many of you know the Xbox One Preview program, allowing us to try and participate in testing the console updates è, but so far there has always been some confusion about the various "ring" program, on when they received the updates and how to pass from one ring to another.

Microsoft has today wanted to go one step further to add greater clarity to the entire process, by renaming the various ring, explaining how many updates each can expect to receive and especially by clarifying who and when you can switch to ring more ' internal '.

So here below all the explanation. Of course the following is accessible as always from Xbox app Insider, available on our Xbox One and where you can join the program Preview and switch from one ring to another. We start from the outer ring, until arriving to the innermost.

• Omega (formerly Ring 4) -this is the outermost ring, the one that receives less updates to everyone. This ring can join all through Xbox 1 to 8, and receive Insider updates on average per month. Generally this ring receives small update on updates that have already been released to the public, also receives larger updates are released to the public a few days before and after they have been tested thoroughly by users of the innermost ring.
• Delta (formerly Ring 3) -This ring is accessible from whoever did this Insider for at least 1 month and have at least a level 2 in Xbox apps Insider. Users of this ring could receive an average of 3 updates per week, but will be selected from time to time according to the functionality to be tested. Updates received from this Ring will come sooner than the Omega, but after they have been tested by the two innermost ring.
• Beta -this was already known as Beta ring, and receives from 8 to 15 updates per month. Here, you'll spend at least 3 months anyone Insider and have a level of 4 or more in the app Xbox Insider. Users of the Beta ring will test the updates after they have been verified by those of the ring Alpha, so make sure that you do not receive the most critical bugs.
• Alpha -this is the innermost ring and formerly known as Alpha. Users will receive between 15 and 20 update per month, so you should expect to receive at least one update every two days while sometimes they even one per day. Will be the first to test every news and update, but you cannot switch voluntarily in this ring: Xbox staff will invite from time to time members Beta and Delta that have been more active with testing and reporting problems, to join this ring.

Obviously the change from an innermost ring to the outermost, if you do not want to receive any updates that come to you, it's doable independently at any time; but remember that, after passing the ring to return to the Alpha Beta Alpha will have to again be invited by the Xbox so you cant do it themselves.