What is the RF input for on Xbox one s? Is controller BT?

EVH515093 · Jul 9, 2020

Hey, i am using a wireless HDMI set up on my xbox one s. When my wife is sleeping i play it downstairs keeping the xbox in our room upstairs. The wireless hdmi set up has an rf extender. will that work on tye xbox to extend the controller range? I thought
the controller was BT? If it is BT then what is the RF for on the back of xbox?

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TheGamingLord

There is no RF output on the Xbox One S, do you mean the IR OUT? If so, that is for remote control options to TV/Cable/Satellite/Receiver. In addition to the built in IR blaster on the front, you can plug in a cable with an IR transmitter to control devices
behind doors or other objects that may block the IR blaster.

On the controller front, although the newer controllers do have BT built in to sync with a PC/tablet/phone, the console itself doesn't use BT. The console and controller use a proprietary wi-fi direct based system that has to be licensed by companies to use,
which is why almost all 3rd party controllers are wired. There is no way to extend the controller's signal to my knowledge.

Internet Expert

There is no Bluetooth radio component in the Xbox One S console itself.

The controllers connect to the Xbox One S the same way the controllers connect to the original Xbox One: proprietary RF. You could technically connect an Xbox One S controller to an original Xbox One, and an original Xbox controller to the Xbox One S.

The Bluetooth functionality in the new Xbox One S controller is specifically made for connecting the controller to a Windows 10 PC with the "Anniversary" update, which has the drivers needed for the controller when connected via Bluetooth.

kcrclark

I upgraded to an XBox One controller and used BT instead of the wireless adapter and that solved the issue.

Thanks for you input! I can play my favorite game again.

denizdemir2

Hi,

I have xbox one s and bluetooth controller. I couldn't manage to pair my bluetooth headset (sony wh-1000xm3) with bluetooth controller. (Since BT devices can not be connected with CONSOLE via bluetooth, I try to connect BT headset with CONTROLLER).

How can I pair BT headset and controller?

Thanks for your reply.

Obsessive Power

Hello,

Yeah there is clearly a fault here. My Series S controller connects fine via USB C cable but when connected via Bluetooth it's just detected as a generic direct input controller rather than an Xinput Xbox controller.

You would have thought the Windows 10 team would have created a driver for the controller to work correctly over BT? My Xbox One controller still works fine and works on PC and my Series S.

It least we all have the same problem so it's a driver/device issue at the moment.

What is the RF input for on Xbox one s? Is controller BT?