Xbox Begins Testing New, Sleeker Home UI Design

If you want to try the new Xbox Home experience yourself, you’ll need to join Xbox Insiders, the program that allows users to test the latest updates early. You must enroll in the Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha testing rings to be eligible. Download the app by searching for “Xbox Insider Hub” on your Xbox One, Xbox Series X, or Xbox Series S, then follow the instructions within the app to participate in whichever capacity you prefer.

Not sure whether you should do that? Your apprehension is understandable, but you have much to worry about. There haven’t been large experience-breaking bugs introduced with one of these tests since the Xbox 360’s “New Xbox Experience” debacle, which temporarily disallowed party chats between people who were on different versions of the dashboard.

There hasn’t been much controversy since, so don’t worry about something like that happening. But you should understand that signing on as an early tester comes with the possibility of experiencing bugs. Thankfully, Microsoft regularly monitors bug reports through its Insiders community at Reddit, and it’s typically brisk to address issues.