While that closes the door on using this Xbox One pad with my phone, I can still use it with a PC.

Here’s my non-Bluetooth 1697 model: Hello to you, too. If you’re still not sure which model you’re holding, then crack open the battery compartment and you’ll find the model number inside. If it’s the same plastic as the front of the controller, then – happy days! – you’ve got a 1708 model, and can pair it with pretty much anything using the Bluetooth standard. In short, if the section with the Xbox Guide button is the same material as the shoulder triggers, you’re using an older 1697 pad. This picture, via Reddit, shows the key difference. The 1537 model is easy enough to spot – it has the words “DAY ONE 2013” embossed on the front – but at a glance 16 look remarkably similar. Only the last of these has Bluetooth built-in, meaning it can be easily used with laptops, smart TVs and phones. There are three revisions of the regular Xbox One controller: 1537, 16. Both of these issues have been fixed in more recent models – the former point even means you can use a PlayStation Gold headset on Xbox One if you like.īut back to the latter… So, which Xbox One controller has Bluetooth?

Not only was it missing a 3.5mm headphone jack, but it also didn’t have Bluetooth. Microsoft rightly got a lot of stick for the 2013 launch of the Xbox One with its £425 price and enforced bundling of Kinect, but the gamepad also had weaknesses. The key question – and the one asked by many around the globe – is which Xbox One controller is Bluetooth? (I know it’s more correct to say “has Bluetooth”, but people don’t seem to ask that.) The bad news: if you have an older version, you might have a significantly harder time of it. The Xbox One controller is, for my money, one of the most comfortable gamepads around, so why not use it on other platforms? The good news: you can.

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