Starting this week, Xbox Insiders, starting with Alpha Skip Ahead users on Xbox consoles and users who participated in the PC Gaming Preview on Windows PC and handheld devices, can preview an updated Friends and Followers experience! With updated relationships and new privacy and notification settings, you can manage your Xbox social experiences the way you want, from any device.
Friends and followers
We’re excited to announce the return of friend requests! Now you can easily send, accept, or delete friend requests, making it easier to connect with others. Friendships are now a two-way, invite-approved relationship, giving you more control and flexibility. However, following someone remains a one-way connection, so you can stay up to date with what they share, whether it’s another player, another club, or another game.
Getting started is easy
Existing friends and followers will automatically update with this change. You’ll remain friends with people who previously added you as a friend, and continue to follow anyone who hasn’t.
To start managing your friends and followers on Xbox consoles, press the Xbox button to open the guide and go to the People tab. Here you can find all your existing friends in the Friends list, accept (or delete) new friend requests, or find someone new and send a friend request yourself.
It’s just as easy to do from any device you already use! From Xbox consoles, Windows PCs, handheld devices and the rest of your devices, you’ll always be close to your friends.
Manage your social experience
With these updates, we’re also adding new privacy and notification settings so you can decide who can send you friend requests or follow your account and what notifications you receive.
You can manage who can send you friend requests or follow your account right from your Xbox console. To do so, go to Settings > Account > Data protection and online security > Xbox Privacyand then select View and adjust details > Friends, Followers & Clubs to adjust your settings. You can also manage your notification settings on Xbox consoles via Settings > Settings > Notifications.
In addition, you can manage your preferences online by going to Data protection and online security and log in. Here you can adjust all your privacy settings and then select Submit when you’re done.
For more information about managing your settings, see: Manage Xbox online safety and privacy settings
Shape the future of Xbox
We want to thank all Xbox Insiders for their feedback. Your feedback is an important part of our process.
If you are an Xbox Insider and need support, please join our community on theXbox Insider Subreddit. Official Xbox staff, moderators, and Xbox Insiders are here to help. We always recommend replying to existing threads with the same issue before posting a new one so we can best assist you!
You can also provide direct feedback to Team Xbox by following these steps: Give feedback to Team Xboxand follow the Xbox Insider Program on Twitter @XboxInsider to stay up to date.
If you are not yet an Xbox Insider and want to help shape the future of Xbox and get early access to new features, join the Xbox Insider program today by Xbox Insider Hub for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One or Windows PC.
For more information and future Xbox Insider release notes, please visit the Xbox Insider Home.
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