Tournaments is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Sign-in
Text on the account and password sign-in screen in Arabic or Hebrew language may appear aligned on the left instead of the right side.
• Netflix
When using Hebrew language, Netflix fails to launch. A fix for this issue will be available soon.
• Avatars on Home
Users wishing to represent themselves as an avatar can do so by changing their settings under My profile > Customize profile > Show my avatar.