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Wario64 · Dec 10, 2013

http://majornelson.com/2013/12/10/xbox-one-system-update/

I wanted to let you know that later today a required Xbox One system update will become available. This update works a little bit differently than what fans are used to on Xbox 360. Heres what you can expect:

A. If you are using the Xbox One Instant On (the low power state that allows you to instantly power up your console by saying Xbox On), your console automatically checks for updates when it you turn it off. Once we make the update available (on Tuesday, December 10th, 5:00 PM PT) this means the following will happen:

Your console will automatically download the update after you turn it off. Once the update has been downloaded in the background, your console will power completely down. Please note: You will need to manually power your console back on after the update has been downloaded. Because the update will power your console completely down, the Xbox On voice command wont be available until after the update is fully installed.
When you turn the console on youll see the update being applied. After that, your Xbox One will reboot. Youll know the update is installing when you see the Xbox logo on the green background (like at the top of this post.) This can take anywhere from 2-5 minutes. Once the update has finished installing, youll boot to the Home screen and youre all set.
Dont worry, if you are out of town for the holidays, you console also does regular checks for updates and will download it in the background even if you have not used you Xbox One in a couple of days.
B. If you are not using the Xbox One Instant On feature, you will be required to download and apply this update after Thursday, December 12th at 4:00 PM PT.

This update addresses the following:

Addresses SmartGlass issues for some users when coming in and out of connected standby
Addresses multiplayer issues for some users when re-joining games
Addresses issues with inconsistent notifications for some users
Addresses dashboard performance for some users
Offers improvements for Xbox Ones TV, system update, and content update services for scaling over time
Updated wireless networking driver to improve connectivity issues for some users
Weve got quite a few updates planned for the next year based on the community feedback weve been seeing, and Ill have details on those in the future.

Thanks and Ill see you online.

xxracerxx · Dec 10, 2013

Sounds like a solid update.

w00zey · Dec 10, 2013

I have a problem with my xbox one in that sometimes when it boots up the sound is crackle. I turn it on and off and it isn't. Is anyone else having this problem?

jwk94 · Dec 10, 2013

Nice, but I don't see why this would power your console off instead of just returning it to standby.

lastflowers · Dec 10, 2013

nice to see, keep them coming.

jwk94 said:
Nice, but I don't see why this would power your console off instead of just returning it to standby.

They apply the update on boot, probably not from standby resume

commedieu · Dec 10, 2013

Updated wireless networking driver to improve connectivity issues for some users

I think this solves 90% of folks nat problems..yeah? Nice speedy update

JordanBlack68 · Dec 10, 2013

Dont worry, if you are out of town for the holidays, you console also does regular checks for updates and will download it in the background even if you have not used you Xbox One in a couple of days.

That's stupid, so you can't manually check for updates?

hawk2025 · Dec 10, 2013

I'm assuming the dashboard performance fix fixes the memory leaks?

And how do you check manually for updates?

soul creator · Dec 10, 2013

it's a small thing, but they should really add some type of progress bar or at least the spinning circle to the bootup logo.

I remember a bunch of people thinking there system was frozen at launch, when it was ultimately just doing the regular update and bootup process

UltraRascal · Dec 10, 2013

jwk94 said:
Nice, but I don't see why this would power your console off instead of just returning it to standby.

OMG really? Who gives a damn? Honestly.

TheLegendary · Dec 10, 2013

Good starting point. Can't wait to see what else they add.

Scooby · Dec 10, 2013

No recent players update

SwiftDeath · Dec 10, 2013

Sounds like it will really improve stability and such, good to hear

UltraRascal · Dec 10, 2013

JordanBlack68 said:
Dont worry, if you are out of town for the holidays, you console also does regular checks for updates and will download it in the background even if you have not used you Xbox One in a couple of days.

That's stupid, so you can't manually check for updates?

Turn your console on...then turn it off. It will check and download an update if it is available. Easy enough.

Iacobellis · Dec 10, 2013

Are system updates no longer going to come a few times a year?

Fried Food · Dec 10, 2013

of course this doesn't include 5.1 DD support over optical. I mean, who wants that.

Frodo · Dec 10, 2013

Adding Miiverse as well?

RedAssedApe · Dec 10, 2013

Looks like mostly big fixes.

Garrett 2U · Dec 10, 2013

Nice update, keep them coming!

I was having some issues connecting thru 5GHz WIFI, I'm hoping that was part of the driver update

Iacobellis said:
Are system updates no longer going to come a few times a year?

Lol, did you read the OP?

"Weve got quite a few updates planned for the next year based on the community feedback weve been seeing, and Ill have details on those in the future"

Steverulez · Dec 10, 2013

Iacobellis said:
Are system updates no longer going to come a few times a year?

Presumably they will be fixing/adding things at various intervals for maybe the first year (fixing things first, then adding), once everything is how they want it we'll go back to big updates in Spring/Fall like we usually do.

StoOgE · Dec 10, 2013

Scooby said:
No recent players update

This is clearly a hotfix and not a feature update.

cartoon_soldier · Dec 10, 2013

Fried Food said:
of course this doesn't include 5.1 DD support over optical. I mean, who wants that.

Looks like more of an issues fix update than adding any functionality.

Hopefully we get it Q1 2014.

chubigans · Dec 10, 2013

Iacobellis said:
Are system updates no longer going to come a few times a year?

We got a confirm that it's bug fix updates through the year, and major updates like Xbox a few times a year.

ethomaz · Dec 10, 2013

Hummm cool..

SEGAvangelist · Dec 10, 2013

TV improvements sounds good. Hopefully they fixed the OneGuide for Comcast Little Rock!

Krakn3Dfx said:
Curious to see what comes of these. Dashboard tends to get pretty hitchy for me going between apps, so if they can knock some of that out, would be a good thing.

Same here. I find closing the apps makes a big difference in performance. It would be nice to not have to do this.

Krakn3Dfx · Dec 10, 2013

Addresses dashboard performance for some users
Offers improvements for Xbox Ones TV, system update, and content update services for scaling over time

Curious to see what comes of these. Dashboard tends to get pretty hitchy for me going between apps, so if they can knock some of that out, would be a good thing.

Timu · Dec 10, 2013

This is cool and all, but I hope they fix the upscaler someday.

SillyEskimo · Dec 10, 2013

Where's my 3D compatibility update for the Blu Ray player? That should have been there at launch.

SEGAvangelist · Dec 10, 2013

Timu said:
This is cool and all, but I hope they fix the upscaler someday.

I bet if they fix this it'll be a stealth update.

False · Dec 10, 2013

Sweet, looking forward to the update. Hope it smooths things out.

Bsigg12 · Dec 10, 2013

Timu said:
This is cool and all, but I hope they fix the upscaler someday.

I have a feeling that'll take a lot of work and we will see that updated in one of the major updates.

sangreal · Dec 10, 2013

Cool, but I hope there are either some undocumented changes or we get another update this year

Addresses dashboard performance for some users

I wonder if this means no more stuttering after a week

Steverulez · Dec 10, 2013

sangreal said:
Cool, but I hope there are either some undocumented changes or we get another update this year

The last line about "quite a few updates next year" based on feedback makes me think this is the only one we're getting this year. Still pleased we're getting it though

ShadowkillXNA · Dec 10, 2013

Fried Food said:
of course this doesn't include 5.1 DD support over optical. I mean, who wants that.

"We have a product for people who want 5.1 DD over optical......"

cartoon_soldier · Dec 10, 2013

sangreal said:
Cool, but I hope there are either some undocumented changes or we get another update this year

I wonder if this means no more stuttering after a week

That's what I presumed.

SEGAvangelist · Dec 10, 2013

Steverulez said:
The last line about "quite a few updates next year" based on feedback makes me think this is the only one we're getting. Still pleased we're getting it though

It might be the last before Christmas holidays is my guess.

Speedy Blue Dude · Dec 10, 2013

They're addressing issues fast, that's fantastic.

Hope this stops the Dashboard from getting laggy after being on standby for a week.

Satchel · Dec 10, 2013

w00zey said:
I have a problem with my xbox one in that sometimes when it boots up the sound is crackle. I turn it on and off and it isn't. Is anyone else having this problem?

Yep. Thought it was my amp.

R3TRODYCE · Dec 10, 2013

Cool beans.

w00zey · Dec 10, 2013

Satchel said:
Yep. Thought it was my amp.

I thought that it was the cable but haven't had enough time to really deal with changing it out. I was hoping it would randomly be in the list of things fixed

silver5liter · Dec 10, 2013

Steverulez said:
The last line about "quite a few updates next year" based on feedback makes me think this is the only one we're getting this year. Still pleased we're getting it though

Seeing that the year ends in 21 days, this doesn't seem like that big of a deal.

The Faceless Master · Dec 10, 2013

jwk94 said:
Nice, but I don't see why this would power your console off instead of just returning it to standby.

faster than it going to standby then when you turn it on, it says "you need to update, turn the console off then on again" and you have to turn if off yourself just to turn it on.

Scooby · Dec 10, 2013

StoOgE said:
This is clearly a hotfix and not a feature update.

Hope they fix it soon as well with the party system.

backflip10019 · Dec 10, 2013

It's been what -- 2 1/2 weeks since launch? Glad they're addressing these issues so quickly.

TheAngryMonkey · Dec 10, 2013

UltraRascal said:
OMG really? Who gives a damn? Honestly.

Personally I'd find it irritating/inconvenient if I walked into the room and said 'Xbox on' and got nothing because it decided to just turn off completely. Especially if you're like a lot of people who don't know an update is coming. It's a bad user experience.

Manp · Dec 10, 2013

lastflowers said:
nice to see, keep them coming.

They apply the update on boot, probably not from standby resume

can't they just prompt you to reboot once you wake the system up to initiate the update instead of shutting the whole thing down after the download?

shadow101 · Dec 10, 2013

biRdy · Dec 10, 2013

TheAngryMonkey said:
Personally I'd find it irritating/inconvenient if I walked into the room and said 'Xbox on' and got nothing because it decided to just turn off completely. Especially if you're like a lot of people who don't know an update is coming. It's a bad user experience.

its not like this happens often, every device today has updates.

macewank · Dec 10, 2013

Seems odd that it shuts the system down. there's gonna be a whole lot of uninformed folks wondering why the hell Xbox On doesn't work tonight.

Should download the update and return it to the state in which is was. When the system is booted up post-download, it prompts the user to reboot the system and install the update.

SEGAvangelist · Dec 10, 2013

TheAngryMonkey said:
Personally I'd find it irritating/inconvenient if I walked into the room and said 'Xbox on' and got nothing because it decided to just turn off completely. Especially if you're like a lot of people who don't know an update is coming. It's a bad user experience.

I just hope people don't wonder why their Xbox is stuck at a green screen and try to unplug it or something. Could this update brick consoles this way?

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