Xbox One System Update 6.2.10698.0 Download (March 2014 Update)

Info on the Xbox One '6.2.10698.0 (xb_rel_1403.140301-2200) fre' March Update​

This is the first major update for the Xbox One. It includes tons of changes which you can read more about below.

Changes:

Improved Multiplayer & Party chat

• Cross title party chat
• Party chat on by default
• Easier multiplayer invites
• Easier multiplayer joining
• Ability to see what the people in your party are doing
• Improved friends list + profile

Improved friends list utility & speed of access

• Ability to see people you recently played games with
• See when friends are broadcasting including live broadcast thumbnails in activity feed
• Get to a friend’s profile faster using type-ahead suggestions
• Contextual app menu actions on friends list and activity feed items
• Enabled more multiplayer (join and invite) actions on user profiles
• 54 new contest-winning gamer pics

Twitch TV live streaming support

• Broadcast gameplay on Twitch.TV through Xbox LIVE
• Voice support for starting and ending broadcast

Bringing out social in home

• See favorite friends currently online
• See friends broadcasting gameplay

Miscellaneous shell improvements

• Improved notification center experiences including “quiet mode”
• View Game Clips while in snap mode
• Protect user settings with passkey

Browser improvements

• Control Bing and Google maps with gesture and controller
• Quick search when highlighting a term on a page
• When searching from Bing search on the console, direct link to Internet Explorer in order to see additional web results.

New Devices - Driver and Firmware updates

• Firmware update to the Xbox One controller to support the Xbox One stereo headset adapter
• Support for 1st and 3rd party headsets
• Driver updates for the Xbox One Media Remote

SmartGlass Improvements

• Push notification to your device for Xbox Live messages
• Quickly see what a friend is doing including presence and recent
• Enhanced viewing of personal and a friend's game progress and clips
• Ability to close snap from SmartGlass

Live TV

• 50Hz fix – users can set the Live TV app to display at 50Hz for full or fill modes
• Volume up/down adjustments – user can tailor the number of volume increments when using “volume up” or “volume down” commands
• IR blasting of power & volume to TVs/AVRs in all regions
• AVR setup maps to include model number for most sound bars or AVRs when setting up TV

Improved audio output support

• SPDIF (optical out) now supports 5.1 Dolby Digital enabling devices such as sound bars with only optical in to be able to receive 5.1 Dolby Digital from console over optical
• HDMI output now supports stereo uncompressed, 5.1 uncompressed, 7.1 uncompressed or 5.1 Dolby Digital or 5.1 DTS (5.1 Dolby Digital new for March)

Download:

Download Xbox One System Update 6.2.10698.0 (March Update)

Updating your Xbox One:

Read: How to install an Xbox One System Update from a USB Memory Stick

To find your Xbox One console’s operating system version:

• Press the Xbox button to return to Home.
• Press the Menu button and select Settings (or select Settings on the Home screen).
• Select System.
• Select Console info.
• Your operating system version is the third row down.
• Note If you’re in the middle of a system update and need to find your operating system version on your console, pull both triggers and both bumpers on the controller. The operating system version is listed as Build and is the second line down.