The first Xbox One update of the year is now available. The update is filled with party chat, tv and a controller updates. With the controller update, users will now be able to connect their controller in “two seconds”. Another update that is user friendly is the GameHubs available to all Xbox One users and not just those with the Dashboard Preview Program. The Party Chat and TV updates are detailed below. Fire up your Xbox Ones and update your console.
Party chat updates
- New icons have been added to chat let users know the current status of a chat connection in the party. Icons have been added for when a connection is being made, indicates when the connection is successful, shows who is speaking and networking limitations.
- Improved connectivity between multiple participants with Strict or Moderate NATs updates include improvements to party chat in partial mesh situations when multiple participants are behind moderate or strict NATs with their home gateways/routers.
- Game and party invitations improvements includes seeing which friend is inviting you and what party or game the invite is for, without having to wait for the text to scroll on the notification.
- Decreased the time it takes to set up person-to-person (P2P) connectivity.
TV updates
- TV trending in OneGuide for the U.S., U.K. and Canada, and Twitter trending is available in the U.S..
- Live TV trending for France, Germany, Brazil and Mexico.
- Improved control of TVs, set-top boxes and audio/video receivers.
- “Trick play” with Xbox One Digital TV Tuner for the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
- Live TV streaming on Windows Phone and Android for the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
- OneGuide for the Netherlands.
