Xbox One in Console Keyboard

WardedCosine31 · Oct 4, 2018

There was an update today that made it harder for me to use the keyboard and its very difficult to explain, its not that there’s really anything thats not working right so 1thing i don’t really like because of how hard is for to use personally is Caps
Lock, in order for me to explain this thing let me go back to the way it was before the update, before the update all you had to do in order to turn on caps lock was just push the left Thumbstick once and if you wanted to get out of it then you just press
it again and every letter stayed capitalized and the symbols changed like the ?changing to a! And every other symbol changed and when you had caps lock the ! Would stay a ! Until you changed it back, now in order to enable caps locks is press the left thumb
stick twice, and only the letters stay capitalized and the symbols don’t change and stay what they are for again example ? Changing to a ! And everything else, they don’t stay like that when you enable caps lock and you can only type in 1! With Caps, then
it just immediately changes back to a ? There’s no keeping the ! that way you have to keep changing it over and over again in order to type in a bunch of ! Like this!!!!!!!! That was just an example don’t take it personal I’m not mad i was just demonstrating,
so to conclude i liked everything the way it was before not the way it is now not because i hate it or anything just because its so hard for me to adjust to, you know sometimes people have a hard time sorr im unable to reach the area below so please ignore
all that below wsorryadasometimes they don’t now don’t lobe

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EdragonXX · Oct 4, 2018

Can I use smartglass as a keyboard?

Yes you can use SmartGlass as keyboard. Open keyboard on your Xbox One console, and it also opens keyboard automatically in SmartGlass. When I need to type something, I always use SmartGlass.

Nova ChapY · Oct 4, 2018

Keyboard and mouse

So I'm getting an Xbox One and I want to know if the console supports keyboard and mouse. Also, if it does, will it support a keyboard that uses 2 USB ports?

XBF Chris J · Oct 4, 2018

Hello Warded,

I believe I understand the issue you are bringing to our attention. I just tested this on a couple of consoles here and noticed the same issue. I recommend reporting this on the insider hub to make sure the right eyes see this issue first hand.

On your console, install the
Xbox Insider Hub app (if you don’t already have it).

Hold down the Xbox button on the controller.

On the power menu, select Report a problem.

Describe the problem in detail, including when it happened, if you saw any specific error codes or messages, and if you were using any specific games, software, hardware, or accessories when you encountered the problem.

Hope this helps!

SGTxJEFFSKYLION

the original Xbox only came with a controller. the Xbox 360 only came with a controller. the Xbox One comes with a controller. you can't buy an Xbox One with a Keyboard and Mouse.
in my opinion if they don't sell them with a Keyboard and Mouse they shouldn't have support for Keyboard and Mouse. if you want to use
Keyboard and Mouse you should play on a PC and not on a console.

XBF Chris J

Hello Patrik,

Thank you for posting here on the Xbox forums. Keyboard functionality should just be plug in and play without any extra steps necessary. If the keyboard is not working, then it may not be compatible with the Xbox one.

Things you can try are :

Test out different USB ports on the Xbox
Power cycle your console
first, then plug in your keyboard
Test a different keyboard

Hope this helps!

XBF Erick C

Hey there DJLucius,

I know I have personally used a keyboard on the Xbox One console, It definitely is supported but of course there may be some keyboards out there that are not going to be compatible.

You can always go through the Mouse and Keyboard support on Xbox One
support article for more information on Keyboard and Mouse support.

I hope this helps!

XBF Amber M

Hi there!

Thanks for reaching out to us with this issue. In relation to your keyboard, as Parity stated, it is possible that it isn't compatible at this time; however, it may become so in the future with the Xbox One console. You may wish to try connecting the keyboard
via a different USB on your console to see if it makes a difference or contact the manufacturer directly for support to find out if their keyboard has the capability to work with the Xbox console. You may also reference our support article entitled

Mouse and Keyboard Support on Xbox One.

I hope that this helps out!

XBF Chris J

Hello Warded,

I believe I understand the issue you are bringing to our attention. I just tested this on a couple of consoles here and noticed the same issue. I recommend reporting this on the insider hub to make sure the right eyes see this issue first hand.

On your console, install the
Xbox Insider Hub app (if you don’t already have it).
Hold down the Xbox button on the controller.
On the power menu, select Report a problem.
Describe the problem in detail, including when it happened, if you saw any specific error codes or messages, and if you were using any specific games, software, hardware, or accessories when you encountered the problem.

Hope this helps!

Xbox One in Console Keyboard