Xbox Accessories - can't map keyboard buttons to Shift function on controller

This function does already exist. If you look in the Xbox Accessories app for mapping a controller, there are options to enable a "Shift" function and assign it to a button to allow multiple combinations of buttons to trigger different actions.

As far as specific in game assignment, that would have to be implemented by the developer. Have you attempted to use the Xbox Accessories app to assign buttons, and then map them in game?

there are a few new commands you can take advantage of in the Xbox Accessories app, namely “Shift.” Using this allows you to add secondary functions to every button on the controller; only activate when you’re holding down whatever you’ve mapped as the
Shift key.

Being on PC, I have this issue as well. There is no way to map "take a screen shot" or "Start/stop Recording" to the Elite controller through the Xbox Game Bar, or Accessories App....the button mapping works fine on the accessories app, but the Game Bar application does not recognize the button inputs from the controller when attempting to assign a short cut. Short cuts must be assigned via Key Board currently, and the short cuts do not translate over IE: 'Shift - A' on the key board is not the equivalent of 'Shift-A' on the controller. To use the screenshot or recording feature on PC, I currently have quickly hit the short cut on the keyboard, then get back to the controller...very inefficient.

Hello Jay2199,

We appreciate your suggestion for Xbox Controller mapping.

I understand that you want to add the shift button function to your controller while still using the LT function. As it is not possible to assign both LT and Shift to the left trigger on the Xbox controller. You may try to check Xbox Accessories to remap the buttons on your controller to suit your needs or check the in-game settings for remapping your controller. However, for the controllers to have this specific SHIFT button, we encourage you to share this suggestion to our Team Xbox.

Please use this link to submit your suggestion: Xbox Support.

Sincerely,



Microsoft Community Moderator

Hey, Cat5ive!

So yeah, I looked into this, and it seems that you can't map switch to be used for multiple buttons at once.

You do have the option to map
something to be used as Shift if you want to switch between two buttons on the fly for one switch, though I don't think that's exactly what you're looking for it to do.

I'd also try and check out our site page
Customize the Xbox Adaptive Controller in the Xbox Accessories app for more information on this subject.

Give this info a look through and let us know how that helped resolve the issue.

Thanks