The new Xbox Series X controller can be used for lots of different things, from playing standard games on your console to pairing it with Android for Project xCloud, and on Windows 10 PCs with a wireless adapter.
Fortunately, while Microsoft doesn't make this very clear, you don't have to manually resync your controller every single time you want to switch devices. Instead, you just have to follow these simple rules:
In simple terms, this means if you want to resync to your Xbox, you just double-tap the sync button at the top of your controller, and syncing to another device just requires holding the button until it flashes a few times.
The biggest restriction surrounding this appears to be that only one Xbox and one separate device can be memorised at a time, but if you're switching back and forth regularly, this should save a lot of hassle moving forward.
Did you know about this trick? Tell us down in the comments section below.
[source reddit.com, via twitter.com]
Comments 5
Excellent. This definitely makes using xcloud easier.
Yes I have been doing this since last year. Great as my Series X and PC live near one another.
That will be what happened earlier when it randomly synched to my phone after the cat sat on it.
Might delete it from my phone as I use the Razer Kishi, I find the controller clip way to cumbersome and top heavy.
I have tried this and it doesn't seem to work for me.
Why is everyone talking about this of a sudden? I'm using this since day one, it was on the controller specs and raved in several videos/articles from microsoft.
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