Microsoft rolls out Xbox One update

As promised by the company last December, Microsoft’s latest gaming console is finally receiving its first major update.

The update is slated to bring new functionalities to the Xbox One including the option to use a USB Keyboard on the console, as well as giving users the ability to see the battery life of their controller on the screen by pressing the Xbox Button.

With the recently seeded update, the Xbox One is able to sort out the files, not to mention segregate the Games from the Apps, stored inside its hard drive for better file management.

For reference, here’s the list of all the improvements that this update brings to the Xbox One:

• Update to My Game & Apps to allow sorting of games and application lists, and separate queue lists for games, applications and installs
• Ability to delete game and application save data
• Improved installation and DLC management
• Addition of the controller battery power indicator
• Improved UI for accessing friends, achievements, messages, and party chat
• Game DVR app to be included in the Xbox OneGuide as an app channel
• Update to the boot progress indicators for system update
• Improve consistency of UX for update & install progress
• Separate game, application, and install queue lists
• Addition of USB keyboard support
• Improved NAT detection
• Network Troubleshooter improvements
• Blu-ray quality improvements
• Significant performance and stability improvements

As we speak, the update is already bring rolled out to all Xbox One consoles during “off-peak hours”. If you’ve set the “Instant-On” feature on your console, it should automatically check and download the update as soon as you turn it off.

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