Xbox one s not using kinects ir blasters

Hi, if it is an Original Xbox One you would need an IR blaster, like the one built into kinect. If it is an S or X the IR blaster is built in.

EDIT: You could get an IR extension cable: https://beta.support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/oneguide-live-tv/use-external-ir-with-xbox-one

Original Post:

The Xbox One S and X models have the Infrared Blaster built in, as Microsoft decided to make Kinect an optional accessory.

Since the original Xbox One initially came bundled with Kinect, the console didn't need an additional IR Blaster built in. The Kinect had an IR emitter already for the depth measuring, so it made sense to put the IR blaster into Kinect.

So without Kinect, the original Xbox One can't control your A/V equipment.

Xbox One S has the IR blaster built into the front. But yes the original “VCR” Xbox One requires Kinect

Is your console enrolled in the Insider Preview program?

Also, do you have a Xbox One S or X with the internal IR blaster, or is your console an original Xbox One with Kinect attached?

Also try to check if the console actually sends IR commands by doing the following: Start up the camera app on your smartphone, and point it to the IR blaster window on the lower right of the console, or the area next to the Xbox logo on the Kinect.

Try to send a command like volume up/down or actually turning the console off or on. You should see an infrared LED blinking inside the IR blaster window or next to the Xbox logo in the Kinect (it'll look like a purple LED on your camera screen). Do you
see the console actually sending the command?

Same thing happened to me. Turns out my Kinect died. MS wanted $60 for a refurb kinect, so I went to Best Buy and got the IR blasters that plug in the back of the Xbox for less than $10 to control my TV. Just so you know, the Xbone S has an IR blaster
built in on the front of the console.