When Microsoft initially showed off the Xbox One, many users gave up on the footprint and applauded its cloud-related gaming features. They also flocked to message boards and comments to learn about what Microsoft is calling the Xbox One Dashboard. The Xbox One Dashboard is the software layer that users interact with the most. It’s the Xbox Dashboard that opens entertainment apps and games. Many of these users have commented on how rigid and impersonal the Xbox One Dashboard is. Fortunately, there are a few software customizations that users can enable to make the Xbox One feel like their own. Here’s how to customize Xbox One.
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Pinning Apps
The simplest and most effective way to customize Xbox One is to pin tiles for your favorite apps. Here’s how.
Turn on your Xbox One by covering the console’s front-facing Xbox One logo with your finger or saying “Xbox, On” if you have the Kinect function enabled. You can also press the Xbox logo on the Xbox One controller to power the system.
Open it on the Xbox One Start Screen by pressing A on the Xbox One controller or saying “Go to Xbox, My Games & Apps”.
Move the cursor to show that the app you want to pin to your Xbox One Start Screen is highlighted. Press the key. It’s the small circular button on the front of every Xbox One controller to the right of and just below the Xbox One logo.
Choose .
Going forward, these apps will appear first every time you manually sign in to Xbox One or when Xbox One recognizes you with the Kinect 2 sensor. These apps also travel between any Xbox you’re signed into.
Choosing Your Vivid Tile Color
Just like Windows Phone, Xbox One does not allow users to customize the background of the Xbox One interface. However, it does allow users to change the Live Tile colors. Here’s how to change the default Live Tile color and make the Xbox One feel like it’s yours.
Go to Xbox One
Open the app by clicking on your Xbox LIVE profile. In our example, the long rectangle highlighting the 5 friends online is the Live Tile.
Open it using your controller.
Select from the menu.
Select a color from the menu and hover over a set of colors.
Here you are. Like your Pins, your Live Tile color will travel with you from Xbox to Xbox. Unfortunately, there isn’t any way to add an Xbox One with a background like Xbox 360 owners can do with this console today. Xbox One currently retails for $499.
