No Support for Xbox Elite Controller Series 2?

Neither my Apple TV nor my iPhone 11 Pro are recognizing the bluetooth on my Xbox Elite Controller Series 2. It's not my controller that's the issue, as I am able to connect to other devices with bluetooth.


Can Apple please put out an update ASAP to fix this? Won't even consider buying games or the new games subscription if my controller can't connect.

Apple TV 4, tvOS 13

Posted on Nov 5, 2019 5:28 PM

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Nov 10, 2019 11:02 AM in response to Rudegar

One S controller works. I am attempting to pair mine correctly, and the Series 2 Elite is definitely Bluetooth enabled. The Series 1 Elite is not so that’s why that one didn’t work for the other user on here.


My Series 2 Elite definitely has Bluetooth and has been paired to another non-Apple device correctly already. It’s just not being recognized by Apple products. Sounds like Apple might need to update to add it to the list of supported devices in iOS 13.

Nov 10, 2019 9:47 AM in response to MyStupidUserName

As stated my std xbox one s controller works fine so


  1. you didn’t pair it right
  2. the series 2 controller are not Bluetooth like the org xbox one controllers are not
  3. microsoft choose to handle the Bluetooth communication of the elite series 2 in a different manner than their other controllers and making the expense on that development and making their xbox being able to communicate with 1 first controller not using Bluetooth and the second one using Bluetooth and then an alt elite series 2 using another version of Bluetooth.


3 sounds like a lot of work for no apparent reason so my logical deduction would suggest 1 or 2 being the more likely scenario

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