Controller freezing on text input

SXE Martini · Nov 26, 2015

Since the big update recently, my controller keeps freezing up and becomes unresponsive whenever a text input screen appears, the xbox controller is still on and button on the controller lit up. The only way to fix it is to clear the cache

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IceStorm III · Nov 26, 2015

Keyboard?

You can use a USB keyboard for text input. You cannot use it a a controller in-game.

Internet Expert · Nov 26, 2015

Xbox one keyboad & mouse gaming

All games on Xbox One are designed to use the Xbox One controller, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

I don't even think there are even any games that utilize a keyboard and mouse as a substitute for a controller.

Plugging in a USB keyboard will only help with text input (e.g. typing text messages to send to other players). Plugging in a mouse will do nothing.

Hope this clears things up for you!

Heywood1030 · May 30, 2016

This has been happening to me also, I thought it was just a glitch with DC online, but has now happened with other games. How do you Clear the cache?

{Parity} · Oct 31, 2018

Press and hold the power button on the front of the console until it powers down completely.

Unplug the power cable from the back of the console so that the power brick in not connected to the console.

Press the power button on the console three or four times.

Heywood1030

This has been happening to me also, I thought it was just a glitch with DC online, but has now happened with other games. How do you Clear the cache?

{Parity}

Press and hold the power button on the front of the console until it powers down completely.

Unplug the power cable from the back of the console so that the power brick in not connected to the console.

Press the power button on the console three or four times.

Njal the Blue

If you want to input text, isn't it a far cheaper option to just buy a wireless keyboard. That is what I use and never use the controller for text input, unless the game/app doesn't allow keyboard input.

Being honest, it is just adding another thing that people will have an issue with as it "isn't working" "my controller is broke" etc. The cost of your TV remote is double because of this feature, how is it going to add to the cost of a controller?

IceStorm III

You can use a USB keyboard for text input. You cannot use it a a controller in-game.

ShadierTuna8894

we have had the same problem, no wireless keyboard is shown to allow User Names and Passwords to be entered, it is so frustrating!!!

Controller freezing on text input