Xbox May Update releases with multiple ‘Quick Resume’ improvements, audio passthrough, and more
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What you need to know
Xbox Series XandXbox Series Smay share an operating system with Xbox One consoles, but Microsoft continues to improve their next-gen consoles even further with new features and improvements every month. TheXbox April Updateis being followed today by the, you guessed it,Xbox May Update. Today’s Xbox update is rolling out with a handful of changes that the Xbox community has been requesting for months now. You can look for the update as it becomes available to all Xbox owners throughout the day.
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The highlights of the Xbox May Update include:
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It’s not a new feature by any means, but one thing that’s also noteworthy from today’s Xbox May Update is that the Xbox One SmartGlass app for Windows 10 is being sunsetted. That means it will no longer be available to download through the Microsoft Store and will no longer receive updates. If you already have it installed, you will be able to continue using it.
With all the new features for Xbox’s impressive Quick Resume, it’ll be even easier to jump between all thebest Xbox games.
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Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter@BoddyZachary.
