July Update for Xbox One Adds Custom Gamerpics, More

July Update for Xbox One Adds Custom Gamerpics, More

Microsoft has begun rolling out the July 2017 update for Xbox One, adding custom gamerpics, console co-streaming, and other new features. Additionally, the Xbox app on Android and iOS is being updated as well.

“This month’s update, which we expect to roll out later today, is all about addressing feedback from the community,” Microsoft’s Larry Hyrb writes.

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Here’s what’s coming to Xbox One today.

Custom Gamerpics. In what I assume is the longest-running request from customers, you will now be able to express yourself with a custom gamerpic that can be any image. (This works from the console or from the Xbox app on Windows, Android, or iOS.)

Custom club imagery. Additionally, you can now add a custom club profile pic and club background. Also from the console or app.

Mixer co-streaming. You can now co-stream via Mixer (formerly Beam) with up to three friends.

Instant Xbox profile sign-in. I’m not clear on how this one works exactly, but you can basically press a button on your own controller to sign you into the console. It looks like it ties a controller to a player for sign-in purposes.

User-generated ‘Killer Instinct’ tournaments. You can create your own ‘Killer Insticnt’ tournaments in Arena.

Additionally, the Xbox app for Android and iOS has been updated to support Looking-for-Group request sharing, Xbox Game Pass title browsing (for subscribers), updated language/location settings for those who set their phones to a different region or locale than their Xbox account, and an Android-only Messaging Chat Bubbles feature.

Looks a major update. But I won’t be able to check it out until I get home from Pennsylvania this weekend.

 

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  • Waethorn

    13 July, 2017 - 12:42 pm

    <p>Custom gamerpics, you say?</p><p><br></p><p>How many d*ck pics do you wanna bet will show up?</p>

    • jrswarr

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      13 July, 2017 - 1:18 pm

      <blockquote><a href="#144424"><em>In reply to Waethorn:</em></a> given your question i'll bet at least one.</blockquote><p><br></p>

      • Waethorn

        13 July, 2017 - 1:21 pm

        <blockquote><a href="#144463"><em>In reply to jrswarr:</em></a></blockquote><p>I don't mean specifically photos. Microsoft will have their hands full of p*nis drawings too. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Because immature gamers.</p>

  • Stooks

    14 July, 2017 - 9:49 am

    <p>Xbox One X pre-order….when??????? Take my money!!!</p>

  • Narg

    14 July, 2017 - 10:31 am

    <p>Sad that a bunch of graphics is a "major update" And the instant sign-in is just them caching of the login info, finally.</p>

  • waverunning.geek

    19 July, 2017 - 10:01 am

    <p>Already a bunch of fake girl pix up there. Not sure who these girls think they're fooling.</p>

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