Xbox One April system update now available

After several weeks of previewing, Microsoft has begun rolling out the Xbox One's April system update. While having been available to members in the Xbox One Preview Program, today's rollout enables all the new features in the update for all Xbox One owners.

This month's update adds a number of new features "that will make your favorite Xbox One experiences even better," Microsoft promises. This includes easier access to game content, party chat improvements, and much more. Although voice messaging was also planned to arrive in the April update, Microsoft is keeping that and dedicated servers for party chat in preview "as we continue to fine-tune them based on feedback from preview program members."

A video highlighting the April update's new features can be watched below.

• Party chat improvements – Party chat is being improved with troubleshooting guidance for Xbox One owners. The party app will help you get your microphone enabled and show you when privacy settings or networking issues are blocking communication with particular party members.

• Game hub links – With this update, you can more easily discover game hub content from activity feed items. You’ll see activity feed items when any of your friends follow a game, and you’ll also be able to get back to a game’s hub from activity feed posts related to the game – including feed items about the game’s achievements, game clips and screenshots. Added a link to game hubs from the game’s page in the achievements app.

• Achievement notifications – With tonight’s update, you’ll also see the achievement’s description in the notification so you know what you did to earn this achievement without having to open the achievements app. Increased the time that an achievement notification is displayed and we also made some performance improvements to make loading the achievements app from a notification faster.

• What’s On – The What’s On area is now available for Xbox One users in the U.S., Canada, and the UK. In it, you’ll find links to popular videos, games, movies, TV shows, game broadcasts and clips, along with Trending TV shows if you have configured OneGuide for your Xbox One console.

[Xbox Wire]