Xbox receives April update with new energy saving options

Xboxes around the world have begun to receive the April update, which due to its (few) news seems like an extension of the one released in February. Since then, and thanks to the new power options, Xbox has been a “carbon-conscious” console and now reinforces its commitment to the environment with the active hours function. In addition, the update improves the search experience to make it easier to find any type of content, including games and applications.

The active hours feature is intended for Xbox users who have their console configured with the sleep option that supports quick startup, remote wake, and automatic updates. Players can now adjust the active hours to have the console ready when they use it and turn it off when you want to save energy. For example, if the active hours are from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., during this time window the console will be ready to start up in seconds and outside of these hours it will turn off completely.

When Xbox Series is completely off it consumes 0.5 several, which compares to 10-15 watts while active with the sleep option. With the active hours function, you do not have to give up the advantages of the suspension option, at least for the period of time that the user has defined.

The April update also revamps the Xbox Search page, which now includes a “sleek new” look, gallery-style results, filter categories visible with RB/LB, the option to search YouTube within the Movies tab, and TV and more. To open the search experience, click the search button at the top of the dashboardthe magnifying glass icon within the guide, or by pressing the Y button on the controller anywhere within the console interface.

The energy saving options that Xbox has gained over the past few months are added to the “carbon conscious upgrades” feature. Starting with the February update, if your Xbox is connected to the Internet with access to regional carbon intensity data and is set to Power Save mode Off, schedule updates for specific times of day when doing so will result in fewer carbon emissions. carbon because a higher proportion of electricity comes from less carbon-intensive sources from the power grid.