Official Xbox one media remote being assigned to one console?

Thisguyneil · May 16, 2018

Hi,

My girlfriend and I have our TVs and Xbox’s right next to each other so we can both game on the same couch. We watch plex and Netflix on my xbox since it’s hooked up to the better TV but it’s becoming infuriating that every time I hit the Xbox button on
the media remote it turns her console on, meaning that if I want to switch from plex to Netflix it’s going to involve turning off her Xbox every time. Is there any setting on her console that can block functionality from the media remote? If not cmon Xbox,
I know you want things to be “seamless” but this is asinine.

:)

Suntura · May 16, 2018

Xbox One Official Media Remote is now VERY slow

The Official media remote is now working really slow after the new experience update. It looks like you have purposely put a delay on the time the xbox one can receive an IR signal. This makes the official media remote incredibly tedious. Also not being
able to hold the xbox button on the remote for 3 seconds to turn off the console is incredibly annoying. As it currently stands the xbox one official media remote has become like a brick.

Where is it best to repost this problem so you guys can address this issue. I'm pretty sure its a simple fix that has been overlooked.

Noble 29 · May 16, 2018

Xbox one remote YouTube

The media remote is not currently compatible with every app. As stated on its official support page, not every 3rd party app currently supports it. It sounds like YouTube is one of them. You'll have to wait on an update to the YouTube app to support remote
compatibility.

Source: (Xbox One Media Remote)

gds1972 · May 17, 2018

Hi

I have not seen an option in the menus on the console that allows you to disable the Xbox One media remote. As the remote uses

IR technology to control your console you could try repositioning one of the consoles to see if this stops it from being controlled by the remote.

It may also be worth posting this on the
Xbox Ideas website to try to get this feature added to the console.

gds1972

Hi

I have not seen an option in the menus on the console that allows you to disable the Xbox One media remote. As the remote uses

IR technology to control your console you could try repositioning one of the consoles to see if this stops it from being controlled by the remote.

It may also be worth posting this on the
Xbox Ideas website to try to get this feature added to the console.

Jack T. Chance

If this is the first time you've had/used an Xbox 360 Media Remote, you have to go to System Settings > Remote Control and change the setting from either "Windows Media Center" or "Both" (depending on which version of the Xbox Console you have) to "Xbox
Remote". For some reason, the default setting is the WRONG one. That's most likely what's causing your remote to not work.

If you ALREADY have it set to "Xbox Remote" and it still doesn't work, you may have a defective remote if it's an official Microsoft Xbox 360 Media Remote.

If it's a 3rd Party remote, made by a different brand, in all likelihood you've wasted your money on a remote that doesn't actually work for the Xbox 360. The only 3rd party remote I recommend and will vouch for is a very hard to find European model, the
Snakebyte Media Remote. It's the only one that gets good reviews. When I wanted a black Xbox 360 Media Remote with Backlit Keys, I tracked one down on eBay, and I can personally attest that it works every bit as well as the official Microsoft
remotes. But good luck finding one, they are very scarce right now. I consider myself very lucky to have managed to track one down. ^_^

Internet Expert

There's already the
Xbox One Media Remote, and you could also already use your smartphone as a remote for the Xbox (with the free, official Xbox App).

The latter option pops up your smartphone's keyboard whenever text input is needed on the Xbox.

Noble 29

The media remote is not currently compatible with every app. As stated on its official support page, not every 3rd party app currently supports it. It sounds like YouTube is one of them. You'll have to wait on an update to the YouTube app to support remote
compatibility.

Source: (http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories/xbox-one-media-remote-info)

Jack T. Chance

Update to my last post:

If you have the current version of the Xbox 360 Dashboard, follow this command path -- System Settings > Console Settings > Remote Control

You will see 2 options listed: "Both Remotes" (allows you to use either the Xbox 360 Media Remote or a Windows Media Center Remote) and "Xbox 360 Media Remote" (sets the system to accept input from only an Official Xbox 360 Media Remote, or an Officially Licensed
3rd party equivalent.) Make sure your system is set to "Xbox 360 Media Remote" then exit out of the System Settings menus and try the remote again.

I hope that helps.

Official Xbox one media remote being assigned to one console?