iFixit - Answers With Device "Meta Quest 2"

Meta Quest 2: Why does my left controller stick have drift?

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 22:52:18 -0700

I was playing the walking dead: saints and sinners for the first time and I noticed I was slowly strafing to the right. I took it as the game's push mechanic and just kept playing. I then hopped onto vrchat, and truly noticed the stick drift. I haven't seen any repair guides for the quest’s controllers, so I'm wondering if anyone knows a fix?

⟐ Commented August 09, 2025 at 22:52 MST

Meta Quest 2: I spilled water on my quest 2

Sat, 06 Jul 2024 08:03:09 -0700

I spilled water on my quest 2. It was not a lot but it wasn't a small amount either. I have a heater and a hairdryer to it atm. Basically what you'd do if u dropped your phone in water. Will this help? If not, is there someone who does repairs? Will I have to replace it entirely? I'm freaking out rn. Plz help!!!!!!

⟐ Commented July 06, 2024 at 8:03 MST

Meta Quest 2: Can I replace my battery for my oculus quest 2

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:48:35 -0700

My Quest won’t charge even though it’s on the plug, but at the same time I’m on it as well

⟐ Commented July 29, 2023 at 17:48 MST

Meta Quest 2: How do I replace my oculus quest 2 display

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 03:38:40 -0700

well I let my brother borrow my oculus quest 2 expecting to get it back in the same good condition, but he gave it back with a lot of yellow dots and lines. I'm guessing this is sun damage. I want to know if its possible to replace the display, and if you can how?

⟐ Commented March 23, 2023 at 3:38 MST

Meta Quest 2: Why is my oculus not charging?

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 07:39:03 -0700

I’ve tried different Chargers and it won’t charge. No light comes on either.

⟐ Answered December 21, 2025 at 7:39 MST

Meta Quest 2: Is it possible to replace the charging port for the oculus quest 2

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 07:00:01 -0700

my charging port is broken and i have a bunch of friends on there and i love the quest 2 but its breaking the reason why the port is breaking is because i usually play while its charging meaning that its breaking it

⟐ Commented March 16, 2024 at 7:00 MST

Meta Quest 2: plastic head strap holder broken

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 16:46:39 -0700

The thin black piece of plastic that holds the top of your head strap broke when i put it on, and now i only have the side pieces, is their a head strap that i can use that doesn't need that? and / or how do i fix the plastic piece

⟐ Answered June 15, 2024 at 16:46 MST

Meta Quest 2: Quest 2 controller face button suddenly mushy and doesn't work

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:11:39 -0700

Hi, so my Quest 2 controllers were working almost perfectly fine, but there was small amount of joystick drift developing. I finally got fed up with it today, and sprayed some DeoxIT D5 electrical contact cleaner in there according to these instructions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iitoevOX...

The joystick drift was completely fixed, and I put the black cover plates back onto the controller after some testing.

However, once I started playing a game, I noticed that my X button felt strange. It was mushy and didn't have a clicking feeling, and I needed to press the button quite hard to get it to activate. I couldn't find a video showing exactly how the button sensor is constructed, but it feels like the spring was still working, but the membrane was stuck permanently down or broken somehow, and wasn't clicking up and down anymore.

To get at the buttons it seems I needed to fully disassemble the controller, which I don't quite dare to do at the moment. So instead I decided to spray a bit more contact cleaner into the button and mash it up and down a few times to see if that would help. Instead, the button became completely nonfunctional - it wouldn't activate regardless of how I pressed it. And the mushy feeling remains.

Has anyone disassembled the face buttons on these controllers before? Can you think of anything that might explain the mushy feeling / not working? It was completely fine before I sprayed the contact cleaner, how can liquid contact cleaner affect the button mechanically in this way?

Is this merely the membrane being dirty or stuck, and fixable if I disassemble the entire thing and pop it back out? Or was I just unlucky and the button has failed/broken at coincidentally the same time? I can't find any replacement parts for the buttons, unlike the analogue stick sensors.

⟐ Commented August 12, 2023 at 12:11 MST

Meta Quest 2: Why isn’t my oculus tracking my hands or anything around me at all

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:25:54 -0700

Basically the whole screen move's and it’s like it broke because it will not let me sign in and my controllers aren’t broken or damaged pls help me I tried the re tracking videos I saw on YouTube but none of them worked

⟐ Commented January 10, 2023 at 18:25 MST

Meta Quest 2: I accidentally spilled a small amount of water on my headset

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:36:48 -0700

I spilt a pretty small amount of water on my Meta 2 headset, it was working properly but now it isn't turning on. It still displays the powering on screen, but it won't stop. The controllers won't connect either, but nothing happened to the controllers.

⟐ Commented July 11, 2025 at 0:36 MST

Meta Quest 2: Why does my oculus shut off shortly after I power it up

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 23:01:18 -0700

When I turn on my oculus it only stays on for about a minute or so then it shuts off what do I have to do to fix it

⟐ Answered February 03, 2024 at 23:01 MST

Meta Quest 2: Is there a way to upgrade the 64 model to 256 (or more)?

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 02:39:54 -0700

Wondering if anyone has figured out if a hardware upgrade is possible

⟐ Commented September 25, 2023 at 2:39 MST

Meta Quest 2: I have the "Black Screen of Death"

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:31:16 -0700

My question is does anyone think the black screen of death could be related to the discharege of the battery. I stopped using my oculus for about a month and left it not charging for that time when I turned it on it was super slow and when I updated it thats when it stopped showing things on the screen. The only things I could see was the boot logo/animation and boot menu if i held the button down, I since tried fixing it as a software issue to no avail and left it alone discharged again when I plugged it in again it blinked red and I believe its charging now. But now I cant see anything but the LCD lighting up and I feel like its due to the battery I had 0 issues before leaving it alone for so long.

Update at 8% I was able to see the charging animation while off I tried booting and saw the logo but cant see the setup screen*

I am on the setup screen because the r/oculusquest2 community and meta support told me to factory reset which kinda screwed me over cause now i cant enable USB debugging again as I cant see the screen

Update 2 I was able to get it connected to my phone and get it to cast its screen so im progressing though the setup screen

⟐ Commented November 30, 2025 at 12:31 MST

Meta Quest 2: Where can I send my oculus quest 2 to be assessed and repaired?

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:52:34 -0700

I have troubleshooted and it is still having issues. Where can I send to be assessed and repaired?

⟐ Commented February 11, 2025 at 21:52 MST

Meta Quest 2: How do I remove the sensors

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:05:34 -0700

I cracked one of the sensors on my quest 2 and I don't know how to fix/repair it

⟐ Answer accepted September 11, 2024 at 15:05 MST

Meta Quest 2: What sensors in the Meta Quest 2 controllers control hand tracking?

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:47:26 -0700

I am in the process of repairing meta quest 2 controllers at the moment, and I keep running into an issue where I replace the joystick on the controller, but then I go to test it afterwards and my thumb just hovers on the joystick and will not move unless I actuate another button. My thumb just jumps back to the stick after a different button press. It doesnt track my thumb hovering on the A or B buttons either, only when I actually press the buttons is when my thumb will stop hovering on the joystick.

What sensors inside of these controllers control the "hand tracking" while using the controller? I have ran into this issue with the rear trigger as well.

⟐ Commented July 18, 2023 at 12:47 MST

Meta Quest 2: My controller joystick broke off

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:10:21 -0700

My joystick snapped off into pieces and I lost all the pieces so I cant put them back together

⟐ Answered November 30, 2022 at 10:10 MST

Meta Quest 2: Will you be able to fix a broken camera lense

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:36:10 -0700

The camera lense is cracked on the oculus quest 2 And it can’t detect where my hands are so I can’t play

⟐ Answered November 12, 2023 at 12:36 MST

Meta Quest 2: Can you upgrade the ram?

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:41:31 -0700

im looking to buy and upgrade the ram is it possible?

⟐ Answered November 15, 2024 at 0:41 MST

Meta Quest 2: Is there a way to test the battery and USB port (unit not charging)?

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:03:51 -0700

I have a Quest 2 that will not charge or power on and the charge light does not come on as well. I have tried all the methods I found online to get the unit to power on and/or charge (i.e. held power button for 30+ seconds, tried different USB cable, left the unit plugged in overnight, etc.). I have also disassembled the unit and reseated all the cables.

I am wondering if there is a way that I can test the battery and USB port to try and determine if either are bad. I am comfortable replacing parts but would like to test them before randomly choosing to buy one to see if it fixes the issue. I have a multimeter and can properly use it.

The unit is only a year old. So, I do not think that the battery would be bad. However, the USB port is in good condition. Nothing is loose and the port has been cleaned. The cable fits securely. I am using the original cable and charger.

I am open to any other suggestions on what to test and how to test it.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

⟐ Answered July 11, 2024 at 17:03 MST