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A little over a year since Microsoft enabled the Xbox skill for Alexa, the company has finally given Xbox One users a second alternative to its Cortana virtual assistant. That's right, hell has frozen over because Microsoft has finally given us the ability to issue voice commands to the Xbox One via Google Assistant in the form of a public beta. While this isn't going to turn your Xbox One into a superpowered Nest Home device, it does mean that you can use your voice to tell it to power on or off, or to load up your favorite game without touching a controller or remote.
All you have to do is set up the Xbox with your Google Home app on your smartphone or tablet. There are a couple of steps to this, so join us after the break to find out how you can add Google Assistant commands to your Xbox One.
Step One
- First things first, you need to join this Google Group with the Google account that you plan on using in order to gain access to the Public Beta. Once that has been done, we can move on to the next step.
Step Two
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- Power on your Xbox One and sign in
Step Three
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- Open up the Google Home app on your Android or iOS device
- Tap on “+Add”
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- Tap on “Set up Device”
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- Select “Have something already set up?”
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- Search and select “[beta] Xbox”
Step Four
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- Sign in with the Microsoft account that you used to sign in to the Xbox One
- Follow the directions to link your Xbox to Google Assistant and give it a name
- That's it!
Commands
Now that you've set up your Google Assistant to control your Xbox One with voice commands, what can you make it do? Well, we've got you covered with all of the possible commands listed in the table below. You'll need to say “Hey Google, turn on my Xbox” or whichever name you gave the gaming console in the Google Home app.
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Turn on | Hey Google, turn on Xbox |
| Turn off | Hey Google, turn off Xbox |
| Launch Game | Hey Google, Play Gears 5 on Xbox |
| Volume up | Hey Google, volume up on Xbox |
| Volume down | Hey Google, volume down on Xbox |
| Mute | Hey Google, mute Xbox |
| Un-mute | Hey Google, un-mute Xbox |
| Pause* | Hey Google, pause |
| Play | Hey Google, play |
| Next | Hey Google, next |
| Previous | Hey Google, previous |
| Take a screenshot | Hey Google, take a screenshot on Xbox |
| Record a game clip | Hey Google, record that on Xbox |
| Reboot | Hey Google, reboot Xbox |
| Stop | Hey Google, stop on Xbox |
| Watch a TV Channel (If live TV is configured) | Hey Google, switch to PBS on Xbox |
You should now be able to control your Xbox One, One S or One X with the power of your voice and Google Assistant.
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