We've gone from being confused about when Xbox One dashboard updates were due to be launched, to having so many of them launched that we can't keep track. It appears that the September Xbox One dashboard update is now live for all users. Yes, on August 28th.
Here's what to expect from the update (which you can get by hitting the "Update" option under the System option in the Settings app if it doesn't download automatically):-
Media Player App - This is now available and will play media files from USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 drives. DLNA support will be added by the end of 2014, but is not yet available. More supported formats will also be added by the end of the year.
Party System Changes - The party system will now allow the party leader to set the party to be "invite only", which will keep unwanted ruffians out of your gang. They'll also be able to remove people from a party like an over-zealous bouncer.
SmartGlass - You can now post status updates and comments to your activity feed and game clips from SmartGlass. Threaded message conversations are in play now too, and you can even record game clips directly from SmartGlass.
Boot to TV - If you'd like to, you can now set your console to boot directly into the TV app.
Multiple Delete in Upload - If you want to get rid of multiple clips at a time in Upload, you now can. Just select the clips you want to remove, and select "delete."
Bandwidth Monitor - In the Network section of the Settings app, you can now monitor your Xbox One's bandwidth usage over the last 12 hours, and over the last month, as well as seeing a live bandwidth usage statistic. You can select which day of the month you'd like to reset your usage statistics, so you can marry it up with whichever day your ISP counts from or to.
Plenty of useful stuff in there, and Major Nelson explains it all in slightly more detail in the video below.
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Oh yeah multiple delete!! Get rid of those ridiculous FIFA clips from the keepers saves in one sweep!
@WINGNUT That is EXACTLY what I did just as soon as I got the update. Bye bye, 800,000,000 FIFA clips!
I just wonder why the updates are always 2GB, i wish they were smaller.
Just checked my settings...Its not live for me... live on the east coast in the USA
@EternalDragonX @DLR
Dave, do you have the update live?
He and I are in the US and Canada respectively EDragonX, I'm on the road atm but let's see what Dave has to say about NA.
awesome, media app..........been too long
So it turns out my xb1 downloaded the update by itself and installed itself all while I was watching preseason football. Which explains why after going to my settings, the update wasn't showing.
The new music app is not that good...I can't play in background like Xbox 360 or snap ...but maybe it will get a next update
Multiple clip deletes was very nice. I only had to deal with the old way for a couple days and was relieved to see this feature in the new update. I can only imagine how some of you early adopters feel.
Finally, a media player. Now I can finally sell my 360. lol
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