The Xbox One’s Kinect sensor can understand a lot of voice commands, so much in fact that we’re putting together a list of what it can accept. While updates are sure to add more features, here’s what you can do so far.
General Commands
- “Xbox On” and “Xbox Turn Off” will turn your console on and off
- “Xbox, go home” or “Show my stuff” will take you to the home screen
- “Xbox, go to <App Name>” will open specific apps
- “Xbox, go back“ takes you to previous screen
- Cancel an action by saying ”Xbox, cancel“
- “Xbox, show menu” to display menu
- Change the view by saying “Xbox, change view“
- “Xbox, help” will display on screen help
Xbox Snap
- Snap an application by saying “Xbox, snap <application name>“
- “Xbox, unsnap” to unsnap an application
- “Xbox, switch“will switch between snapped applications
Search the web
- ”Xbox, Bing <say keyword>” (wait for the search dialogue box to pop up before you say your search out loud)
Skype on Xbox One
- “Xbox, Skype” to view contact list
- “Xbox, Skype <person name>” to view contact details for specific people
- “Xbox, call <person name>” to start a video call
- “Xbox, answer” to answer a video call
- To answer without video say “Xbox, answer without video“
- “Xbox, hang up” will end your call
Notifications & Xbox Live
- “Xbox, sign in” to sign in or “Xbox, sign in as <person>” to sign in as a specific person
- “Xbox, sign out” will sign out
- “Xbox, invite <name>” will invite a friend to play a game
- “Xbox, send a message” will send an Xbox Live message
- “Xbox, notifications” to see notification list/history
- “Xbox, show notification” for more info on notification
- “Xbox, close notification” to dismiss a notification
Video on Xbox One
- Play, Stop, Pause, Rewind, and Fast Forward are all obvious: “Xbox, play”, “Xbox, stop”, “Xbox, pause”, “Xbox, rewind”, “Xbox, fast forward”
- “Xbox, faster” will rewind or fast forward more quickly
- “Xbox, slower” will rewind or fast forward less quickly
- “Xbox, skip backwards” and “Xbox, skip forward” will jump to the previous or next chapter
Music on Xbox One
- “Xbox, play music” will start music from last active playlist
- “Xbox, pause music” will pause music
- “Xbox, next song” skips to next song
- “Xbox, previous song” plays previous song
TV on Xbox One
- “Xbox, watch TV” will tune to Live TV
- “Xbox, show guide” will display TV guide
- Watch a specific channel by saying “Xbox, watch <channel name>”
- “Xbox, mute” and “Xbox, unmute” will mute and unmute your TV
- “Xbox, volume up” and “Xbox, volume down” will turn volume up and down
Misc:
- “Xbox, use a code” will scan a QR Code
- “Xbox, record that” to Record a game clip or highlight
A long list indeed, we’ll be putting these commands to the test and will be sure to document our experience no matter how good or bad.
