August 6, 2025 - Xbox Update Preview - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2508.250804-2200)

/u/GuruKronos · Aug 6, 2025

Hey Xbox Insiders! We are releasing a new Xbox Update Preview today. Check the release notes linked below to learn more:

August 6, 2025 - Xbox Update Preview - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2508.250804-2200)

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JustAnotherJay

Are you on the Xbox Insider previews? If so, they are changing it for something else. Can't recall offhand but it's in the release notes from a couple weeks back.

EDIT: here's the link: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/06/18/new-preview-alpha-alpha-skip-ahead-1806-system-update-6-18-18...

Just a Volunteer

"xbox not being able to play dolby atmos"

According to the Latest Alpha skip ahead Insider release notes this is still an issue the engineers are tracking and working on.

gds1972

Hi BadWolfXT

Are you in the Xbox Insider program? If you are then something similar to this is on the list of known issues.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/06...-alpha-skip-ahead-1806-system-update-6-22-18/

DecimaRegia

solved?

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/06/23/xbox-insider-release-notes-alpha-skip-ahead-2108-210621-2200/

gds1972

Hi

This was something that happened to console in the Alpha Skip ahead tier of the Xbox Insider and was required to fix an operating system fault.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/07/08/new-preview-alpha-skip-ahead-1810-system-update-7-8-18/

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