Xbox ​Insiders in Beta Ring ⁤Receive ​New Friends and Followers Experience

Xbox Insiders in ‌the beta​ ring are now receiving the new Friends and Followers experience that ⁣Microsoft first⁣ revealed on⁣ September 11th. ⁣This new experience ⁢has⁤ already been available to users in the Alpha Skip-Ahead Ring for about two weeks, but Microsoft should now deem ‌it stable ‍enough ⁣to roll it ⁣out to a wider audience.

The main changes⁢ to this experience are the reintroduction of friend requests ‍and new privacy settings and management options. In⁢ the new system, if​ a person wants to be friends with someone, they have‌ to send‌ a friend ‌request and get accepted.​ If that person doesn’t accept your⁢ request, you can ⁤follow that person instead.

New Features⁤ and ⁣Experiences

Beta ring update version 2409.240925-0005 includes many fixes and several known issues. The full change log is below:

Friends⁢ and Followers

Making friends has never been so good! ‍Starting today, Xbox Insiders will experience‌ a new way ​to manage their relationships on ⁢Xbox.

Includes Fixes

Thanks ⁣to great feedback from Xbox Insiders and the ⁢hard work of Xbox engineers, we’re excited to announce that the following fixes have ‌been implemented in ​this ​build:

Capture and Share

Addressed an issue⁣ where game clip ⁢capture‍ would not always terminate when drive space ​was low, which could lead to unexpected performance issues until the‍ console‌ was restarted.

Installation

Addressed issue where some game add-ons would not install on the same drive ⁣as the⁣ base game when using more than one storage device.

System

Various updates have been made to correctly reflect local languages ​​across consoles.

Known Issues

Known issues may have been listed in⁣ previous​ Xbox Insider ⁢release notes, but are not being‍ ignored! However, it may take more time for Xbox engineers to find a solution. Learn more about known issues below.

Friends⁤ and Followers

Xbox 360⁢ friends you add to your favorites may appear in both your friends list and your Following list.

You’ll see⁣ an approved friend request notification when someone adds you ‍to favorites or shares their real name with you.

Search

We⁣ know that switching to the emoji keyboard when searching in Home or Guide can cause your keyboard to lose focus. This is especially true if you select a colon ​or exclamation ⁣point before the transition.

Solution: Leave the keyboard, ‌search, then try again with the cursor in a ⁣different location ⁣before‍ switching to the emoji keyboard.

If ‌you encounter any of these issues, please submit​ your feedback​ to Report a ‌Problem.

Provide Feedback to Team Xbox

If ⁢you’re‍ interested in⁢ becoming ⁤an Xbox Insider, check out this⁣ FAQ for ⁣more information.