Starting at 6 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Update BETA & Delta rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1804.180316-1900). Read on to learn more about a new feature, fixes and known issues in the latest system update.
New Features:
Guide
- Monitor your game downloads directly from the Guide. Previously an experimental feature, now enabled for all users.
Fixes:
Audio
- We have resolved the issues that some users with Spatial Audio experienced unexpected game volumes when playing games or apps.
- We have resolved the issue in which the Mono output feature was not working as expected.
- We have resolved the HDMI-in volume is lower issue that users have been experiencing for TV Input and some media apps.
- We have resolved issues with Dolby Atmos for Home Theater and certain AVR models that did result in random sound cut outs. The receiver should now correctly display with the ATMOS stream is detected and accurately reproduce ATMOS channels.
- We have resolved issues with Dolby Atmos for Home Theater and certain AVR models that did result in random sound cut outs. The receiver should now correctly display with the ATMOS stream is detected and accurately reproduce ATMOS channels.
Home – Guide
- We have resolved the issue in which some users have been experiencing the Guide crash.
Game Install Progress
- We are aware of an issue in which the Game Progress status shows over 300%. Please note that this is a different scenario to the fix in this build referenced above in fixes.
Vudu
- Users should no longer encounter any issues playing 4k content in the Vudu app.
Settings – Accessory App
- We have resolved an issue in which some users were not able to assign controller configurations in the Xbox Accessory app.
Known Issues:
Pi-Hole
- Pi-hole users may encounter issues signing in, creating, or recovering accounts upon downloading the 1804 update. This is due to a new configuration file which is downloaded from a URL Pi-hole blocks by default.
- Workaround: Add clientconfig.passport.net to the Pi-hole allowed IP address list.
Netflix
- Netflix on Monitor only works at 1080p and does not support 1440p – Netflix is aware of the issue. Workaround : If watching Netflix on a Monitor/LCD please set the display output to 1080p.
System
- We are investigating an issue in which some users are experiencing the console shutdown after you turn it on. Workaround – Simply turn the console back on.
Virtual Keyboard
- The virtual keyboard disappears randomly when inputting text.
- Chinese virtual keyboard not working in this build. Workaround plus in a USB keyboard.
HDR Issues
- Some users are discovering that some games are not showing in HDR – Please file feedback when you encounter this to help in the investigation and please provide the make and model of your TV and the firmware version.
Spotify Search
- Some users are discovering that the search function in Spotify is not working. Please file feedback when you encounter this to help in the investigation.
- Workaround – Type in a search hit enter and nothing happens. Click the left stick twice and it searches properly.
Controller sharing/ Co-pilot vibration issues
- Some users may experience a problem with a controller vibrating non-stop when using the share controller or the co-pilot feature.
Audio
- Loss of center channel when Windows Sonic enabled
- Audio lag in various games and apps being tracked
Mixer – Games UWP Games
- There is an issue with broadcasting UWP Games. If you start a game then proceed to load Mixer and the broadcast fails we are tracking this issue. Workaround – Start Mixer to broadcast then start the game and you can broadcast while the game is running.
4K Game Crashes
- Resuming a 4K HDR game after watching captured 4K screenshots and gamedvr clips will result in the game never starting again or result in crashes.
My Games and Apps – Some Games missing from your collection
- We are investigating an issue in which some games and apps are missing from your collection. You may see the tabs in your My Games and Apps show a spinning circle/no titles/and or some titles missing in your (1) Game Pass collection and (2) EA Access collection. You still own the titles they are simply not displaying in My Games and Apps Workaround – Simply find the missing title in the Store and play from the Store display page or launch the EA Access app for other titles missing.
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Source: Xbox Blog
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