Starting today, we’re introducing new ways for XBOX Insiders to make Home, My games & apps, and the Guide work better for them.
Keep your console Home fresh with rotating backgrounds, find games in your library more easily, or move the Guide to the other side of the screen. Give these updates a try and tell us what you think and what we could make better.
Alpha Skip-Ahead members can try them first. We’ll bring them to more XBOX Insiders and players over time.
Rotating Home Backgrounds
Want a new look for Home without picking a new background every time? XBOX Insiders can now save favorite dynamic backgrounds and shuffle through them automatically.
To save a favorite, go to Settings > General > Personalization > My background > Dynamic backgrounds > Dynamic backgrounds, choose a background, and press X. You’ll find it in the new Favorites category. Pro tip: If you have a controller with an exclusive background, like the XBOX Wireless Controller X25 Special Edition, saving that background as a favorite lets you use it even when the controller isn’t connected!
You can also choose Shuffle at the start of any background category. Have your background change each time you sign in, or set it to change hourly, daily, or weekly. Shuffle your favorites or explore a whole category, it’s an easy way to keep Home feeling fresh.
New Ways to Organize Digital Licenses for Disc-Based Games
Since August, XBOX players have been able to claim digital licenses for their disc-based games. You’ve told us you want more control over how those games appear in your library, so we’re adding a couple of options.
Starting today, XBOX Insiders who’ve claimed a digital license from a disc-based games will see those games in a separate category in their full library. Prefer to keep them alongside your other owned games? You can switch back in Settings > General > Personalization > Games & apps. From that same page, you can also hide the digital license icon on game tiles.
Your Guide, Your Side
Prefer the guide on the right? Now you can put it there. XBOX Insiders can choose whether the Guide opens on the left or right side of the screen to switch up how you navigate XBOX.
Pick your side in Settings > General > Personalization > Guide. Tell us if you’re team left or team right.
How to Get XBOX Insider Support and Share Your Feedback
Thanks to XBOX Insiders for all of the feedback. You can also visit aka.ms/XBOXplayervoice to share what you think.
If you’re an XBOX Insider looking for support, please join our community on the XBOX Insider subreddit. Official XBOX staff, moderators, and fellow XBOX Insiders are there to help. We recommend adding to threads with the same topic before posting a brand new one. This helps us support you the best we can!
If you aren’t part of the XBOX Insider Program yet and want to help create the future of XBOX and get early access to new features, join the Program today by downloading the XBOX Insider Hub for XBOX Series X|S & XBOX One or Windows PC. For more information on the XBOX Insider Program, follow us on Twitter at @XBOXInsider and keep an eye on this blog for all the latest news.
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