The Full List of Kinect Voice Commands for Xbox One

With the new Xbox One I’ve noticed (heard) a lot of people using Kinect commands online. More so it seems than on the 360, with the most common phrase being “Xbox, record that”.

Until recently I had my Kinect turned off, but recently gave it a go and was pleasantly surprised! It feels very user friendly, with a lot of commands being rather intuitive. However, I did wonder exactly what phrases worked with the hardware, so I’ve provided the list below which highlights all of the current Xbox One Kinect commands you can use. I hope this helps many of you.

Getting Around

If you want to…	Say this…
Turn on your Xbox One console (works only when Instant-On power mode is enabled)	“Xbox On“
Turn off your Xbox One console	“Xbox, turn off”
Return to the Home screen	“Xbox, go home” or “Show my stuff“
Open and go to a particular application (for example, Xbox Music or Xbox Video)	“Xbox, go to <application name>”
Go back to the previous screen	“Xbox, go back“
Cancel the current action	“Xbox, cancel“
Snap a particular application	“Xbox, snap <application name>”
Unsnap a snapped application	“Xbox, unsnap“
Switch focus between snapped view and main view	“Xbox, switch“
Search using Bing	“Xbox, Bing <subject or topic>”
View the context menu	“Xbox, show menu“
Change view (same as pressing the View button)	“Xbox, change view“
Display the on-screen Help	“Xbox, help“

Note When you do a Bing search, wait for the search box to display before telling the console what to search for.

Communicating

If you want to…	Say this…
Bring up a list of your contacts	Xbox, Skype
View the contact details of your Skype contact	“Xbox, Skype <person>”
Start a video call using Skype	“Xbox, call <person>”
Answer a video call	Xbox, answer
Answer a voice call	Xbox, answer without video
Hang up or end a call	“Xbox, hang up“
Send an Xbox Live message to a friend	“Xbox, send a message“

Sign-in & Profiles

If you want to…	Say this…
Go to the sign-in page to sign in to any profile	“Xbox, sign in“
Sign-in to a specific account (use the first name on the account)	“Xbox, sign in as <person>”
Sign out of the active profile	“Xbox, sign out“
Scan a QR code for a game or downloadable content	“Xbox, use a code“

Notifications

If you want to…	Say this…
See your notification history	“Xbox, notifications“
See more details about a notification that appears	“Xbox, show notification“
Dismiss a notification that is on the screen	“Xbox, close notification“
Answer an incoming call when the notification appears	“Xbox, answer“
Answer an incoming call without video when the notification appears	“Xbox, answer without video“

Video & Music

If you want to…	Say this…
Play video content	“Xbox, play“
Pause video content	“Xbox, pause“
Rewind to a previous point	“Xbox, rewind“
Fast forward to a future point	“Xbox, fast forward“
Rewind or fast forward at a faster pace	“Xbox, faster“
Rewind or fast forward at a slower pace	“Xbox, slower“
Skip to the previous chapter	“Xbox, skip backward“
Skip to the next chapter	“Xbox, skip forward“
Stop playback of the content	“Xbox, stop“
Play music, starting with the last active playlist	“Xbox, play music“
Pause the track	“Xbox, pause music“
Skip forward to the next track of a playlist or album	“Xbox, next song“
Skip backward to the previous track of a playlist or album	“Xbox, previous song“

Note Xbox Music must be active to use music commands.

TV

If you want to…	Say this…
Watch live TV	“Xbox, watch TV“
Display the OneGuide	“Xbox, show guide“
Watch a specific channel	“Xbox, watch <channel name>”

Volume

If you want to…	Say this…
Mute your television	“Xbox, mute“
Unmute your television	“Xbox, unmute“
Increase the television volume	“Xbox, volume up“
Decrease the television volume	“Xbox, volume down“

Gaming

If you want to…	Say this…
Invite a friend to a game or chat	“Xbox, invite <name>”
Record a game clip or highlight	“Xbox, record that“