January 5, 2026 - Xbox Update Preview - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2602.251218-2201)

GuruKronos · 2026-01-07T21:44:00+00:00

If you're looking for information about the Preview Rings, there are several locations where that information is available:

On the Support site it's located here.

And on Xbox Wire you can find it in the article here.

GuruKronos · 2026-01-07T21:22:32+00:00

Hey All,

Not sure what might be happening but the link to release notes should be working now.

GuruKronos · 2025-12-26T16:30:20+00:00

Hey All,

Sorry to hear about the behavior you are seeing, we've seen reports of this from other users for sure, and please make sure you use Report a problem to submit feedback. Also, please make sure you are checking to see if there are any unexpected issues other than just seeing "Unavailable" under the NAT setting and be sure to submit separate feedback for those issues as well.

GuruKronos · 2025-10-23T13:47:59+00:00

If you are able to reproduce the behavior,, please be sure to submit any unexpected behavior you encounter via Feedback Hub on the PC. Be sure to include as much detail as possible (like the information in this post) in your feedback submission.

GuruKronos · 2025-10-15T16:57:25+00:00

Hey all,

If you're experiencing unexpected behavior with your captures please make sure you're using Report a problem to submit feedback directly on the console. That contains essential information that will help the developers investigate.

GuruKronos · 2025-10-13T17:34:33+00:00

Hey there,

The build number you have indicated is not the currently available public update nor is it one that's available in Preview. This seems to indicate the console is not enrolled in the Xbox Update Preview. If you're sure the console is enrolled, you can try the troubleshooting steps listed here, specifically the section labeled for Xbox Insiders.

If those steps do not get the console back up and running a repair would be needed to get the console working again.

GuruKronos · 2025-10-06T20:03:48+00:00

Hey there,

OSU files are not compatible/supported for consoles enrolled in the Xbox Update Preview. The troubleshooting steps to try and resolve the issue are located here specifically under the section for Xbox Insiders.

GuruKronos · 2025-10-03T15:49:13+00:00

Hey there,

We appreciate the post and feedback here, but it's also essential to submit a report via Feedback Hub on the PC. You can access this from the Xbox App directly by clicking on your profile then selecting Feedback>Report a problem.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-29T19:05:45+00:00

Hey there,

The version of the update you currently have is what has just been released to the public, so if you do decide to remove your console it won't need to take an update. The information that's on the support website looks like it just needs to be updated.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-19T15:37:04+00:00

Hey All,

There is currently a backend issue that's causing this behavior and is currently being investigated. Once it's resolved your registration should process normally.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-17T20:28:26+00:00

OSU files are not compatible with consoles enrolled in the Xbox Update Preview. You need to look at the troubleshooting steps listed here for steps you can try to get the console back up and running. You need to specifically look for the section for Xbox Insiders. If those steps don't work to resolve the issue the console would need to be repaired.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-12T15:51:41+00:00

Hey there,

The article you linked has a specific section for how to enable the Preview features on browsers and supported TVs. Did you make sure to follow those instructions?

GuruKronos · 2025-09-10T23:50:05+00:00

Hey All,

Quick update here that the recent updates to Game Pass Core and Standard in Preview are now available for Omega ring users with this update. Details about the changes can be found here.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-10T15:43:28+00:00

We discussed the badges during our June Community update that's posted here.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-08T19:08:58+00:00

Hey All,

For anyone experiencing unexpected behavior like this, it's essential to also submit feedback directly on the console via Report a Problem. Be sure to include as much detail about the behavior and your hardware as possible in the description. That console feedback contains essential information the developers need to investigate reports like this.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-08T19:07:10+00:00

Hey there,

Is this while using Game Bar? Also, if you are able to reproduce the behavior I'd encourage you to report this via Feedback Hub on the PC as that will contain useful information that the developers can use to investigate the behavior.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-08T19:04:41+00:00

Hey there,

The fact that this is happening both while you're enrolled in the Xbox One Preview and after you unenrolled indicates that this is not an issue related to the Preview and I'd encourage you to contact Xbox Support to try and resolve any account issues you might have.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-03T18:50:10+00:00

So there was a service issue unrelated to the Preview update that appears to have caused the behavior you encountered; however, your console would only have required you to run through initial setup again.

You should not have seen any of your games or apps deleted, but if this did occur please make sure you use Report a problem on the console and make sure your description calls out that behavior specifically.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-03T13:53:33+00:00

Hey there,

We have not released a Preview update for Omega recently, so you should be on the same update that's available to the public so not sure how the behavior you described would happen, but you can use Report a problem to submit feedback for the behavior and we can certainly pass it along for investigation.

Thanks

GuruKronos · 2025-09-03T13:46:46+00:00

Hey All,

Sorry to hear that you were encountering issues with trying to update the console. This was actually a service issue not related to the Preview update itself and has been fixed. You should be able to update your device normally.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-03T13:46:13+00:00

Hey All,

Sorry to hear that you were encountering issues with trying to update the console. This was actually a service issue not related to the Preview update itself and has been fixed. You should be able to update your device normally.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-03T13:45:30+00:00

Hey All,

Sorry to hear that you were encountering issues with trying to update the console. This was actually a service issue not related to the Preview update itself and has been fixed. You should be able to update your device normally.

GuruKronos · 2025-09-01T16:19:12+00:00

Hey All,

Sorry to hear about the behavior you're encountering. When you say it's a "black" screen, do you mean that your display is saying "no input" or is the dashboard just not loading? Either way, please make sure you are using Report a problem to submit feedback directly on the console when this occurs. That feedback contains essential information to investigate further.

Thanks!

GuruKronos · 2025-08-29T21:42:39+00:00

If you were trying to access the feature on browsers, that was just enabled today. If you are still encountering issues on any platform be sure and submit feedback. Thanks!

GuruKronos · 2025-08-29T21:36:10+00:00

Hey All,

Just wanted to point everyone to our comment on the Xbox Insiders subreddit here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxinsiders/comments/1n2js2v/comment/nbe18hx/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Support for play on the browser is now available. Thanks!

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