Can you charge Xbox One controller with Micro USB?

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If you wonder: can you charge Xbox One controller with micro USB? The answer is absolutely yes. By connecting our Xbox One control, either the Elite or the standard version, to a conventional Micro USB cable we will have the ability to charge the battery of our Xbox One controller. This feature gives us a huge advantage that go beyond just being an alternate way of energy. We are going to explore in more depth how we can really get advantage of this new alternative to charge our Xbox controller.

We have many alternatives when it comes to charging our Xbox One controller. Microsoft has created this line of products with enough flexibility so that a discharged controller will never be a reason for us to stop our gaming session. We have the possibility of supplying the power to our Xbox One controller using disposable or rechargeable AA batteries, and additionally we can also use battery packs, or Plug and Charge Kits, as they call it, in our controllers. The only downside of these two alternatives is that once the charge of our battery is finished, the control becomes unusable. We can buy more disposable batteries of course, but this will quickly become a money sink. Also we can wait a few hours for our control to receive a sufficient charge in the charging station. At the end of the day, both options involve stopping playing with our console, but what if there is a way to use your Xbox One controller without batteries?

How to use your Xbox Controller with a Micro USB cable?

As you already know, you can use the conventional Micro USB cable, the same you use to charge your Android mobile or any other mobile device to power the battery pack of your Xbox One controller. You just have to connect the USB cable to the side port of your Xbox, and the opposite end of the cable to your Xbox One controller. On the screen of your TV or monitor you will see, in the lower right corner, the charging icon sign for your controller, which indicates that the controller is receiving energy. Best of all, the charging of your control doesn’t prevent you to continue playing with it.

Can I charge rechargeable AA batteries with a Micro USB cable?

The answer to this question, as you can imagine, is a resounding no. Microsoft sells battery packs so that we have the option of making our Xbox One controller wireless, giving us up to 30 hours of uninterrupted gameplay. If we could replace this functionality by buying inexpensive AA rechargeable batteries, we would be bypassing or neglecting Microsoft’s profit, thereby making battery packs obsolete. This is not something the company agrees with one hundred percent.

Can you charge Xbox One controller with Micro USB

If you open the battery cover of your Xbox One controller you will notice that it has different pins and contact plates for charging. The charging pins of Microsoft battery packs have a separate row of pins from those the AA batteries use. This is good and bad at the same time. On one hand, if we have rechargeable AA batteries, we have to take them out and put them to charge in another device apart from our control when they lose their charge. This implies an additional step in the process, which translates into less convenience for the user. Another negative is the price of battery packs versus rechargeable AA batteries. However, on the bright side, this is also a method of protecting the user, because if we were to charge AA batteries that are not rechargeable, we could be risking frying the batteries, and even damage our Xbox One controller permanently.

Can I play with my Xbox One controller without using batteries?

This is a little trick that not many people know, but a really nice hack indeed, since it frees us from having to constantly invest in AA batteries for our Xbox One controller, or worse, in expensive original battery packs, which by the way, also suffer wear and tear and have to be replaced overtime. Not to mention, the stress of being at the climax of your gaming session to realize that your Xbox One controller has a low battery and needs to be charged. So annoying.

The truth is that you can, with a Micro USB cable connected to your controller, even remove the batteries, and you will be able to continue playing without problems. The way in which the Micro USB cables supply energy to the Xbox One controller is linear, and does not bridge the circuit with the battery of our controller. In short, even if we don’t have anything in the battery compartment, we can still play with our controller, as long as it is connected to a Micro USB cable.

Does the Micro USB cable have to be connected to the Xbox One directly?

Charge Xbox One controller with Micro USB volts and amps

The answer is no. You can connect your Xbox One controller through your Micro USB cable to any electrical outlet in your house. You can even use the same charging adapter that you use to charge your mobile. Always check that the output of the charger adapter you use for this is 5 volts. There is a second reading, which is the amps. This denotes the speed on which the charger will be able to send the electrical charge. It can be 1, 1.5 or 2 amps, this will only change the speed the battery pack charges (if you were using one).

What can I do if I don’t have any wall power outlets nearby?

If you do not have a nearby electrical outlet to charge your Xbox One controller with Micro USB cable, you can without any problems use an electrical extension or a power strip to serves as an extension to connect your controller.

Can I use a power bank to charge my Xbox One controller? As an alternative way, as the question suggests, you can also use a power bank to supply power to your Xbox One controller. There are power banks with a fairly reduced form factor. This will allow you to have the control connected to the source of electricity very close to you, being next to you on the sofa, from an attached surface or table top, or the floor, if the Micro USB cable is long enough.