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Three is stored as the number of additional profiles.","profile_button":"Profile button listed with the controller inputs.","share_button":"The input list names large programmable buttons, View and Menu buttons, an Xbox button, a directional pad, a Profile button and a Bind button. No Share button is listed.","battery_life_claimed":"Up to 25 hours used wirelessly with no audio or USB joysticks on a single charge. Added switches or buttons may lower this. The maker does not name Xbox Wireless or Bluetooth for the figure, so no connection is stored.","play_while_charging":"The power table covers use when powered from USB or the DC jack, so the controller works while connected to power.","wireless_receiver":"Windows PCs connect via Xbox Wireless, USB-C or Bluetooth. The Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows is sold separately (see the box print).","back_buttons":"FAQ lists the controls built into the unit: two large programmable buttons mapped to A and B by default, View and Menu buttons, an Xbox button, a directional pad, a Profile button and a Bind button. No rear grip input is listed. Stored as 0","extra_shoulder_buttons":"Same control list names no shoulder button. Bumpers and triggers exist only as external 3.5 mm inputs. Stored as 0 additional physical shoulder buttons"}},{"url":"https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/09/04/xbox-adaptive-controller-now-available/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-11","fields":["release_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"release_date":"XBOX Wire, 4 September 2018: available starting today at Microsoft Stores and GameStop Online.","launch_price_usd":"Available at Microsoft Stores and GameStop Online for $99.99."}},{"url":"https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/05/16/xbox-adaptive-controller/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-11","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"announce_date":"XBOX Wire post of 16 May 2018 introducing the controller.","launch_price_usd":"At $99.99 USD and available exclusively through Microsoft Store."}},{"url":"https://news.xbox.com/de-de/2018/08/29/xbox-adaptive-controller-giffey-gamescom-2018/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-11","fields":["launch_price_eur"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"Xbox Wire DACH, 29 August 2018: available from autumn at 89,99 Euro, exclusively through the Microsoft Store. 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Torx security screws are used."}},{"url":"https://www.thehenryford.org/collections/explore/artifact/476207","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-11","fields":["model_numbers","wireless_receiver","shell_material"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Museum record of the controller: Xbox Adaptive Controller Model: 1836 printed on the bottom.","wireless_receiver":"Packaging print: Windows 10 requires Bluetooth, the included USB-C cable or the Xbox Wireless Adapter (sold separately).","shell_material":"Museum record lists the materials of the artifact as Plastic and Cardboard. The cardboard is the packaging, so the controller body is stored as Plastic. Record also gives the controller as 11.5 x 5 x 0.875 in, which is consistent with the maker's 292 x 130 x 23 mm"}},{"url":"https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16874103746","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-11","fields":["model_numbers","colors"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Retailer part number JMU-00003.","colors":"Listing colour: White. The product photo shows a white body with black buttons."}},{"url":"https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/09/08/xbox-controller-firmware-update-rolling-out-to-insiders-starting-today/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-11","fields":["paired_device_slots","firmware_updatable"],"notes":{"paired_device_slots":"The September 2021 firmware update for Xbox Adaptive Controllers adds Bluetooth Low Energy. It remembers one Bluetooth host and one Xbox Wireless host. Two remembered links, not two active Bluetooth hosts.","firmware_updatable":"A firmware update was released for Xbox Adaptive Controllers."}},{"url":"https://www.cdw.com/product/microsoft-xbox-adaptive-controller-accessibility-controller/6828178","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-11","fields":["dpad_type"],"notes":{"dpad_type":"Retailer product photo shows a plus-shaped D-pad on the left of the face."}},{"url":"https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/account-profile/accessibility/get-to-know-adaptive-controller","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["wake_console","battery_indicator","dpad_type","back_buttons","extra_shoulder_buttons","manual_url","touchpad","built_in_display","light_bar","rgb_lighting","built_in_speaker","mic_mute_button"],"notes":{"wake_console":"Xbox button: when the controller or console is turned off, press it to turn on the controller and the console. 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The only lights are the battery indicator light and the profile bars next to the Profile button","light_bar":"Same inventory has no light bar. The only lights are the battery indicator light and the profile bars","rgb_lighting":"Same inventory names no decorative lighting. The battery indicator and profile bars are status lights","built_in_speaker":"Same inventory has no speaker. Audio goes out through the 3.5 mm stereo headset jack on the left side","mic_mute_button":"Same inventory lists the Xbox, View, Menu and Profile buttons, the Pair button and the two large buttons. No microphone mute control"}},{"url":"https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/account-profile/accessibility/charge-adaptive-controller","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["battery_indicator"],"notes":{"battery_indicator":"Battery indicator light on the face flashes while charging and turns solid white when full. Battery level also shows as a battery icon in the Xbox console interface and in the Xbox Accessories app on Windows 10/11"}},{"url":"https://www.upcitemdb.com/upc/889842439038","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"UPC 889842439038 (EAN-13 0889842439038) is listed as Xbox Adaptive Controller, White, with Best Buy, Microsoft Store and Target offers. A Danish retailer search result gives the same EAN for model JMU-00003. Stored in the 12-digit UPC form used for other Xbox controllers"}},{"url":"https://fccid.io/C3K1836","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["fcc_id"],"notes":{"fcc_id":"FCC ID C3K1836, Wireless Input Device by Microsoft Corporation, product code 1836, original grant 10 June 2018. Model 1836 is the model printed on the Xbox Adaptive Controller. A September 2021 Class II permissive change enables Bluetooth LE by software, which matches the 2021 firmware that added Bluetooth LE"}},{"url":"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/xbox-adaptive-controller/8nsdbhz1n3d8","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["spec_sheet_url"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Microsoft Store Tech Specs tab: connectivity, ports (nineteen 3.5 mm ports, two USB 2.0 ports, one 3.5 mm stereo headset jack), 292 x 130 x 23 mm, 552 g controller and 64 g cable, mounting screws. It agrees with the values already stored. The page carries a generic 1 year Limited Warranty line, while Microsoft's hardware warranty document lists 90 days for Xbox accessories. The document is followed for warranty_years"}},{"url":"https://www.bestbuy.com/product/microsoft-xbox-adaptive-controller-for-xbox-series-x-xbox-series-s-xbox-one-pcs-and-cloud-enabled-devices-white/J3ZKK4HCS6","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["gtins","warranty_years","rumble_motor_count","trigger_rumble_motor_count","rgb_lighting","light_bar"],"notes":{"gtins":"US listing UPC 889842439038 for model JMU-00003. Matches the UPC database entry","warranty_years":"US listing Warranty - Parts and Labor 90 days. Matches Microsoft's US and Canada limited hardware warranty, which gives 90 days for all Xbox accessories except the Elite Series 2. The Microsoft Store page carries a generic 1 year line, so the maker pages disagree and the warranty document is followed. Stored as 0.25 years for the US","rumble_motor_count":"US listing spec Rumble Vibration: No. The controller has no rumble motors","trigger_rumble_motor_count":"Same Rumble Vibration: No, so no trigger motors. Triggers exist only as external 3.5 mm inputs","rgb_lighting":"US listing spec Lighting Type: None and Illumination: No. The battery light and profile bars are status lights","light_bar":"US listing spec Lighting Type: None. Matches the maker's inventory of controls"}},{"url":"https://download.microsoft.com/download/e/0/b/e0bb27c1-33c1-469c-b88d-50823137dd49/HW-WARR-EN-NA(05-23)v.1.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Microsoft Manufacturer's Limited Hardware Warranty, US and Canada, May 2023, section 2 Duration: 90 days for all Xbox Accessories except Elite Wireless Controller Series 2. The Xbox Adaptive Controller is an Xbox accessory and is not excepted"}}],"fields_filled":58,"updated":"2026-10-21"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}