I can’t chat with other people

Hi, I hope you're doing well and safe out there. I'm an Independent Advisor and I’m happy to help you today.

Sorry about that. Kindly check enforcement.xbox.com to be sure. You can also try restarting your device or sign out/in your account.

You can also sign in to https://account.xbox.com/settings and make sure that all multiplayer settings are set to “allow” or “everyone”:

Please click “submit”, once confirmed restart your device to re-sync and make sure all changes are saved.

Hello Alfonso P, my name is Oskayra, and I will be happy to help you.

Beforehand, it is important that you keep in mind that this is a public community forum, so we are players like you, we are not employees of Microsoft or Xbox, so we do not have access to any user account or check anything from the forum. All users help each other with common problems.

Remember that this is a possible solution, if it doesn't work for you we can try another one.

Note: This is a public forum therefore, I suggest you not share your personal data.

I am very sorry for the problem you are going through, with the intention of being able to help you I did an internal search on the Microsoft forum and found a publication by Christopher Revoredo Gutiérrez, an independent advisor, where he suggests the following steps to take into account to resolve the problem:

If you are having audio problems and cannot hear the audio or other users cannot hear you, first check the volume, balance and mute settings of your headphones:

The volume of the headphones is controlled by activating the dial, on the outside of the right earcup. Make sure the headphone volume is not turned all the way down.

The dial on the outside of the left earcup adjusts the audio balance between chat and gaming audio. Make sure the dial is not turned all the way in one direction, as this will completely mute game or chat audio.

Make sure the headset microphone is not muted (when muted, the light at the end of the microphone turns off). The headphone mute button is located behind the microphone, on the bottom of the left earcup.

Information Source (Credits): https://answers.microsoft.com/thread/014c8a08-2d4e-4d23-8566-7d9025c6cf21

In addition to this, if the previous method did not work for you, you can use what Xbox support suggests with audio problems in chats:

If you can't hear chat audio when using the Xbox One chat headset, or if others can't hear you, try the following solutions first.

Disconnect the headphones or disconnect the headphone cable from the bottom of the controller and reconnect it firmly.

Check the mute button on the headphone controls to make sure the headphones are not muted.

Turn up the volume. If you use headphones connected to the 3.5mm port, go to Profile & system > Settings > Devices & connections > Accessories, then select your controller to adjust the audio options.

Note: If you're using the headset with a Windows computer, go to Settings, choose Devices, select your controller, and then adjust the audio options.

Try using another controller or headset to see if the hardware is working properly.

Make sure you have the latest software:

Update Xbox Wireless Controller: https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/controller/update-xbox-wireless-controller

Information Source (Credits): https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/accessories/troubleshoot-chat-headset

Thank you for your patience, I hope everything can be resolved. I will be attentive to your response. Blessings.

Sincerely,
Oskayra.

But why can’t we just have it as a 13+ can chat setting because voice chat is on there. Voice chat people can say what ever they like, ye they get banned but with the chat box it’s hashtags instead of the word

Sounds like it might be a NAT issue

OPEN NAT MODERATE NAT STRICT NAT

With an OPEN NAT type, you’re able to chat with other people, as well as join and host multiplayer games with people who have any NAT type on their network.

With a MODERATE NAT type, you’re able to chat and play multiplayer games with some people; however, you might not be able to hear or play with others, and normally you won’t be chosen as the host of a match.

With a STRICT NAT type, you’re only able to chat and play multiplayer games with people who have an OPEN NAT type. You can’t be chosen as the host of a match.

I have tried it and it other people can’t hear me through a party