I'm not sure if you saw, but it looks like you might be able to request to be in alpha ring. Says there's a time limit.
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Odd.
Went held controller button to turn off. The dash froze and the console started blinking, then turned off.
Went held controller button to turn off. The dash froze and the console started blinking, then turned off.
I just got the new dashboard without being Alpha lol. I'll check that link. Thank you so much.
Edit: seems like I checked your response too late :(
The naming scheme tells you the release month and year. Since this build is labeled 1910, expect it to drop sometime in October. Though there are occasions where it release before the target month and sometimes after.
Thanks. Hoping this is smoother. The current one lags for me on my X more often than not.
I am on the Alpha Ahead one and I am still the old dash, are people getting the more refined one people had a while back? Loved that dash, so fast,
Only level 20 on the Alpha Skip Ahead. Maybe not high enough.
I am beta and level 10. So makes sense i probably dont have it. Dont do much reporting and quests.
I have hard reset a few times, since that sometimes pops it. Nothing so far. I did have the new dash a while back and then they took it down. No major issue tbh but the dash was so nice and fast,
I'm Level 8 and I got it around Sept 13th. I remember reading somewhere they would give it randomly to 50% of certain groups. I'm not sure though.
Interesting, there's Amazon Prime app preview today. I don't have Prime Video right now, so I can't test anything, unless they decide to give me a 30-day trial.
I'm in the same boat. Alpha skip ahead and seeing the old dash. But I am seeing a capture and share tab on the guide i haven't noticed before.
It's still being A/B tested though, I wouldn't count on it being part of the October release (although I hope it is).
Yeah, it does seem slicker. Must be some backend tweaks etc they keep doing. I still miss the redesign on the dash. Liked having access to everything in one screen (almost).
The new dash still needs a settings tab on the dashboard imo or something that hints that of you hit the xbox button the extra dash shows up and settings for example is there.
I mean i know it. But people that dont game much on Xbox or new people it can be confusing.
I mean i know it. But people that dont game much on Xbox or new people it can be confusing.
My guide makes a whoosh when it comes out, but then navigation is silent. If that a tweak or glitch?
Just my 2 cents, I liked scrolling through the guide. This new build is faster but it is boring. Maybe one day Xbox can make all the dashboard functions like widgets on a phone and you can just add or get rid of the ones you don't want. I don't need to get to my games 0.2 seconds faster; I just want the dashboard to work, THE WAY I LIKE.
Console updates that keep games and apps on resume? I feel like that's been a thing for awhile?
Asking the preview members;
Has there been any request at all for keeping the home tap/ first page/ home screen dashboard clean of tiles?
Choosing a background is basically useless since it's almost all covered by these tiles.
It would have been much better, cleaner and more welcoming if these tiles were moved page down or something.
Has there been any request at all for keeping the home tap/ first page/ home screen dashboard clean of tiles?
Choosing a background is basically useless since it's almost all covered by these tiles.
It would have been much better, cleaner and more welcoming if these tiles were moved page down or something.
Yeah, but I don't think it'll ever happen. And yeah backgrounds are almost useless - the only way it looks acceptable is if you choose wallpapers with the center figure in the top of the image so it can be seen.
I just don't get it.
I mean it should be obvious that it should be clean. It just irritates me when stupid decisions like this are being made and sticking with it.
The backgrounds on xbox drive me nuts. Images covered by tiles, and even when designers make backrounds to account for them, the placement of tiles gets moved with updates.
I ended up downloading a solid seafoam green tile image, daved that as my dash. Feels like it's the only semi-clean solution.
I think "ambient" or whatever work best. Anything with subjects are going to be obscured. Don't really care, I don't spend alot of time on the dash.
They could make it 99% transparent until input. 🤷♂️
They could make it 99% transparent until input. 🤷♂️
I doubt it has something to do with the level. I'm level 7 Beta Ring and got it around a month ago. It's just lottery.
Are you suggesting moving the tiles that you launch your latest games or apps down do you have to page down to use them?
Yeah, they've stated is 50% A/B testing, totally random.
I'm in the Alpha and I had the new Home experience the first time they rolled it out, but now I don't have it in this round of testing.
Yes. The first page/Home tab should be clean. Must be clean. You got 10 tiles covering the screen. That's without the pins. If these tiles were to be moved the home tab will look much better, cleaner and welcoming. A simple solution is to move them down or just switch the tabs from horizontal to vertical. Background is useless now.
There are so many solutions and yet they went with the most hideous , stupid and sticking with it. I just can't stand stupid/flawed design like these.
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So now the "Community" tab is after "GamePass" and "Mixer" on the "new/old" dash. This is so annoying that after 6 years we are still with a meh dashboard on Xbox One. I hope that next gen will change that.
Sounds like a huge sacrifice of quick usability for the sake of...backgrounds looking nicer.
Yeah, moving them down or to the side is a HUGE sacrifice for quick usability /s
You would have spent minutes just to go down.
There's no reason to do that though. Doesn't matter how big the sacrifice is, why would you add more actions users have to take? Doesn't make any sense to me.
How is pushing the button down adds more action? Seriously?
The dashboard is ugly and hideous. Backgrounds are useless. If you can't see that then no wonder it won't make sense to you.
