Xbox One gets ‘Happening Now’ social hub in Alpha Skip-Ahead update

Stay in the know with the "Happening Now" tab for Xbox One. Microsoft soon drops its first Xbox One feature scheduled for the May 2020 update, with a new build headed to Alpha Skip-Ahead users within the Xbox Insider Program. The first of Xbox One updates under version 2005, referencing planned May public availability, introduces a new "Happening Now" tab for Xbox Live's social suite. That couples with various system fixes and a handful of known issues for those on the bleeding edge. The "Happening Now" tab arrives on the Guide, designed to highlight ongoing friend activity within parties and games. The section displays up to three current sessions, factoring in favorite friends and top-played games. And in the case of no ongoing activity, the Happening Now section automatically hides. The build also shares a handful of fixes, targeted toward an issue preventing achievements from unlocking and tracking, squashing networking bugs, and tidying up the handling of multiple languages. ...