After a few months of dev testing, Microsoft released the new XBox dashboard to the public a few weeks ago. They said that not everyone would get it at the same time, and it would be rolled out over the coming weeks. One of the popular questions though is ‘how do I get it now’? Well, the most sure fire answer, the only guaranteed one? Wait. It’s a timing thing. There are a few tricks that you can use that may help you get it faster, however
Update your Xbox
Keeping your Xbox up to date is important for bug fixes and whatnot. This could also prevent you from getting the new Home Screen.
- Hit the Home (xbox) button
- Head over to ‘profile and system’
- Scroll down to Settings
- Scroll down to ‘system’
- Select Updates
- Update your console if available (it will be the first selection)
- Toggle ‘Keep my system up to date’ (optional but recommended)
- Toggle ‘Keep my games and apps up to date’ (optional)
Do a hard reset
Hard resetting your Xbox will clear the caches and ensure you are running everything fresh. Sometimes that home screen info can be cached. You can see our write up on doing that here
Join the Xbox Insiders team
Joining Xbox Insiders gives you a number of great rewards. Just search the store for the insiders app and you can enroll your system in their insiders system from there. This is a bit extreme though, since you’re actually pushing your Xbox into a development cycle that may cause bugs and issues , for something that you will eventually get .
Wait
This is the hardest part of anything. There really is no guarantee when individuals will get this, as they said they’re rolling this update out gradually. We get it, patience is not everyone’s thing, but really, waiting is the best answer.