recharging the batteries in an xbox white controller

Hiya!

Paul from the Xbox Forums Team here to assist, it sounds like you're experiencing an issue with recharging your batteries. Which batteries are you using? Normally when you connect the Xbox One controller via usb cable to the Xbox one console it should power
on. Are you using some sort of battery pack?

Happy Gaming!

Paul Xbox Forums Team!

I'm afraid not. The controller will not recharge standard rechargeable batteries whilst they are in the controller. See here for more information -

support.xbox.com/.../wireless-controller-rechargeable-batteries

Hi Robert,

Are you using the controller on an Xbox One console or on PC?

The LED light on the Play and Charge kit cable will glow orange indicating the battery is charging and then a white light to indicate the battery is fully charged. If the LED is not glowing at all, then this indicates that there is no battery pack to charge.

Take out the rechargeable battery and insert it again in the correct position. If the LED is not glowing orange and the battery is in the correct position, then the battery is not being detected by the controller or the battery is faulty and cannot be recharged.

To test the cable, remove the battery pack and try using the controller in a wired format. If then controller works without the battery pack and just the cable, then the cable is fine. If the controller works without a problem using standard disposable batteries
then the battery pack is the issue.

Try these tests out and let us know the results!

@CruzanHitman..

I To have had problems with my MS Xbox rechargable battery packs... The odd thing is I have/used one white controller with a white battery pack and one black controller with two rechargable battery packs (bought a new one after the first one stopped charing)
but unly the black battery packs stopped working, while the white one has had no issues both of which where charge with the play and charge kit, I used/use the two controllers on two different black xbox360 elite's so I guess there could be an issue with power
on the usb conection on one of the consoles... But still it's really odd! But for me to buying an official quick chage kit has solved the problem, both batteries seem to have been brought back to life..

NO YOU CAN NOT (at least not rechargeable Mignon AA batteries)

The Xbox can't know if you have rechargeable AA batteries in it or disposable batteries.

If the controller started to charge non-rechargeable batteries, they might catch fire or explode in your hand.

Microsoft can't let that happen, as people would sue Microsoft to bankruptcy if a controller accidentally charged a non-rechargeable AA battery and it exploded in their hands, getting corrosive battery fluid in the wound and all over their clothes.

Therefore, the Xbox controller will NOT charge the normal, rechargeable AA batteries, as the console can't determine if it is a real rechargeable battery or not.

If you look into the battery compartment, you will see some small golden contacts between the bigger battery contacts. Those are the contacts to charge Play & Charge battery packs.

ONLY THESE CONTACTS will be able to charge the rechargeable battery packs from the Play & Charge kit.