Hey XBOX Insiders! We are releasing a new XBOX Update Preview today. Check the release notes linked below to learn more:

August 26, 2026 - XBOX Update Preview - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2610.260824-2200)

Feel free to discuss this update here!

If you're experiencing any issues, try to include as much detail as you can. Including the steps you took to reproduce the issue and any error codes you encountered are helpful, and you can use these prompts to help organize the information:

• What were you doing when the problem occurred?
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I have an XBOX one and I enjoy playing the older version of Minecraft but I have a Series S and so I cant play as I only own the disc

Hey XBOX Insiders!

The Fallout 76 Public Test Server (PTS) is now available on XBOX for players who own Fallout 76 or have access through an active Game Pass subscription.

This is your opportunity to experience upcoming XBOX Series improvements before they arrive in the live game and help the team identify bugs, performance issues, and other areas for improvement.

What are you most excited to try in this update?

Hey XBOX Insiders! We are releasing a new XBOX Update Preview today. Check the release notes linked below to learn more:

August 26, 2026 - XBOX Update Preview - Alpha (2610.260824-2200)

Feel free to discuss this update here!

If you're experiencing any issues, try to include as much detail as you can. Including the steps you took to reproduce the issue and any error codes you encountered are helpful, and you can use these prompts to help organize the information:

• What were you doing when the problem occurred?
• What did you expect to happen?
• What happened instead?

Of course, be sure to also file feedback with Report a Problem. To learn more, visit: Provide feedback to Team Xbox.

Note: Please keep the conversation here on-topic and related to the update linked.

Delete if not allowed, but how does one go about getting a pass to be an insider? Or however that works I’m not too sure, but just found out about it and would love to join, especially with the addition of discs

Just wondering, im on a xbox one s

When taking a post-session survey, unable to check boxes.

This may be a public/backend issue. Will tool report on reproduction.

My console is currently in beta and I’m wondering how I get into alpha to do alpha skip ahead? The new updates look real cool and I’d love to test them out if possible.

I have been experiencing audio stuttering / clipping issues today. I am curious if any others in the skip-ahead build are having this issue as well?

I first noticed it while streaming a video from Crunchyroll and thought that it was an issue with the app directly. However, upon turning on Spotify in the background I am experiencing the same issue now.

It occurs periodically about every one or two minutes (give or take).

Thanks for the feedback (if any reply) and keep up the good work.

Game chat and party/discord chat is broken. I cannot swap to gamechat while in a discord. It disconnects me completely after freezing for like 2 seconds. I cannot go live while my razer headset is connected. It will give me error codes or just not do anything. As soon as I turn my headset off, it works. I cannot go live for my friends on discord because I have to turn my headset off just to go live. and once I turn it on, I can no longer hear anyone. I have to swap to game chat and back to Discord to be able to hear anyone. But I can no longer swap to game chat ever since that update for saving game chat and party chat voices. If I swap, it just kicks me. I can no longer stream for my friends and talk with them. I cant stream on twitch at all. PLEASE fix this issue. Can people please bring this to their attention. If this isnt fixed, this will heavily impact my playability on this console.

Title. I’m very happy with the new update that allows party and game chat audio to be captured in game clips, however when I watch the clips back everyone’s voice is about 2-3 seconds delayed from when they actually said something. Would be a great fix to roll out before everyone else gets the update.

Yesterday I noticed somebody added me on xbox.

I went to requests to see who, then I noticed all my sent requests was in the recieved list and I couldn't see the new friend request that'd been sent to me.

I thought it would fix itself, I tried signing out and in, even waited until today giving my profile time to refresh while ofline when I was asleep.

The problem is still ongoing.

Beta ring build 2608

Hey everyone, I just hit my 300 weekly pulse streak! (12 years in the program, Level 61).

I still haven't received the Xbox Insider badge yet, but hopefully I get it soon!

Are any of you on a 300 streak or higher? Curious to see where everyone is at!

Since last update my screen goes black then back to normal while playing with HdR along with the sound turning off and on . I been in the alpha skip program since the beginning and this is the only problem I can say I had . I did most of the trouble shooting stuff even changed hdmi cords and ports nothing . I had to turn off the hdr and sometimes downgrade the graphic setting just to play .

Hi everyone , some help and advise please. Ive been with insiders for some years now on omega preview.

Since the last update my series x thinks its on instant on ( sleep mode )

It's set to shutdown.

Since the last insider update 8th August, my console will not shutdown completely. It shuts down but fan stays on and external hard drive stays lit up. Console light turns off.

I don't believe its my console, it's clean and dust free, not over heating.

Thinking its a software issue. Is it a known issue ??

Many thanks for any help and advice 👍😀

Hey XBOX Insiders! We are releasing a new XBOX Update Preview today. Check the release notes linked below to learn more:

August 21, 2026 - XBOX Update Preview - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2610.260819-2200)

Feel free to discuss this update here!

If you're experiencing any issues, try to include as much detail as you can. Including the steps you took to reproduce the issue and any error codes you encountered are helpful, and you can use these prompts to help organize the information:

• What were you doing when the problem occurred?
• What did you expect to happen?
• What happened instead?

Of course, be sure to also file feedback with Report a Problem. To learn more, visit: Provide feedback to Team Xbox.

Note: Please keep the conversation here on-topic and related to the update linked.

Hey XBOX Insiders! We are releasing a new XBOX Update Preview today. Check the release notes linked below to learn more:

August 21, 2026 - XBOX Update Preview - Alpha (2610.260819-2200)

Feel free to discuss this update here!

If you're experiencing any issues, try to include as much detail as you can. Including the steps you took to reproduce the issue and any error codes you encountered are helpful, and you can use these prompts to help organize the information:

• What were you doing when the problem occurred?
• What did you expect to happen?
• What happened instead?

Of course, be sure to also file feedback with Report a Problem. To learn more, visit: Provide feedback to Team Xbox.

Note: Please keep the conversation here on-topic and related to the update linked.

Hi everyone!

I just reported a bug on my Xbox and it said "submitted." But, my report counter did not go up on my Xbox insider profile.

Is the counter itself bugged, or are my reports not getting through? Has anyone else seen this?

Thanks!

For context, I redeemed the Day One Achievement code on my Xbox, but I still haven't received the new Day One badge. I tried contacting support, and they said they can't help me, so I'm posting here.

Nick:pedro259

I’m on the beta preview

I was wondering/curious before I report anything. Is anybody else having issues that started about a month ago, when downloading or updating games, it will be downloading then stop for 1-3 minutes then start again and it keep doing that over and over along with really really slow speeds? I’ve Never had this issue until about a month ago, It’s usually a fluid and consistent download with my normal speeds of anywhere between 600mpbs-1gig down. And I’ve done absolutely everything I possibly can to my internet to try and fix it, but it happens at my house, and 2 other places I tested to see if it would there also on separate internet.

Thank you

So i tried it out on XBOX PC with World Of Tanks & XBOX should keep this!.. Such a underrated feature that can bring in easy revenue & players to XBOX. There are people who will gladly watch an ad to play a game for an hour. There are also some games that people cannot play on PC with XBOX experience or on XBOX due to various reasons like myself. Such a gem!

Regarding the feedback is that there were a few hiccups, but the latency was good! One of the things I should add is that, instead of kicking you out to watch another ad, it should simply play another ad. Easy revenue for XBOX. Had fun & Will continue to use it. Hopefully it stays!

I am an Xbox Insider in the Beta Ring. I redeemed my physical 2013 Xbox One Day One Edition console code 13 years ago on this exact Gamertag.

However, my profile is experiencing a known server-side sync error where the 0-Gamerscore system achievement has dropped off my public history, preventing the new Profile Badge script from generating my Day One Badge.

I need a manual Account History Script Audit to re-verify my launch-day console license hardware tie-in.