In The Rest Of This Text, We Will Teach How To Connect Xbox Controller To iPhone And Android Phones. For This, Your Handle Must Be Equipped With A Bluetooth Transmitter.

The extraordinary subtleties of the Xbox controller’s design and Microsoft’s professional advertising have recognized the new Xbox console as one of the best examples on the market.

In addition to being very comfortable and well-designed, these handles can be connected to almost all devices for playing video games.

Naturally, the best user experience of Xbox controllers will be when you connect them to Xbox consoles or Windows gaming computers; Because these categories are made for use in these consoles.

However, enthusiasts can connect the Xbox controller to almost all modern smartphones.

In recent years, mobile platforms have gained a lot of fame thanks to the release of mobile versions of important games such as Fortnite and the presence of services such as Xbox Game Pass, which have become popular with many gamers. Therefore, prominent companies in the field of game development gradually started investing in these platforms.

Microsoft has the most prominent presence on mobile platforms among the major companies in this field. While providing cloud services and its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, it has also offered to connect the Xbox console to Android and iPhone phones.

Are all Xbox controllers able to connect to iPhone and Android phones?

Of course, it is not bad to know that not all Xbox consoles can connect to mobile phones!

The most important influencing factor in this regard is the Bluetooth transmitter, which is present in some categories and not others!

Since the launch of the Xbox One S console in 2016, all consoles produced by Microsoft (both Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S consoles) have been equipped with a Bluetooth transmitter. So if you have one of these newer handles, you can connect them to mobile phones.

On the other hand, if your package’s manufacture date is before 2016, it is more likely that the Bluetooth transmitter will not be present in these packages.

One of the easiest ways to tell if your controller has a Bluetooth transmitter is to check for the Xbox logo on top of it.

If the plastic layer around the Xbox logo in a handle is the same color and gender as the other parts of the handle, that handle has a Bluetooth transmitter. Otherwise, the category lacks Bluetooth transmitters and cannot connect to computers and mobile phones.

On the other hand, the handles connected to the console by wire also naturally lack a Bluetooth transmitter.

Once your headset supports Bluetooth, you can easily connect it to Android or iPhone devices.

Continuing this text, we are trying to teach how to connect the Xbox controller to iPhone or Android phones. Stay with us.

 

How to connect the Xbox controller to an Android phone?

Although Android devices are by no means manufactured by Microsoft, the open-source nature of the Android operating system makes it compatible with many external accessories.

If your handle has a Bluetooth transmitter and you have turned on your phone’s Bluetooth, you can easily connect the two.

The steps to connect the Xbox controller to Android devices are as follows:

• Press and hold the Xbox key on the top of your controller until the light around it turns on and blinks.
• Press the small round connect button (Connect) from the top of the handle to make the blinking around the Xbox symbol faster. In this condition, the handle is in Pair Mode.
• Open the Settings application on your Android phone.
• Tap on the Connected Devices option to see the list of devices connected to your device via Bluetooth.
• Select the Pair New Device option.
• After this step, your phone will start searching for Bluetooth signals.
• In the list that appears, find the category name and select it.

Note that depending on the manufacturer of your Android phone, the Bluetooth settings section may be present in different areas. So in the settings field, type Bluetooth to find these settings faster.

If the area’s color around the Xbox logo is fixed after turning on the Xbox controller, the controller is connected to another device, such as Xbox or PC!

Note that each Xbox controller can be connected to only one device simultaneously.

To reset the Bluetooth connection of the handle, you need to press the small round Connect button on the top of the hold again so that the light around the logo will blink and you can connect it to another device.

Steps to connect Xbox controller to iPhone

It is not a secret that Apple and Microsoft devices are incompatible, and these two companies do not want to supply accessories for each other’s devices.

Nevertheless, this time, these two big companies have reached an acceptable interaction in the field of Xbox and iPhone compatibility; Because if you have an iPhone equipped with iOS 13 or higher, you can easily connect an Xbox controller to it via Bluetooth.

The way to do this is as follows:

• As before, turn on the Xbox controller until the light around the Xbox logo starts flashing.
• Press the small round Connect button on the top of the handle to make the light blink faster. In this case, the hold is placed in the connected state.
• Enter the settings section of your iPhone.
• Turn on the Bluetooth menu.
• Your iPhone will automatically start scanning for nearby Bluetooth transmitters and display the available devices in the Other Devices section.
• After you see the name of the Xbox controller in this list, tap on its word to connect the Xbox controller to the iPhone.

Of course, even though iPhone is easily connected to the Xbox console, not all iPhone games are compatible; therefore, before downloading any game from the App Store, it is necessary to read the corresponding page to ensure that the Xbox controller is supported.

When can Xbox controllers be connected to iPhone or Android phones?

Most modern mobile games are designed and built to use the touch control system of the phones and not the handles! Therefore, you cannot use the Xbox controller or other accessories in these games.

Nevertheless, the creators of some more famous titles, such as Fortnite or PUBG, have adapted the mobile versions of their titles to various game categories so that gamers can experience the same high-quality gameplay regardless of which platform they play on.

On the other hand, services that provide the possibility of streaming games on consoles (such as Xbox Game Pass or Apple Arcade) can generally support Xbox and different categories by default.

Of course, if you don’t have a handle, you can still experience these streamed games using the less attractive touch control systems; But using Xbox controllers in these games will give the user double pleasure.

So if you plan to use one of the game streaming subscription services on your Android phone or iPhone, don’t forget that the best experience will be with an Xbox controller!