Xbox One July Update Preview

Hey folks…we’re here in Los Angeles at E3 2014, and it has been a packed house all week long. We filled the Galen Center on Monday for our annual E3 show and rolled out an incredible line-up of blockbuster exclusives for this holiday and next year. And directly after our show, we held a great panel discussion with Phil, Yusuf and others – for 200 of our biggest Xbox fans. This was the first event of its kind for us… and we loved it. You can also read Phil’s thoughts on the past week at E3 here.
As we pack up our booth, we end E3 just as we started: Our focus is on you. You’ve shaped Xbox into what it is today, and we can’t thank you enough. We look forward to hearing more from you over the coming weeks – now, officially on Xbox Feedback – a dedicated channel for all your thoughts and recommendations. From what we’ve seen this week, your feedback continues to be amazing. As of today, more than 65,000 fans like you have suggested more than 4300 ideas and contributed over 180,000 votes.
We can’t wait to dig into your ideas and explore what may be possible for the future of Xbox. What better way to keep this momentum going than to share what’s coming in July? Here’s a shortlist of features rolling out in the next few days to folks getting early access to the Xbox One system update.
Snap Mode for Achievements. As we showed at our E3 Green Carpet event before the show, we’re offering an easier way to track and view your achievements in the moment. With Achievement Snap, you can track your achievement progress in real time without ever leaving the game. You can also ‘Get Help’ on any Achievements you’re struggling with. Xbox will scan the web for you and deliver relevant tips and strategy content right to your TV.
Double-tap to Snap. Double-tap the button on your controller to bring up Snap Center, where you can launch Achievements or any other snap-able app, without leaving your game. Already have an app snapped? Double-tap quickly switches between your game and the snapped app.
Choice of Spoken Language. Folks in New Zealand, Ireland and Austria, with this update in July, will be able to select voice control using the English or German voice models from other countries. And if you’re an expat in an English-speaking country, you, too, can choose any of the other English language models that fit you.
Future Digital Bundles and Compilation Discs. We’re doing some work now so that publishers will have options for great digital bundle and disc compilation offerings in the future. As we test this feature, we’ll be seeing more flexible combinations of game titles and game content.
‘Like’ Game DVR clips. We’re adding the ability to ‘Like’ all your favorite Game DVR clips as well as activity feed items in SmartGlass.
Once again, thank you for your incredible support. You’ve helped us make E3 2014 a memorable one. But we have no intention of letting our foot off the gas. We can’t wait to roll out these new features in July as we pave the way for an amazing line-up of blockbusters and exclusives this holiday.

Source: http://majornelson.com/2014/06/13/xb...pdate-preview/

I love the achievement snap, but the digital stuff is killing me. Everything being in Smartglass is irritating as hell though. We have multiple devices with it already, and guess what I still don't want to use it. To me, it's mixed messaging. Either you want me to snap and be on a single device or you want me to have to look at Smartglass for everything.

They are doing a great job with these updates

I love the achievement snap, but the digital stuff is killing me. Everything being in Smartglass is irritating as hell though. We have multiple devices with it already, and guess what I still don't want to use it. To me, it's mixed messaging. Either you want me to snap and be on a single device or you want me to have to look at Smartglass for everything.

Originally Posted by Kaens

By digital stuff, what do you mean? I think the update means something more like the initial idea of the X1, where you bought it on a disc, but it unlocked it on your account for use everywhere.

So how much memory do these updates steal from your Xbox, have 11 games and and in down to 90gigs left, that just doesn't seem right.

So how much memory do these updates steal from your Xbox, have 11 games and and in down to 90gigs left, that just doesn't seem right.

Originally Posted by B8TINGU

Each update has been about 300MB. So, all 6 together, without taking into account data replacing existing data, take up a total 1.8GB. (Of course, updates don't add to the OS code exactly like that, so probably less than 500MB added to the existing core OS)

11 games installed, at what 30GB per game? 330GB of games, plus apps. 90GB left is probably about right.

Each update has been about 300MB. So, all 6 together, without taking into account data replacing existing data, take up a total 1.8GB. (Of course, updates don't add to the OS code exactly like that, so probably less than 500MB added to the existing core OS)

11 games installed, at what 30GB per game? 330GB of games, plus apps. 90GB left is probably about right.

Originally Posted by futiles

Oh...they don't like bean divers very much do they...sorry for the horrible grammar, trying to catch all these auto corrects or lack there of on my phone..

Oh...they don't like bean divers very much do they...sorry for the horrible grammar, trying to catch all these auto corrects or lack there of on my phone..

Originally Posted by B8TINGU

They are the only ones that like bean divers. Who else lets you use external HDDs to save your games?

snap achievements is the best part of the update

I'm assuming UI changes or button customization for non Kinect hardware.

Updated console, Achievement app is awesome

I need an Orb finding app...

I used achievement snap the night it updated, said, "Oh, that's cute. Xbox Unsnap." And have not thought of it, again.

I see that pressing the menu button on the tile from dashboard can switch it to full screen.

"A system update is being released for participants in the first update wave today, 6/22/2014, after 2:00PM PDT. Please note that this update is only going out to the first wave at this time.

HOW TO GET IT
◾If your console is in Instant-On mode, it will download and install the update and reboot to standby.
◾NOTE: Once the update is available, you can manually begin the update by navigating to Settings > System and selecting System Update. (Note - since this is a staggered update, you may see "No update available" if you are in the second wave.
◾If your console hasn’t downloaded and installed the update by 1:00AM PDT 6/24/2014, you will be prompted to do so the next time you start your console.

DETAILS

OS version released: xb_rel_1407.140620-2200
Available: 2PM PDT 6/22* (9PM GMT 6/22)

*This update is currently being targeted at participants in the first update wave. We will post an announcement when it is made available to the rest of the preview audience.


KNOWN ISSUES
◾A small number of users may experience a black screen upon rebooting from Energy-Saving mode, or after a hard-reboot. This update contains some initial fixes to reduce or eliminate instances when this issue can be encountered. We are currently testing some additional fixes to eliminate occurrences of this issue.

FIXES
◾This update addresses an issue where consoles configured with static network settings lose their configuration after going through a cool boot.
◾This update contains fixes to address issues where USB headsets do not function properly while plugged into the USB ports of the console.
◾This update contains fixes to help reduce instances of consoles entering a black screen (with or without an Xbox logo) after booting from Energy-Saving mode, or after a hard-reboot. There are additional fixes for this issue that are currently being tested. If you continue to encounter this issue after taking this update, please let us know via the forums.

Thank you for participating in the update previews, and thank you for your feedback!"

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Just downloaded the second July preview update

Update:

If you haven't received the 1407 update, tonight is the night! A system update is being released for all remaining participants today, 6/23/2014, after 6:00PM PDT. Please note that this update is for those who have not yet received 1407. If you already have the update, you will not receive one today.

HOW TO GET IT

If your console is in Instant-On mode, it will download and install the update and reboot to standby.
NOTE: Once the update is available, you can manually begin the update by navigating to Settings > System and selecting System Update. (Note - since this is a staggered update, you may see "No update available" if you are in the first wave.)
If your console hasn’t downloaded and installed the update by 1:00AM PDT 6/25/2014, you will be prompted to do so the next time you start your console.
DETAILS

OS version released: xb_rel_1407.140620-2200
Available: 6PM PDT 6/23* (2AM GMT 6/24)

*This update is currently being targeted at remaining participants who have not yet received the 1407 update. If you are in the first wave you will already have this update.