Xbox One owners are now receiving July update with new features and improvements. The July Xbox Update adds features that make finding content even easier and offers a host of improvements to Mixer. A new FastStart feature is also available which allows you to jump into your games twice as fast and play after downloading just a fraction of it. Check out more details below.
FastStart Enabled for Select Titles
FastStart is a new innovation from our Xbox Platform team that allows you to jump into your games twice as fast and play after downloading just a fraction of it. FastStart works by identifying which files are needed to begin playing and prioritizes the download of those files first, enabling you to quickly jump into full-fidelity gameplay while the remainder of your title downloads in the background.
Group Your Games and Apps
Introducing a powerful new enhancement to Pins, which we call “Groups.” With Groups, you can create multiple collections of content made up of anything from within My Games & Apps. You can also assign custom names to each Group, organize and order them, and add individual Groups to Home. Groups will appear across My Games & Apps, Home and Guide, so you’ll be able to access your Groups at a moment’s notice. Best of all, Groups are tied to your Xbox Live account, so they will automatically sync across multiple Xbox One consoles.
More Search Options
Now pressing the Y button anywhere in the dashboard will bring up the search dialog, allowing you to easily launch your content, sift through Settings, or find products in the Store. This process is found in many apps, but now you can do it anywhere within the dashboard.
Mixer Share Controller Improvements
The new Xbox One July Update enabled full mouse and keyboard support for PC users, along with Share Controller Key Bindings.
Second, the update also added multi-touch support for touch-enabled devices. This allows multiple controls to be used at the same time! For example, you can control the joystick and press A at the same time on your touch laptop.
And lastly, the new patch has added a per-channel leaderboard that spotlights viewers who have contributed to a streamer’s channel the most during a Share Controller session.
Full Screen Broadcasting on Mixer
Mixer streamers can now go full screen with their webcam while broadcasting. You can switch to full screen webcam broadcasting at any time you want. While in this mode game audio is muted, making it perfect for talking to your audience while switching from game to game or setting up before you start playing. You can even do all IRL broadcasts!
For the best experience we recommend using one of these cameras:
- Microsoft LifeCam Studio
- Logitech HD Pro Webcam C922
- Logitech Webcam C930e
- Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000
Console broadcasting quality and stability improvements – made a number of changes and fixes to improve overall broadcast video quality. You will now experience improved performance when broadcasting bandwidth-heavy multiplayer.
