Mic only works for Cortana. (Not sure if right forum sorry)

ok I’m using a Kinect now as a mic And I have connected my headphones to the tv instead and it works for party’s but not for skate 3 I’m going to test out other games in a moment.

Hey TheDoctor0010! When chatting, does the Xbox recognize your microphone? What kind of network are you connecting to? Post back and let us know!

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Hello Pan,

The webcam mic's will not work with Cortana. The program is set up to go through either a Kinect or headphone mic unfortunately. Maybe in the future they will have this feature available.

With Cortana, you can use a headset with mic for voice control, in addition to the Kinect sensor. It works the same for both, with one exception: "Hey Cortana, Xbox on" only works with a Kinect. So you’ll have to turn on your Xbox with a controller
if you’re using a headset.

Thanks,

Brad

Yeah none of that works:/ wireless mic isn't connected to the controller...the cheap chat mic works fine so I'm not sure how the controller would effect the wireless headset...that's that only thing xbox ambassador said to do...I'm just curious if that cortana
voice commands through headsets that has messed with certain brands of headsets...cause even though it it's disabled it's still a ability that has been added to the mic function

This fixes the mic symbol.

First make sure your Headset is updated to the most recent firmware using the astro command center.

Next make sure your Headset is assigned to your profile under Kinect & Devices / Devices & Accessories. - This fixes Cortana commands and voice to text.

Next disable Cortana then re enable Cortana it will make you restart your Xbox both times.

That should work.

I have an A50 and just figured it out this evening, cortana is working great and voice to text is great too.