How to use Discord on Xbox S, Xbox X, or Xbox One

Discord is one of the most popular chat apps for gamers. It’s an easy, simple way to get into voice chats as well. While Microsoft has been beta testing Discord on its Xbox consoles for months now, the full-scale rollout is now finally live. So, in honor of the event, we’ll show you how to connect your Xbox to Discord and join voice channels.

This is a lengthy process, but you can set up Discord for Xbox on a PC or mobile. Here’s what you’ll need to get started:

• The official Discord app on your PC or mobile phone.
• The official Xbox app on your phone or Xbox Game Bar on your PC.
• An Xbox that is signed into your Xbox account.
• Finally, you need to unlink your Xbox account from Discord and your Discord account from Xbox. Microsoft says this requires a fresh link.
• Note — If you linked for the first time after September 13th, 2022, you don’t need to perform the above step.

This is, in our opinion, the easier option because you can do it just about anywhere.

• On your phone, open the Discord app.
• Hit the three-line menu button in the top left corner and then your profile picture in the bottom right corner.
• Tap Connections and then the ADD button in the top right corner.
• Select the Xbox option. Follow the instructions and sign in with your Xbox account to link the two accounts.
• That should be it. Once done. You’ll be able to use voice chat from Discord on Xbox.
• Alternate method — Open the Xbox app and click your profile picture. Hit the cogwheel in the top right corner and then select Linked accounts. Tap on the Discord option and follow the instructions provided.
• Note — When I tested this method, connecting to Xbox via Discord also connect my Xbox app to Discord automatically. We don’t think you have to do both connection processes, but we wrote both just in case.

• Open Discord on your PC. In the bottom left corner near your profile picture, click the cogwheel icon to enter the Settings.
• In the left margin, click on Connections.
• Along the top are some icons. Find the Xbox icon and click on it.
• Follow the instructions and sign in with your Xbox account to link the two accounts. It’s a fairly linear process.
• Note — You’ll be redirected to your browser to log into everything. Once done, you’ll need to return to the Discord app to authorize the connection to Xbox.
• That’s it. You’re all set up and ready to go.
• Alternate method — Press Windows Key + G to open Xbox Game Bar. Hit the settings cogwheel along the top bar and click Accounts. Click the Discord icon and follow the instructions to link.
• Note — When I tested this method, connecting to Xbox via Discord also connect my Xbox app to Discord automatically. We don’t think you have to do both connection processes, but we wrote both just in case.

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How to join a voice chat with Discord on Xbox

Once you’re all set up, joining a Discord channel is pretty easy. The mobile version is the most straightforward. The PC version requires mobile anyway, so we recommend skipping it.

• Open the Discord app and navigate to the channel you wish to join. Tap on it.
• Swipe up on the bottom portion where it says Join Voice to reveal the Join on Xbox option. Click it.
• The Xbox app will open. Select the Xbox you want to use if you have multiple, and then tap the Transfer Voice button. The app will tell you that it succeeded. You are now connected to the voice chat.
• You can use the Discord app to adjust things like volume and other settings.

While there is a method to use on PC, it’s not the best. You’ll be required to use your mobile phone anyway, so we recommend just using the mobile phone version above and skipping this one if you can help it.

• Open the Discord app and navigate to the channel you wish to join.
• Right-click it and select the Join on Xbox button.
• Discord will produce a QR code that you scan with your smartphone.
• The QR code will take you to the Xbox app.
• From here, it’s the same as the mobile phone tutorial above. Select the Xbox you wish to use if you have multiple Xbox consoles connected and hit Transfer Voice.
• Once done, you can use Discord to adjust the volume and other settings.

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