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Joy-Con: My right joy-con is not being recognized as connected into the switch.

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:28:24 -0700

Hi, I have a problem my switch does not recognize the joy con as connected when i slide it in the switch. The joy con still works but only wirelessly. It does get charged but nothing else. I tried other joy-cons with no luck.

I ordered a new right rail from eBay. I thought the rail might be the problem . I replaced it successfully but no change. If anyone has an idea i would appreciate it.

⟐ Commented January 02, 2026 at 6:28 MST

Nintendo Switch: How do I fix the R button on my right joycon?

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:24:01 -0700

I accidentally dropped my switch a couple of days ago, and now the R button on my right joycon won’t work. Is it jammed or do I need to replace it?

⟐ Answered January 26, 2026 at 13:24 MST

Nintendo Switch Lite: How much does a screen repair cost on switch lite?

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:01:18 -0700

My computer fell on my switch lite screen not cracking the screen but impacting the display underneath causing it to go partially black. How much would that cost to fix or should I get a whole new lite?

⟐ Commented March 14, 2025 at 8:01 MST

Nintendo Switch: How do I fix the error code "2101-0001"

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:49:27 -0700

Hello everyone!

So, my Switch stopped taking any charge whatsoever and would not turn on. So, I replaced the battery. Now the Switch comes on, displays the "Nintendo" Logo, and then goes to an error screen. The code I'm getting is 2101-0001. Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks for the help in advance!

⟐ Commented December 17, 2025 at 21:49 MST

Nintendo Switch: Right joy con not connecting when out of switch.

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:54:49 -0700

Yesterday I received shell replacements for my Nintendo switch joy cons. I changed the shell on my left joy con and it works like normal, but when i changed the shell on my right joy con it now only works when it is directly connected to the switch. The second i undock the jot con it dies. Please help

⟐ Answered June 18, 2025 at 14:54 MST

Joy-Con: Joy Con still drifts just after replacement

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:38:22 -0700

I had a really bad up/left drift problem on my left joycon, so I ordered the repair kit and followed the guide. After replacing the stick it now has a slight downward drift problem, noticeable in calibration and while playing a game (tested game was Animal Crossing New Horizons, the character would slowly move downward when the stick was not being touched)

⟐ Answer edited September 09, 2021 at 0:38 MST

Nintendo Switch: Help Removing Stripped BackPlate Screws?

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:48:10 -0700

So I had a new Backplate for christmas and was happy to finally replace old plate because of all the scratches, but when I was removing the screws I accidentally stripped 3... Do you guys have any ideas on how to remove those 3 stripped screws?

⟐ Answered December 13, 2021 at 11:48 MST

Nintendo Switch: Nintendo Switch not charging, USB-C port, BQ24193 or M92T36 chip?

Mon, 08 May 2023 07:02:25 -0700

Hello everyone!

Recently I got a Nintendo Switch that suddenly stopped charging.

Now it is completely dead. Black screen, no battery charging signal whatsoever.

When it is placed on the dock, the green light starts blinking fast and stays that way until unplugged.

I tried replacing the battery to no avail.

I´m not sure if the USB-C port could be the problem, or maybe i need to replace the M92T36 charging power control chip, or the BQ24193.

Any suggestions on how to find out the damaged part?

Thanks in advance!

UPDATE:

I managed to get the system started with the new battery, everything works, but when i connect the psu in the charging port it doesnt respond. It shows no signal of charging. When the charger is connected, the system starts to overheat (even when it is off).

It seems this is a port problem. What do you think?

⟐ Answered May 08, 2023 at 7:02 MST

Nintendo Switch: Switch Digitizer Troubles x4

Thu, 22 May 2025 10:52:58 -0700

Hoping I can find some help. This is starting to drive my crazy. I bought a replacement digitizer for my Nintendo switch and cannot seem to get one working. Every one I try recognizes touch inputs on the border of the screen but nothing in the middle. At first I thought it was just a bad part, but I have now tried three from amazon and one from iFixit. In order to narrow down the problem, every time I try a defective digitizer I also plug in my old one and test it as well. The old one has no problems other than a large scratch and sometimes reports ghost taps, other than that it will recognize touches on all parts of the screen. I’ve tried this several times now with four different digitizers. Please help! I’m going crazy

**UPDATE** 8/17/20

So it doesn’t really seem like we’ve found a working combination yet, I made a google spreadsheet so we can keep track of what has been tried and what works. Feel free to add your own attempts/info so we can track down what works! Link below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...

**UPDATE** 9/24/20

Thanks to @metrons for finding a solution (works for non-patched switches). According to CTCaer on github (writer of Hekate), there are four versions of the switch digitizer. These are not cross compatible unless you re-calibrate your touchscreen using third-party software (e.g. Hekate). If you have an older non-patched switch, load Hekate and try the touchscreen calibration under “tools”. Make sure to use the latest version of Hekate, as only the newer ones have joy-con support allowing you to navigate to the calibration utility without touch. If the calibration fails, it most likely means you have a loose connection or the digitizer is trashed; try unplugging and reinserting the ribbon cable (worked for me).

I’m still hoping we can find a way to match digitizers for those with patched switches! Thanks for your help everyone!

⟐ Commented May 22, 2025 at 10:52 MST

Joy-Con: Right joycon not charging after analogue stick change

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:29:37 -0700

I'm hoping that some people have come across this before as it's new to me. I changed out the analogue stick on this joycon and now it won't charge. Iv done loads of these and it's the first time I've had this. Before I dig into it I wondered if there was a simple answer.

Works when connected to the console.

Won't charge when plugged in.

All connectors checked and all good from the rails to the battery.

Works when portable but it has to be plugged into the charger to recognise it then can be unplugged from the charger and works fine until the console is turned off. I then have to do that process again to use portabley.

Thanks for any help.

⟐ Commented July 26, 2025 at 5:29 MST

Nintendo Switch: Backlit screen but no display.

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 12:07:53 -0700

I recently replaced my switch LCD and digitizer. I had swapped out digitizers and everything worked great. A few days later I received my replacement LCD and took it apart for a second time to replace that. When turning on the console the backlight comes on and the screen stays lit but no display is shown. When docked it works perfectly fine the problem only arises in handheld mode. Any help would be appreciated!

⟐ Answered July 07, 2024 at 12:07 MST

Switch Pro Controller: Switch Pro Controller right analog stick drifting in game

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:42:12 -0700

As the title says, the pro controller right analog stick is registering some slight drift in game even though the stick itself is in the neutral position. It doesn’t happen all the time, and usually stops when I correct it, but it is definitely annoying and I’d like to fix it if possible. Anyone else have this issue? Thanks in advance!

⟐ Commented July 25, 2022 at 11:42 MST

Nintendo Switch: Switch stuck at boot, but charges fine.

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:59:35 -0700

Hello everyone,

Essentially my switch is stuck at boot on the switch logo. This happened after it froze on a blank screen for the first time (white with a slight orangy tint) while waking it up from sleep while docked using the Joy-Cons.

I’ve never used any third-party dock or charger, no water, no falls.

Could this be a hardware issue?

Initially I thought so because of the similarity to the dock issues, but after running some tests (see below) I thought it might be software related. Fixing the software didn’t help either though, so I’m still not sure what the issue is.

Switch is stuck on boot at switch logo.
Joy-Cons sync up immediately when powered on.
Charging via official charger works.
While docked the green light quickly flashes and then stays dark. No HDMI output, built-in screen remains on.
Screen, Joy-Cons, Touchscreen, Sound, USB-C port, SD-card reader, etc. all works.

Hard reset via power button
Completely discharging and recharging it
Entering recovery mode -> not possible, since it gets stuck on switch logo before
Entering safe mode -> this is actually possible but it doesn't seem to do anything (the square rotates but the progress bar stays empty for hours)

Opening it up and checking for shorts on some of the capacitors (especially charging ICs) -> nothing

Note that I only starting messing with the software after it bricked to diagnose and fix the issue.

RCM mode, payloads, and custom bootloader work fine.
Full NAND backup/restore works.
CFWs do not boot! They are stuck at the same place as the OFW.
Linux with Retroarch boots and works flawlessly as far as I could tell from a quick test.

At this point I'm thinking the hardware is fine, and it's just the OS that messed itself up somehow and since the CFWs are more like patches than independent firmwares, it makes sense that they would be affected as well. So

I flashed two different official firmware versions (6.1 and 5.1) using ChoiDuJour (PC) thinking that would fix it, but neither of them were able to get past the switch logo either.

Sorry for the long post and thanks for reading this far!

Edit: formatting & picture, as per suggestion

⟐ Commented October 22, 2025 at 11:59 MST

Nintendo Switch: Nintendo Switch doesn't turn on

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:55:27 -0700

Hello!

I got dead console, no recipe for gurantee so I'm alone.

Console doesn't respond on anything. Console is getting very warm when it's plugged to original PSU. I think battery is charging because when i plug off PSU, for some time switch stays warm. What should I do? I'am thinking about new battery but this will not be that easy right? Maybe someone know what chip is need to be replaced ? I think the blue one but what do you think guys? https://2.allegroimg.com/original/03fb0c...

By the way, when i plug it into dock. Green light shows for 1 second when console get contact with usb.

⟐ Commented January 24, 2024 at 14:55 MST

Nintendo Switch: Strip screws? How to fix?

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:22:00 -0700

Hi i screwup my side console, by stripping one of the screws. ( i used a y00 instead of a y000). Rubber band and super glue didnt work. To remove glue i use a drill bit (1mm), now there is a counter sunk hole. Ideas?

⟐ Answered September 16, 2022 at 10:22 MST

Joy-Con: Why won’t my left joy con charge?

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 04:42:36 -0700

I had recently changed my switch shell and everything was working so far and then I connected my left joy con and it will work but it won’t charge, so the only way I can use it is on the switch itself. My right one works fine but my left won’t charge.

⟐ Answer accepted April 23, 2024 at 4:42 MST

Nintendo Switch: Right joycon not connecting when wireless

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:31:28 -0700

My right joycon works fine when connected to the Switch, but it does not work wirelessly - the lights on the joycon go back and forth as if looking for something but nothing happens. I don’t think this is an antenna issue because the joycon doesn’t even work when held very near to the console (I was told bluetooth can work without antennas if it’s a very short distance). I don’t think it’s a battery issue either because the battery appears to be full and the lights on the joycon work. Any idea how to troubleshoot this? I would really appreciate it!

⟐ Commented September 24, 2023 at 0:31 MST

Nintendo Switch: Has anyone tried to replace the USB-C port?

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 04:28:07 -0700

Besides outsourcing, has anyone fixed their own USB-C port?

If so, could you breakdown what equipment is needed?

⟐ Answered January 01, 2022 at 4:28 MST

Nintendo Switch: micro sd card reader not working even after replacement

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:16:25 -0700

my micro sd card reader wasnt reading sd cards. so i purchased a replacement and repair kit from this website. followed directions and it still doesnt work idk what could be the issue but nintendo online repair is closed still and im just really annoyed things just cant work.

⟐ Commented March 12, 2026 at 5:16 MST

Nintendo Switch OLED Model: Right JoyCon buttons not working at all

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:01:54 -0700

I have the newer generation switch in grey if that’s important, and the right joycons buttons are not working at all. The joystick movement is still recognized by the console and the sync button on the joycon still works. Every other button has no effect at all. I have my controllers up to date, my system up to date. My left controller is completely fine. I also did have the issue a month ago where the joycon was pressing random buttons on its own, which i never fixed and so i left my switch and have come back to this problem. Please help me.

Nevermind, I left it for like 4 hours and it seems to be fine now. Not a fix but if nothing else works letting it be might work

⟐ Answer edited March 21, 2026 at 6:01 MST