How to connect your phone to an Xbox One

If you have another Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, take the battery pack from that controller and attach it to your controller. Then, try turning on your controller. If it works with the different battery pack, your original battery pack might be defective. How to Connect Xbox 360 to Windows PC - Online Tech Tips Oct 21, 2010 Troubleshoot your Xbox 360 network connection | Xbox Support

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Before you can connect your Xbox 360 to your wired home network, you have to connect your console to your network port or router (or modem) via the Ethernet cable. Because both ends of the cable are the same, this is a breeze. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into a network port or port on your router.

The Xbox 360 cannot use your phone's tethered connection directly by USB. That's why it worked when you had a laptop as a "man in the middle" taking the wifi signal and bridging it to the Ethernet port. You will need to use another PC or a WiFi bridge device to connect the Xbox 360 by Ethernet to the phones wifi hotspot/home wifi Xbox Support Xbox Support loading