Home Automation Commands

JayJayA · Jan 9, 2017

Hello,

It would be great to have more advanced commands that can interact with Home Automation devices such as Samsung SmartThings instead of just basic commands to rewind and launch games or apps on the Xbox One. When can we expect such an update?

Thanks,

J

:)

JimSt24 · Jan 9, 2017

Could Xbox One boot to the TV app in full screen?

I originally requested that we have boot to full screen TV or to allow HDMI pass-through while the Xbox is off/standby. I have changed my view on this.

Xbox takes too long to boot up when you just want to watch TV, so booting to full screen TV is no longer an option for me.

HDMI pass-through while Xbox is off is nice, but I actually want the Xbox on all the time now. I love having the "Xbox pause" command available to me at anytime.

In order of importance, I would like to see:

1. Discrete IR command to launch the TV app.

2. HDMI pass-through while box is off.

Xbox team, I love you, but you need a lesson on home automation. Contact me if you need any tips. I write home automation software for a living.

Com Tek CADD · Jan 9, 2017

TCPIP Control for Xbox360 for Crestron

I want to be able to control my Xbox360 via TCPIP with a Crestron automation system. Is there an SDK that is available or some discrete commands that can be used via TCPIP to achieve this?

Internet Expert · Jan 9, 2017

I wouldn't imagine that the Xbox One is designed with Smart Home functionality in mind, especially with Kinect being phased out nowadays. Overall, I wouldn't have high hopes of expecting that in a future update anytime soon.

You can suggest it on Xbox Ideas, powered by UserVoice, and see how much traction that idea gets with the community.

Otherwise, you might be better off leaving those kinds of features to your smartphone. That's what most "Smart Home" product API's and apps are written for anyway.

JayJayA · Oct 31, 2018

Ok, thanks. Kinect is getting phased out?! As I have continued to research this matter, I have come to have a better understanding. Home Automation (HA) does not have to be integrated into the Xbox itself, its a matter of leveraging Cortana's voice interaction
through a voice command definition file in a background UWP app that (acts a conduit) talks with the WebSmartApp on the SmartThings hub to issue commands to it to control the devices registered on the SmartThings hub as well as receive feedback that Cortana
can deliver in audio/visual.

I wouldn't imagine that the Xbox One is designed with Smart Home functionality in mind, especially with Kinect being phased out nowadays. Overall, I wouldn't have high hopes of expecting that in a future update anytime soon.

You can suggest it on Xbox Ideas, powered by UserVoice, and see how much traction that idea gets with the community.

Otherwise, you might be better off leaving those kinds of features to your smartphone. That's what most "Smart Home" product API's and apps are written for anyway.A
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Internet Expert

I wouldn't imagine that the Xbox One is designed with Smart Home functionality in mind, especially with Kinect being phased out nowadays. Overall, I wouldn't have high hopes of expecting that in a future update anytime soon.

You can suggest it on http://xbox.uservoice.com, and see how much traction that idea gets with the community.

Otherwise, you might be better off leaving those kinds of features to your smartphone. That's what most "Smart Home" product API's and apps are written for anyway.

JayJayA

Ok, thanks. Kinect is getting phased out?! As I have continued to research this matter, I have come to have a better understanding. Home Automation (HA) does not have to be integrated into the Xbox itself, its a matter of leveraging Cortana's voice interaction
through a voice command definition file in a background UWP app that (acts a conduit) talks with the WebSmartApp on the SmartThings hub to issue commands to it to control the devices registered on the SmartThings hub as well as receive feedback that Cortana
can deliver in audio/visual.

I wouldn't imagine that the Xbox One is designed with Smart Home functionality in mind, especially with Kinect being phased out nowadays. Overall, I wouldn't have high hopes of expecting that in a future update anytime soon.

You can suggest it on http://xbox.uservoice.com, and see how much traction that idea gets with the community.

Otherwise, you might be better off leaving those kinds of features to your smartphone. That's what most "Smart Home" product API's and apps are written for anyway.A

JimSt24

I originally requested that we have boot to full screen TV or to allow HDMI pass-through while the Xbox is off/standby. I have changed my view on this.

Xbox takes too long to boot up when you just want to watch TV, so booting to full screen TV is no longer an option for me.

HDMI pass-through while Xbox is off is nice, but I actually want the Xbox on all the time now. I love having the "Xbox pause" command available to me at anytime.

In order of importance, I would like to see:

1. Discrete IR command to launch the TV app.

2. HDMI pass-through while box is off.

Xbox team, I love you, but you need a lesson on home automation. Contact me if you need any tips. I write home automation software for a living.

TwinStripeUK

So the 'Home' button and Kinect 'Xbox Go Home' commands don't work?

HealShot6056

I want to see my Cortana hockey puck that lets me do the same things google home and Alexa do. I need more automation in my life.

Home Automation Commands