hey everyone,

I don't know if this topic already exists. what are the advantages and disadvantages of participating in the xbox insiders program? would you share your advice and experiences with people like me who are about to join this program?

This feature is highly requested and would be a great upgrade for 2026.

Can someone please explain to me how to get the new Insider badge? I looked for the post here and couldn't find it

do you think we will get any badges anytime soon to show off on our profiles

I can play my gold games no more and I’m about to go back to PlayStation to get more out of it I did love Xbox but is going down hill so fast I see all my friends are PlayStation for the plus and it is cheaper than 30 for the ultimate like Xbox keep the ultimate but make it 15 dollars and add the gold back for 30 dollars a mouth and add the old Xbox one and 360 games in the gold only u get more money that way u ups a lot of people by taking the gold side away like come on

I’ve been an Xbox Insider for a few years (+8 years), but I noticed that some people here on Reddit have a tag under their username that says this. How can I get that too?

i wanted the microsoft 50 any,,badge,,but it is not in the preview section of the hub like they say it is?????

Know when we’re gonna get on the Xbox insider app because I would like to know because I completed all of them except the understanding video gameplay by Oxford because I think it is invite only

do you guys know when the next beta update comes out and what it will be about

I'm in Alpha.

The shading is barely noticeable to me. It should be a lot brighter, like the guide is.

The glowing 100% is good but how about adding something more? How about a green emerald next to the 100% : ) 💎

Hey Xbox Insiders! We are releasing a new Xbox Update Preview today. Check the release notes linked below to learn more:

April 21, 2026 - Xbox Update Preview - Delta (2605.260416-2200)

Feel free to discuss this update here!

If you're experiencing any issues, try to include as much detail as you can. Including the steps you took to reproduce the issue and any error codes you encountered are helpful, and you can use these prompts to help organize the information:

• What were you doing when the problem occurred?
• What did you expect to happen?
• What happened instead?

Of course, be sure to also file feedback with Report a Problem. To learn more, visit: Provide feedback to Team Xbox.

Note: Please keep the conversation here on-topic and related to the update linked.

Hey Xbox Insiders! We are releasing a new Xbox Update Preview today. Check the release notes linked below to learn more:

April 21, 2026 - Xbox Update Preview - Beta (2605.260416-2200)

Feel free to discuss this update here!

If you're experiencing any issues, try to include as much detail as you can. Including the steps you took to reproduce the issue and any error codes you encountered are helpful, and you can use these prompts to help organize the information:

• What were you doing when the problem occurred?
• What did you expect to happen?
• What happened instead?

Of course, be sure to also file feedback with Report a Problem. To learn more, visit: Provide feedback to Team Xbox.

Note: Please keep the conversation here on-topic and related to the update linked.

Hey Xbox Insiders! We are releasing a new Xbox Update Preview today. Check the release notes linked below to learn more:

April 20, 2026 - Xbox Update Preview - Alpha (2605.260416-2200)

Feel free to discuss this update here!

If you're experiencing any issues, try to include as much detail as you can. Including the steps you took to reproduce the issue and any error codes you encountered are helpful, and you can use these prompts to help organize the information:

• What were you doing when the problem occurred?
• What did you expect to happen?
• What happened instead?

Of course, be sure to also file feedback with Report a Problem. To learn more, visit: Provide feedback to Team Xbox.

Note: Please keep the conversation here on-topic and related to the update linked.

Hey guys,

I recently saw a video on how to connect your Meta Quest 2 to your Xbox and play games with the headset on. It was fun playing a few controller games with, but the games I enjoy most are racing games. It’s not great playing racing games on controller, so I’d like to use my Logitech racing wheel and pedals. I’m not sure if it’s possible because they ask for your controller to be paired to the headset, and obviously the wheel and pedals are wired to the Xbox. Haven’t been able to find much online about it so I thought I’d come here as a last resort.

How do you set picture from phone as background for Xbox ?

Do you guys know how to get the new badges on Xbox

Hey Xbox Insiders! We are releasing a new Xbox Update Preview today. Check the release notes linked below to learn more:

April 20, 2026 - Xbox Update Preview - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2606.260416-2200)

Feel free to discuss this update here!

If you're experiencing any issues, try to include as much detail as you can. Including the steps you took to reproduce the issue and any error codes you encountered are helpful, and you can use these prompts to help organize the information:

• What were you doing when the problem occurred?
• What did you expect to happen?
• What happened instead?

Of course, be sure to also file feedback with Report a Problem. To learn more, visit: Provide feedback to Team Xbox.

Note: Please keep the conversation here on-topic and related to the update linked.

I keep running into the issue of not being able to play games. I am using an Xbox series S in the alpha skip ahead ring. For more details, here is a link to my question on the update post https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxinsiders/s/0b7ouOkUZ0

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While you can also find the top requests from all previous weeks in the Xbox Requests Recap, here are the top three Xbox Requests from last week:

• Add a reward for completing 100% of achievements in a game
• Add additional live streaming providers
• Show all game reviews in Store with the same language
• An option to include chat audio in game clips
• Bring back Snap function

Hi everyone. I bought Xbox Series S like a year ago. And now for some reason when i get any achievement in any game, they dont pop up while im playing. I still get them, but its not pop up. Do you know how to fix it? I found out it could be cause bad connection, however i just have a new fast internet speed so this is not the issue. Please help me.