Xbox Series X will soon be controlled via a TV remote

Xbox Series X will shortly equal controlled via a TV inaccessible

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You will soon embody able to control your Xbox Series X or Xbox Serial publication S console with just an ordinary unlikely — at least that's what Xbox Political platform Manager Brad Rossetti recently shared on Twitter. That's right, if you're one of the favorable owners of Microsoft's next gen consoles, you can soon forget the plague of constantly switch between your controller and a TV remote.

According to Rossetti, Microsoft has been reportedly assigning its Xbox Insiders to test new HDMI-CEC features in order to use TV remotes to navigate done the Xbox splashboard. This should provide for a more seamless experience when controlling streaming apps, much as Netflix, Disney Addition, Hulu and more.

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Patc both the Xbox Serial X and S consoles have already had any HDMI-CEC features enclosed, so far they've lone allowed you to use your controller to adjust your Telecasting's volume and turn it on when you're booting up your console.

1/2 Xbox Insiders in Alpha Skip Leading and Alpha we sensible enabled some new HDMI-CEC features for the builds today.* Use your Idiot box remote to check your Xbox – - You can now use your Television set remote to navigate the Xbox dashboard and dominance streaming apps like Netflix!September 8, 2021

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Some users have already noticed that they're able to utilisation their old infrared Telly remotes to dominance their Xbox console via a hidden characteristic. However, Rossetti also claims that with the new update, users can switch their TV input to an Xbox console using a controller, too, meaning thither will be none need to switch rear and forth 'tween your remote and control in order to start play.

The option to enable the usance of a TV remote with your Xbox solace is available in the HDMI-CEC settings found under "TV & AV power options". However, at the moment, this have can only be accessed by testers that are part of the Alpha Xbox Insider and Alpha Skip-Ahead programs.

In that location's No uncloudedness connected when the update will be on tap to all users, though seeing as Microsoft has antimonopoly started examination, we're going to take a wild guess and order that it may be a little while until this feature is live.

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