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Joy-Con: All buttons except for stick and home button not working.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:25:43 -0700

So basically the left controller is completely fine but on the right one the A, B, Y, X, +, R, and ZR buttons dont work. The stick and home button are responsive. The console and the controllers are updated. Ive even reset it and completely turned it off for a few hrs. Someone help😭🙏

⟐ Answered Nisan 25, 2025 at 22:25 GMT-7

Joy-Con: The R button does not respond

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:27:49 -0700

I had my switch since 2019 and I noticed that the "R" button stopped working after about 1 year, I want to repair it but I don't know how, can someone help?

⟐ Answered Nisan 22, 2025 at 13:27 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Switch asks to detach when playing games

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:24:53 -0700

When playing games Switch requests joy controllers to be detached to carry on playing

⟐ Commented Şubat 25, 2025 at 6:24 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Replacement analog for right side

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 02:28:26 -0700

After replacing the right joycon the controller wonders and acts like the A button. When I then move the joycon analog stick it stops but doesn’t register the input. Is this a bad part or did I do something wrong the other one worked fine.

⟐ Answered Ocak 31, 2025 at 2:28 GMT-7

Joy-Con: The right bumper R1 tactile button fell off of the PCB on my joy con

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:24:25 -0700

The tactile button for the R Bumper (r1) on my switch joy con fell off. I had dropped the controller and needed to replace the shell because it got cracked and noticed the button was missing. At some point it came loose but the PCB looks ok and the controller otherwise works just fine. I found the past online for avg $2 but I don't have a solder kit. Is there a way to replace this button, I went to ubreakifix and techy and they weren't a lot of help.

⟐ Answered Ekim 23, 2024 at 0:24 GMT-7

Joy-Con: I replaced my joystick and still drifting

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:51:45 -0700

I replaced my left joystick due to stick drift. I used iFixit's package and detailed video. It's actually worse now! What do I do?

⟐ Answer edited Eylül 17, 2024 at 23:51 GMT-7

Joy-Con: My console just won’t register my left joy con

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:32:04 -0700

Hey there!

I got a switch last year. When I put the left joy con in the grid / dock, the display still shows me that it is in the handheld mode. I always have to find the right position for it to charge properly.

I went to the store last month and got it replaced, but the issue is still occurring.

Is this a known issue? Could it be the console itself that is having a loose wire / cable?

- L. L.

⟐ Answered Ağustos 19, 2024 at 14:32 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Issues with a Nintendo Switch Joycon not turning on or connecting.

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 09:41:14 -0700

So, I have been having issues with one of my left Joycons. The issue is that it has difficulty turning on and connecting to the switch. At first, I thought it was just the rail, but when I tried connecting wirelessly, it refused to turn on despite the full charge. After several attempts, it did turn on, but for both wireless and physically connected, if I turn off the switch itself for more than a second, I have to go through the process of trying to reconnect the Joycon. Is the issue with the motherboard instead? I'm not quite sure what the issue is with this Joycon anymore. I will say that I opened it up and tried to push the connectors for the rail into place, following the rail replacement guide but skipping most of the parts regarding the actual removal of the rail.

⟐ Commented Ağustos 18, 2024 at 9:41 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Why’s the stick button not pressing

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 22:25:39 -0700

I have a switch oled with the blue and red variant and for some reason I’ve noticed recently that the right stick’s button is not pressing (the button where u hold down on the stick) and I don’t know why it’s not working.

I tried checking for dirt under the rubber flap of the stick but there wasn’t any dirt, I did try spraying it with air to remove any dust but that didn’t help

⟐ Commented Temmuz 21, 2024 at 22:25 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Home button does not work while the joycon is on the Nintendo.

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:49:39 -0700

I bought a joycon and it works fine when is decoupled from the Nintendo, but when I attach it to the Nintendo the home button doesn't work and if you touch that button the controller turns off and to turn it on you have to undock the joycon and it will work again.

⟐ Commented Haziran 28, 2024 at 0:49 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Joy Con pushing random buttons on switch

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:19:41 -0700

I have two sets of Joy Cons one that it came with (never had issues with) then We bought a pink and green set.. a while back we started having issues with the joy con randomly pushing buttons on the switch, we thought it was the switch but it never happened with any other controller or the other set of joy con. Well last night I went and bout a brand new set of joycons from Costco and now we are having the same issue that we do with the pink and green set with it pushing random buttons. I mean… these aren’t cheap… I keep googling it and no one seems to have the real same issue. Please sent help!!

⟐ Answered Haziran 26, 2024 at 19:19 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Right Joy-Con not working or showing any signs of life

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:51:40 -0700

My right Joy-Con (Neon Red) is just not working at all. I've tried every step in the book. I opened the Joy-Con and the Flex Ribbon Cable wasn't snapped in half. I put my Switch in docked mode, did not work. Tried resetting the joycons and re-pairing them to Switch, but my Joy-Con just refuses to show any sign of life. I'm so lost as if to what I'm doing wrong or if there even is a fix. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

⟐ Commented Haziran 19, 2024 at 0:51 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Left stick won't move right, cover doesn't fit on and doesn't click do

Thu, 30 May 2024 00:23:34 -0700

For seemingly no reason my left joycon won't move right I can't fit the cover back and and it doesn't click anymore does anyone know a easy fix?

⟐ Answered Mayıs 30, 2024 at 0:23 GMT-7

Joy-Con: L button not working. Not sticky.

Sat, 25 May 2024 11:43:23 -0700

I’m not sure why this would happen. I don’t know if i was just irresponsible or if it just happened but my L button is no longer working. Would it be gunk? All the other buttons still work. Should I get a used joycon if I can?

⟐ Commented Mayıs 25, 2024 at 11:43 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Replaced antenna and no longer turns on

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:23:48 -0700

I have amateurly replaced my R Joycon antenna with one I believe to be an older model of, and I want to know if I might have short circuited the controller by prodding around with metal tools.(im new to this site)

⟐ Answered Mart 24, 2024 at 12:23 GMT-7

Joy-Con: My battery won't charge

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 16:30:57 -0700

I did some repairs and must have zapped the bord.

I checked the battery,

it still works and docked it on my switch to see if it still conects

it does wich Just leaves the bord

any tips on how to fix

thanks in advance

⟐ Answer accepted Mart 10, 2024 at 16:30 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Does Anyone Else Have Issues Stripping Screws?

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 22:38:04 -0700

(Note: By stripped, I mean I backed the screw up to theoretically ensure I wasn't making a new hole, then tightened said screw down. Said screw reached a point where it wasn't flush, but had stopped tightening. Then, said screw began spinning freely in place instead of tightening down at all, and lost all grip.) I recently decided to replace my shells on two of my Joy-Cons (mainly because I somehow stripped one of the screws on the interior that holds the joystick in while replacing said joystick). It was all going well, until I stripped a screw out of the interior of the new shells putting the board back in. (Using a picture from the repair guide, it's the lower of the two screws.)

I'm using the appropriate screwdrivers, only driven by my little ol' hands. Do I need to ask for replacement shells? Would I be better off trying to fill the stripped hole? What am I doing wrong here?

⟐ Commented Şubat 12, 2024 at 22:38 GMT-7

Joy-Con: My Nintendo joy-con will not work on two person mode

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:03:00 -0700

When I'm trying to pair the controller it skips the first and fourth light only blinking at the second and third

⟐ Answered Aralık 19, 2023 at 11:03 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Cannot get my joy-con into two person player mode

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:32:45 -0700

My joycon will not go into two player mode and automatically goes into one player mode I've already tried resetting the joycon what do I do

⟐ Answered Aralık 19, 2023 at 10:32 GMT-7

Joy-Con: My controller won’t connect with the rail

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:32:15 -0700

I have a right Joy con that won’t connect with the rail. I have already disassembled it a bit and the back is removed and I can’t reinstall it because it has a stripped screw Krazy-glued to it. It also connects and disconnects on occasion. I pryed up on the charger cable board a bit and I’m wondering if that’s what caused it. If you have an answer to my question, please answer me.

⟐ Answered Aralık 01, 2023 at 8:32 GMT-7