Xbox One March 2015 System Update: New Features Include Screenshots, Upload App, Select Friends, Party Chat

Xbox One's March system updates are bringing some of the most requested features by fans. These features include screenshots, upload app, select friends, and party chat enhancements. Below is a list of those updates:

Screenshots can now be taken on the Xbox One console by double tapping the Xbox button on the controller to capture a screenshot and pressing "Y" to save the screenshot. You can also use voice command and say, "Xbox, take a screenshot" to take and save a screenshot.

The Upload app allows you to manage your screenshots and game clips. To set a screenshot as background, just go to Upload, open the screenshot in full screen, press the Menu button and select Set as background. Upload can also be used to share screenshots to your activity feed, attach them to messages, share to Twitter, post to OneDrive and add screenshots to your showcase.

Select Suggest Friends to find new friends. Sharing your name helps people recognize you, especially those who might not know your gametag. Select Friends>My profile>Name sharing settings.

Party chat enhancements – Two icons have been added to party chat to show each participant his or her own microphone status. The Kinect icon means Kinect is being used as the mic and the headset icon means the headset mic is being used.

Tile transparency – A setting has been added to vary the level of transparency for your background images. To do this, go to Settings > My Xbox > Tile transparency.

Voice search privacy – A new setting has been added to share voice search data to allow anonymous collection and analysis of voice data when using Bing on Xbox to search. Go to Settings>Privacy and online safety > Custom> Share voice search data to change the setting.

Report spam – The Messages app has an added option to notify Xbox when you receive spam. To report a message as spam, select it, press A on the controller, select Report, and then choose Spam.

Live TV and OneGuide in Australia– Support for OneGuide is now available to all users in Australia for free-to-air TV listings. Additionally, the OneGuide app will be pre-pinned for users in Australia a few days after the March system update goes live.

Xbox One Digital TV Tuner in Australia– Xbox One owners in Australia can pre-purchase the Xbox Digital TV Tuner at the online Microsoft Store, Availability of the tuner is planned for March 25, 2015.