What's new in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.17489.0
Mar 30, 2016
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.17349.0 (Jun 1, 2015)
- Larger external USB hard drives – Plug in any external USB hard drive up to 2 TB
- Purchase history
- Password reset
- Network statistics
- Microsoft account balance now appears in the top-right corner of the Xbox Dashboard.
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.17150.0 (Dec 11, 2014)
- Mandatory update that prepared for subsequent growth of the service
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.16756.0 (Jun 5, 2014)
- Entertainment apps can be accessed without paying for an Xbox Live Gold membership.
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.16747.0 (Apr 2, 2014)
- Xbox Video rentals started on one platform can be continued on another.
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.16547.1 (Mar 31, 2014)
- Some changes have been made to how child accounts are managed and created.
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.16547.0 (Dec 13, 2013)
- Dashboard themes don't appear.
- Avatars are missing.
- The Kinect sensor doesn't work (flashing green or red sensor light).
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.16537.0 (Sep 16, 2013)
- Microsoft Points discontinued for purchases in favor of local currencies.
- You can not select the region
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.16203.0 (Apr 17, 2013)
- Update to default settings; visible only to certain users in the EU
- Netflix style changed
- Fixed some bugs on dashboard
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.16202.0 (Apr 17, 2013)
- Displaying the incorrect playlist name when launching a playlist from Xbox SmartGlass to the console
- An error with Xbox Video closed-captioning
- An error with Xbox Music that some were experiencing
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.16197.0 (Oct 24, 2012)
- Internet Explorer browser to Apps
- "My Pins" panel
- "Recent" panel
- Recommendation panels to Dashboard
- Ability to name console from settings
- Access to Xbox Video and Xbox Music apps
- Gamertag in corner of screen now shows users email address
- "Security Proofs" under Account Security
- Smaller background stage size
- Combined TV and Video into TV & Movies
- Removed Companion Devices from Console Settings
- Removed Facebook & Twitter from Social Apps with introduction of Internet Explorer
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.15574.0 (Jun 21, 2012)
- System Software Changes/Other:
- Avatar Store added to social on the Dashboard
- Updates to the Avatar Store
- Adds "Manage Exercise Info" to players Profile
- Adds the option to select or remove TV providers in settings > TV
- Adds the option to turn off Ratings Collection Sound in settings > Console Settings > Audio
- Disables support for unlicensed 3rd-party wireless controllers (e.g. Datel Wildfire Evo).[5]
- Bing Pic in Bing Search switch now (Germany)
- Xbox Live Changes:
- Improvements and preparation for future Xbox live Enhancements[6]
- Unpublished Changes:
- CB has Changed
- RC4 Keystream Calc Has Changed ("Salt" added to process block)
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.15572.0 (Jun 13, 2012)
- Avatar store added to social on the dashboard
- Updates to the avatar store
- Adds "Manage Exercise Info" to players Profile
- Sky is removed from the dashboard (now only accessible through the apps menu)
- Improvements and preparation for future Xbox live Enhancements
- Disables support for unlicensed 3rd-party wireless controllers (e.g. Datel Wildfire Evo).
New in Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware for USB 2.0.14719.0 (Feb 24, 2012)
- Fixes voice recognition issues for non-English users
- Fixes the party glitch in which the player's name is shown on every gamertag in a party.