Got a new Xbox One and haven’t explored all the features or don’t know where to start? Don’t worry because we got you covered! One of the best features integrated within the new system is the voice commands. Below is a list of all the available voice commands for your new Xbox One with Kinect.
Voice Shortcuts
Xbox On
Wakes up Xbox One, turns on television and cable/satellite set-top box
Xbox turn off
Puts Xbox One to sleep/off, can turn off television and cable/satellite set-top box
Xbox
Shows menu of global voice shortcuts and then say “more shortcuts” to see the full list
Xbox select
Shows voice commands on the screen
Everything in green text cane spoken
Stop listening
Dismisses voice commands on the screen in that moment
Xbox help
Shows help for current app
Xbox use a code
Triggers Kinect code scanning for QR codes
Xbox show notification
Opens the notification center and shows the most recent notification
Identity
Xbox sign in / out
Xbox sign in as [person]
Signs in / out an Xbox Live member
Gaming
Xbox record that
Records previous 30 seconds of gameplay
Xbox invite
Launches the Party app in Snap mode
Volume
Xbox volume up / down
Xbox mute / unmute
Controls volume of tv set
Navigation and Multi-tasking
Xbox go home
Xbox show my stuff
Returns to home
Xbox got to [game or app]
Launches an installed game or application
Xbox show menu
Opens the game’s app’s menu, just like pressing the Menu button on the controller
Xbox go back
Returns to previous screen
Xbox Snap [app]
Launches app in Snap mode
Xbox unsnap
Unsnaps app from Snap mode
Xbox switch
Switches focus between the two apps on the screen
Xbox Bing
Launches Bing and searches for games, music, movies, and tv shows
Communication
Xbox Skype [person]
Shows details for a contact in your Skype favorites list on your Xbox One
Xbox call [person]
Starts a video call, must be a person from your Skype favorites list
Xbox answer / answer without video
Answers incoming Skype call
Xbox hang up
Ends Skype call
Xbox send a message
Send message to your Xbox Live friends
TV
Xbox watch Tv
Launches cable or satellite TV from set-top box
Xbox watch [channel]
Changes cable or satellite TV to a recently watched or favorite channel
Xbox show guide
Xbox OneGuide
Launches the OneGuide
Transport Controls
Xbox play / stop / pause / fast forward / rewind / faster / slower / skip forward / skip backward / next song / previous song
Transport controls for media playback, play and pause also work for gameplay
Xbox play music
Resumes playing most recent song in Xbox Music