Microsoft has rolled out the April Xbox update, one of the bigger monthly drops in a while. The update covers console, PC, and mobile, and most of it is about giving players more control over how their setup looks and works.
Custom Colors and Ten Home Groups
Two long-requested console features are now live for everyone. Custom accent colors let you dial in any shade using sliders rather than picking from a preset list. The color shows up as a subtle accent throughout the console UI, including in the Guide. If you switch to a system color later, your custom color is saved so you can come back to it.
Home groups have also expanded significantly, jumping from two to ten. Reordering groups now works the same way as moving games on Home, and My Games & Apps now shows clearer indicators for which groups are already pinned.
Quick Resume gets a useful tweak too. You can now disable it on a per-game basis, which is handy for online games that work better launching fresh. The option is in More options on any game tile in the Quick Resume group, or under Manage game and add-ons.
Two more console additions: a dedicated Play History tab in My Games & Apps with a horizontal layout grouped by recency, and new streaming controls including User Selected Resolution and a Network Quality Indicator for cloud gaming.
PC: Add Any Game to Your Xbox Library
The main PC addition is the ability to manually add any installed game or app to your Xbox library, regardless of which storefront it came from. Third-party titles and non-Game Pass games all go into a single library in the Xbox PC app, with options to customize names, icons, and launch parameters including mod support.
You can also pin up to three games to your Jump Back In or Most Recent list, keeping favorites front and center on Windows 11 PCs and gaming handhelds.
Gamepad Cursor is a practical addition for anyone without a mouse nearby. It turns your controller’s left stick into a pointer for navigating apps that weren’t built with controller input in mind, useful for things like switching songs in Spotify or adjusting Discord without reaching for a mouse.
Mobile: Wishlist Alerts
The Xbox mobile app now notifies you when something changes on a wishlisted game. If a title goes on sale, enters Game Pass, or opens for preorder, you get an alert in your app Inbox with a direct link to the product page.
ROG Xbox Ally: Auto SR Preview
The ROG Xbox Ally X is getting Auto Super Resolution in preview for Xbox Insiders, aimed at docked play on external monitors and TVs. The goal is sharper, smoother games without a performance hit. The standard Ally also gets docking improvements, LE Audio super wideband stereo support, and Enhanced Vibration.
The April update is available now across Xbox Series X|S and supported PC devices. For the full breakdown including new game additions to the Handheld Compatibility Program, Xbox Play Anywhere, and cloud gaming, Microsoft has the full rundown on Xbox Wire.