This information is in part based on the XBox One Controller Wiki page, and on my own findings.įor the models 1537, 16 (original Elite model), you will need a USB dongle or use a USB cable, since these models do not have Bluetooth. Note : Both Elite models have removable paddles, thumbsticks and d-pad. Also keep in mind: This is (at the moment) the only XBox One controller without a battery compartment, but I’m sure you’d know if you were holding one of these in your hands. The model number is however listed on the box it came in (if you still have it). On the XBox One Elite 2 controller you will not find the model number without cracking open the controller – it has no battery compartment.

The model number of your XBox Controller can be found in the battery compartment. XBox One Controllers – Bluetooth or not By model number … Note: Interesting observation with this, the already expensive first generation XBox One Elite controllers are NOT Bluetooth enabled (and look like the first controller displayed in the image below). If you see that the top part (face plate) is one big piece of plastic, and this piece includes the big XBox Button, then it is very likely that you have a Bluetooth enabled controller (2nd controller in the drawing). Rule of thumb would be the way the plastic looks on your controller, as illustrated in the image below. So how do we determine if we have a Bluetooth enabled controller? If you think this is a little confusing and maybe hard to determine: you’re not entirely wrong.Ī nice tiny Bluetooth logo on the controller would have been a nice gesture from Microsoft. Microsoft states that the Bluetooth connected controller may or may not support attachments to the controller, like a keyboard or headset. I cannot confirm this, but then again: I’m not a professional gamer either. From what I understand, because it performs better than Bluetooth. Instead they still use the proprietary radio signal from Microsoft. Note that when connected to a XBox One, even these Bluetooth enabled controllers will not use Bluetooth. Newer models, first made available with the release of the XBox One S, are equipped with Bluetooth, making it much easier to connect your controller to a device wireless (even iOS and Android now support this). These are NOT the same dongles as used with 360 Controllers! To work with those controllers, you will need a USB dongle, like the ones listed here at Amazon.

Your Mac (or any computer for that matter) will not have the needed transceiver to setup communication.

They solely rely on the proprietary radio signal from Microsoft. Unfortunately … The old generation of XBox One controllers do not come with a standard wireless way to communicate with your Mac. Bluetooth – Which controller do you have?

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