Xbox One: Charge the controller - so it'll work

You can play wirelessly with the Xbox One controller provided you charge the battery regularly. This practical tip shows you how to do this.

How to charge the Xbox One controller

To charge the controller, you must ensure that the battery is inserted correctly. You can then charge it with the charging cable.

Connect the charging cable to the top of your controller.
Connect the other end of the charging cable to Xbox One. You can use the usual controller connections on your console for this.
Now start Xbox One to start the charging process.

With a few tips and tricks, charging your controller is even faster. Therefore, heed the following information.

You can also turn off the console for charging. It is only important that this is switched on once so that the charging process can begin.
You can see whether the battery charging starts on a lamp directly on the charging cable. This lights up yellow as soon as charging begins.
If the lamp changes color to white, the charge was successful. Your controller is now fully charged again.
Extra tip: You do not have to use the supplied cable, you can also use other USB cables. For example, it is possible to charge the controller via the socket.
Make sure that there are rechargeable batteries and no batteries in the controller that cannot be charged.

We will show you how to update the Xbox One controller in the next practical tip.