Xbox one - Third Party Headset on the new Xbox one Controller with 3,5mm Audiojack

Hello,

so i recently got my new Xbox One and since my controller offers an audiojack i bought an adapter to connect my PC Headset which has 2 3,5mm jacks to the Xbox One Controller Audiojack. And here started the problems. After i got through the networking errors
that popped up one after another i finally succeeded in joining a Xbox live party with my headset plugged in without getting an error code. But the trouble wasn't over. Turns out i can hear ingame and Xbox sounds on my Headset just fine, but others can't hear
me. So i thought let's test skype maybe that works.

You guessed it, it doesn't. In Skype i can't even hear my buddy talking to me at all. I can hear the skype test service just fine, but my microphone doesn't seem to work with skype either. So i tested the microphone on my PC and it worked like a charm. After
spending the last few hours googling my way through the internet i can't come up with a solution. So where im standing right now is : i can hear game and system sounds on my headset and ingame voice chat but i can't speak. I tried changing the way i plugged
my headset into the adapter hoping it was just an issue of plugging it in the other way round, but that didn't help. And now we are at the point where i am right now.

So i would be really glad if you could help me resolve my problem.

:)

 

New Headsets

No third party headsets until next year

Microsoft: no third party Xbox One headsets until 2014

 

Enabling sound from a connected monitor with a headset

Hello, you would need to purchase a stereo headset designed designed for the Xbox One in order to get your game sound through your headset. Microsoft has their own variant

www.xbox.com/.../stereo-headset but there are third party companies which sell certified for Xbox One (Just make sure it says it's available for use with Xbox One).

Third party XBox One headsets
www.xbox.com/.../third-party

If you buy a third party headset you may also need to purchase the Xbox One chat adapter so you can connect your headset to your controller

www.xbox.com/xbox-one/accessories/headsets/stereo-headset-adapter

Some companies include them in the box, some don't.

Either way if it comes in the box or not you need to wire your controller up to your Xbox One in order to download the firmware for the chat adapter to it

support.xbox.com/xbox-one/accessories/update-controller-for-stereo-headset-adapter

 

Sounds like your adapter might be using the other plug standard (OMTP) than the one the Xbox is expecting (CTIA). That's the case with other headsets like Beats or Apple Earpods that have trouble with the microphone not working. If that's the case, you'll
need an adapter to convert your adapter to the correct standard.

support.xbox.com/.../connect-compatible-headset