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Alpha Users,

Thank you for your patience as we move forward with the builds your bugs are gold!

We are releasing a new build at 6.00pm PDT today - details here
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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 10/3/2017 (8:00AM GMT 3/10), 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_1710.170930-1912
Available: 6:00PM PDT 10/2 (1:00AM GMT 3/10)

NEW FEATURES:

• Avatars on Home
See your friends represented as avatars on your Home. New blocks you’ve added, callouts for games friends are playing, and more on your Home screen will now feature today’s animated avatars.
NOTE: Users wishing to represent themselves as an avatar can do so by changing their settings under My profile > Customize profile > Show my avatar.

FIXES:

• Games with Gold
Fixed an issue which prevented the Games with Gold lounge from launching from the tile on Home.

• Netflix
Fixed an issue which could sometimes cause stuttering in Netflix.

• Games & Apps
Resolved an issue which prevented certain apps from launching.

• Game DVR
Fixed an issue which sometimes caused a white frame to appear briefly in recorded game clips.

• Blu-Ray Player
Miscellaneous fixes for Blu-Ray HDR playback.

• Display & sound
Resolved an issue which sometimes prevented the TV from switching to HDR mode when playing 4K UHD HDR content.

• Party Chat
• Fixed an issue which could cause poor quality audio shortly after a party chat session is initiated. • Fixed an issue which sometimes caused party chat to disconnect.

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.

• Party Chat
• Voices and audio may sound distorted or garbled.
• You may experience disconnects from party chat (dropping to game chat) with no notification.

• Notifications
You may be unable to clear unread notifications in the Guide.

• Backgrounds
Setting a background from recent achievement art does not function.

• Blu-Ray Player
3D Blu-Ray content may not correctly play in 3D.

• 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.

Source: Xbox One Insiders - October 2nd: New Preview Alpha build available (1710.170930-1912) : xboxone

Posted By: Brink
02 Oct 2017