New Xbox One Preview build brings Cortana to more regions

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The Xbox One Preview Program is the console’s equivalent of the Windows Insider Program, and it’s been getting a lot of updates lately. Cortana’s been at the forefront of some of these, and she’s constantly getting improvements on the platform. Tonight’s update is a big improvement- if you’re in France, Italy, Germany, or Spain, you’ll have access to Cortana soon with no tricks required. The tag for tonight’s build is rs1_xbox_rel_1608.160824-1140, and it’ll be available around 6PM Pacific time/9PM Eastern time. You can check out the full changelog below.

NEW FEATURES


Cortana


  • Cortana is now available in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain.

If you live in these regions and would like to begin using Cortana, just follow the steps below:


  1. Launch the Guide and navigate to All Settings.

  2. Navigate to System > Cortana Settings.

  3. When prompted, select “I agree” to enable Cortana.


You can launch Cortana from My games & apps or snap Cortana from the Guide. To learn a few commands, just say “Hey Cortana, what can I say?” in your language.


If you decide to opt out of Cortana, just repeat the steps above to toggle Cortana On/Off. Opting out of Cortana will re-enable the Xbox legacy voice commands.


Fixes


Game Trials


  • Resolved an issue which could cause game trials to be available for less or more than the intended amount of time.

System Update


  • Resolved an issue which could cause system updates to fail while being applied.


Known Issues


OneGuide


  • You may encounter an error when attempting to view the TV details page for Live TV content.


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Related Forum: Xbox Forum

Source: http://mspoweruser.com/cortana-comes-new-regions-tonights-xbox-one-preview-build/

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MickersPosted:

This is really something i will never use.

DanielPosted:

Im guessing this is decent although i don't see myself using it or even trying it out.

LilithaPosted:

Still waiting on the backgroudn music update.

B19Posted:

been using cortana for a while now, It's pretty cool. Ask her if she likes apple and see what she says!

HaloPosted:

That's great. I personally have yet to use cortana, I like how Kinect isn't required though and we could use our headsets. I just don't like the headset draining my battery.

SupervisorPosted:

This is great but yeah i probably wouldn't use this either.

KaaiPosted:

cool that more people are getting cortana. i love her lol

9ntyPosted:

The new features is nice to hear. Not bad.

XboxPosted:

Good for other people around the world but personally I never use this.

NickPosted:

Congratulations to you countries for getting Cortana :)