How To FIX Oculus Quest 2 Controller Not Working! (2022)

[@williamsnekspeare3090]

yeah apparently every single battery from every brand i could find is faulty according to you because it still isnt working... the only problem you solved is how you change the battery

[@axeltheredpanda]

Yeah my controllers have worked since I got my quest over a year ago but my battery in my right one was down to 10%. I swapped the batteries for new ones and now my right controller won’t even light up. My left one did and says it’s 90% charged so I swapped the batteries between the two and again, the left worked and the right didn’t

[@Mohamedo2007]

@@axeltheredpanda literally the same exact situation I am in , did you find a solution ?

[@josiecramblett7882]

I know how to fix it if you break it which minded all you have to do is put the battery put in the battery upside down and then holding down the X button and if it doesn’t vibrate it or if it doesn’t show a light then it’s still broken

[@-TheLegendHimself-]

@@josiecramblett7882 Woah!!! Really?!?!?

[@josiecramblett7882]

Yep. Well at least that’s what worked for me

[@dextryn8061]

This is how to change a battery. Click bait.

[@prophet_of_maurice]

But it worked for me

[@rubyjsmith6878]

@@prophet_of_maurice same here works perfectly for mine

[@roseydoesart5007]

I agree, click bait

[@prophet_of_maurice]

@@roseydoesart5007 but it dud work for me sooooo........

[@semsimama2191]

🤣🤣

[@MrDman182]

If you're feeling useless in life, just remember this guy made this video.

[@cgtdrano]

yeah this didn’t do shit for me

[@Sjjs2323]

@@cgtdranome either

[@evildemolitionmaster4668]

A monkey could figure out the battery needs to be changed

[@runics8052]

@@cgtdrano Yeah this is literally one of the solutions im pretty sure everyone does before looking to the internet for help

[@_REALITY_]

Drano nice pfppp

[@mmglass3143]

Wow what an informative video. I myself would never have thought of such a thing.

[@SFedits2000]

soo helpful... not at all

[@theofficialnerdemoji]

@@SFedits2000why are you mad tho if it didn’t help you then find another video it’s called common sense

[@connorkirkpatrick456]

Thanks I have never changed a battery before very helpful

[@newcartaste8986]

Im very proud to be on the same earth as you

[@calvincortez7604]

Wow, thanks! That was absolutely useless

[@SLV9S]

I know

[@Hiiii_1537]

LOL

[@ty-rhoandaknight-cook6878]

I’m not trying to sound or be rude, but the information / troubleshoot that you gave was common sense. The remote will not work if the battery is dead, or if there is damage to the remote (water, etc.). How about those of us whom have new batteries installed, and the lights are blinking and showing that the remote is getting juice? How do you reconnect the remote to its oculus then? I’ve been trying to reconnect my left remote to my oculus for the past 2 weeks. No water damage…..no bad batteries….no wear and tear. My oculus is fairly new (can count on 1 hand the times I have used it). It’s kept stored in a cool and dry place when not in use. No falling, or bumping of the device. Are you able to help, or point me into the right direction? Your knowledge will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[@erickjuarez2126]

Your have had that problem for 2 weeks? I’ve had it for 4 months

[@erickjuarez2126]

And I just tried it and it doesn’t work

[@Fabulous_Des]

I have one solution that might work for you. I was having the same problem. First try replacing both batteries with new ones or different batteries then turn your oculus off for 5mins and when you turn it back on move yourself into a different room. I noticed that one of my controllers did not work in my room area anymore so try finding a new spot to play. Keep trying different area until it works again

[@josepheggers8120]

Yo tysm your a life saver

[@mackthegame08]

ah hell yeah it worked, thanks man!

[@mrbrooklynite]

that makes no sense if it works oculus is the worst game company ever

[@CamG-Here]

Man you are amazing, I wish you a year of fully cold pillows to sleep on when you are hot

[@ismaaeelfirdausi362]

GOATTT

[@Ray2Cool0]

@LoFi Alpaca, question for you, my oculus controllers died and I bought new double A batteries for it and my left controller seemed to charge back up but my right controller stayed dead and disconnected from my oculus even though I double checked the batteries and they are both in right. What do I do?

[@thereal.mod3ee]

same problem

[@andyslater8064]

After taking my controller apart to replace the joystick, I put most of it back together, inserted the battery... and nothing happened. You see, I'd forgotten that I needed to press some buttons to get it to light up (I usually have my headset on before I even pick up the controllers). So y'all can take the mickey as much as you like, but this video actually saved me from giving up on a controller that I thought I'd killed in the process of repairing it.

[@macattack4742]

Same

[@josefontane4508]

Same

[@Hiiii_1537]

EVERYONE here that has an oculus controller that's suddenly not working anymore - contact oculus support that's what i did, we sent it to them and they gave us a free one back:)

[@StudentTrader]

@@Hiiii_1537 how did you get a hold of them?? Can you please send a email?

[@Hiiii_1537]

@@StudentTrader if you still need help lmk i can try

[@IgnizAnima]

This is not a fixit video, this is a battery tutorial. My controller is still not working but the battery is fully charged and works with the right controller, just not the left. Wasted 3 minutes.

[@CameoKillz]

Same happened to me just the right controller

[@IgnizAnima]

@@zzzztidurr You have to use the app on your phone or your computer. Open the Oculus app. Tap More and then tap Controller. Below Paired Controllers, tap your controller. Tap in the top right and then tap Recalibrate. Follow the on-screen instructions to recalibrate your controller.

[@IgnizAnima]

@@CameoKillz See my other comment for instructions. It worked for me.

[@jlauzon2]

@@IgnizAnima thank you!

[@bigstinker3897]

@@IgnizAnima Where do you see “More”?

[@froggy8857]

Can you please do a video how to turn your controller on if it’s not working or connecting even when you see the blinking light cause that’s what is happening with my controller -needs help

[@nattybuffalodread]

Mine had corroded contact in the battery compartment. So I cleaned it with vinegar on a cotton swab.I was already considering buying a new one, and taking it apart before. Big thanks!

[@Hiiii_1537]

EVERYONE here that has an oculus controller that's suddenly not working anymore - contact oculus support that's what i did, we sent it to them and they gave us a free one back:)

[@nattybuffalodread]

@@Hiiii_1537 Maybe. Maybe.. I don't have good experience with returning stuff. Last time I did it with graphic card I had to explain the retailer a lot by mail, even tho it was known factory fault when them screws were too long and that didn't press a cooler tight enough to cool it.. So I could replace them screws myself and there was some hazard of gpu die crushing by that. In fact rather went safe returning it and never saw it again..they said I can buy something else after a few weeks waiting so then I bought a nice cpu for the money after that because the gpu prices jumped sky high soon after....

[@ZergInfestedChrist]

THANK YOU, this just fixed my controller!

[@AdManOfChaos]

I have swapped out the battery for a new package. The light will not even turn on. I am pretty sure this means that no power is going through it even with a good battery. Any tips besides replacing the controller?

[@liveraloneguy]

Fold a tiny piece of aluminum foil and put it in the positive side of the battery compartment right over that glat piece of metal, for some reason the tips of batteries don't reach the connection, so with the foil inside put your battery in and make sure the foil doesnt move to the side when you put the battery in. This is how I got mine to work.

[@semsimama2191]

my controller is not working it keeps on spinning in a game whenever I play gorilla tag it gliches

[@juanalberto8622]

Dude ,you are an expert at not helping at all,thank you very much

[@MJLeeming]

This help is basic, but what if inserting a new battery and it flashes a few times (everytime the battery is inserted), then afterwards the light does not flash when using buttons. Even not when holding Menu + Y button to force a new pair.

[@alisalol2267]

Same thing happened to me

[@alisalol2267]

I still can’t get it to work

[@RadoslawGrabowski]

I have the same issue. My controller died during beat saber session (firstly quick vibration issues and cut off and then the tracking was disappearing and died within 20 seconds). After that the controller behaves exactly how you described and nothing seems to work.

[@RadoslawGrabowski]

and the controller had still 60% of battery life and i even switched batteries with the second one and that battery is fine and the pairing mode lights and vibrations work on the second controller

[@khurdoinc.4846]

The same happened to me, during a Thrill of the Fiht session, i think i was sweating and it made my riht controller partially died, it detects buttons and joystick but don´t tracking.

[@bananajones74]

I shattered my left controller’s ring. I don’t think a battery change is going to fix it :(

[@mist6250]

for anyone thinking this really didnt help, try scraping the corroded stuff off the negative part. i thought it was stupid to try, but it workedd for me

[@callmeazuzu]

I know this may not have helped others but it helped me, the battery was old and i didnt know that but this video helped me, thank you!

[@corbin-zx8ux]

well i fit my wall to hard inthen every thing i touch it vibrats rlly hard

[@triciagoldy1870]

When Ive got my oculus on i can see my hand stuck in the air. Do you know how I can fix it?

[@RedIsANoob]

Controller is smashed. When I’m playing a game my right controller will keep buzzing and will only stay in one place and not move. It it very damaged but has worked perfectly fine for about a year until now. What can I do about this?

[@c.i.a6895]

My right controller just won’t turn on at all I’ve tried almost all that I can think of and have took it apart multiple times to see if there was any internal problems but there wasn’t, suggestions

[@Angel-bj3eq]

did u find a solution yet? 🥹 I have the same Problem with my right controller

[@subnet5871]

Wow, I never heard of changing a battery thanks!

[@pzwestern]

110,000 views for this video. Remember that when youre spending 20 hours editing a video that will get 10 views

[@lorenzohernandez2762]

Hello! I bought the esport tennis game. Battery is good I have the meta 2 VR- when I turn on the tennis the racket is upside down on my hand. The laser does not come on on either right or left controller to trouble shoot and adjust the tns racket correctly on my right hand. Your thoughts? Lorenzo

[@PotatoeFries-nq1il]

How to make it work is my question its broken or something

[@xaliverthegreat3472]

Does anyone know why my left one won't work, the buttons work fine it's just the thing won't pop up on my screen when I'm on my oculus quest 2

[@wepaboi]

The actual fix is to unpair and pair again on the oculus app!

[@stonergee420]

Lol this right here is more helpful than the video I unpair left controller & connect started working

[@Hiiii_1537]

EVERYONE here that has an oculus controller that's suddenly not working anymore - contact oculus support that's what i did, we sent it to them and they gave us a free one back:)

[@kenogasian9249]

Thanks! My batteries were good but sure enough, even though it looked good to me I scraped the negative connection in the controller with my thumbnail. When I replaced the same battery the little white light on the controller worked. Your video got me to troubleshoot and resolve my issue. That saved me a few dollars.

[@santivel2863]

Dude i love you! I hope you have an amazing rest of the year

[@buggy___o1496]

OH MY GOD. THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH BRO.

[@buggy___o1496]

@@santivel2863IKRRRR

[@probassguitarsound]

My light comes on but the patroller hasn't connected for a long time battery compartment is playing good battery of course

[@HYRTX]

Idk how but there is a tiny dent in my right controller

[@abbeyjensen1510]

I'm looking how to fix it not just learn to do the thing everyone tries at first, changing a battery. You need to relabel this as a How To Change the Battery of the Oculus Quest.

[@Eclipse1.0]

It doesn't show up when I turn on my oculus

[@DigitalPlacebo]

I was able to fix mine. It has something to do with the batteries. If you bought duracells they may not work if your headset has just been sitting for a while even with brand new duracelles. My wife has an Oculus quest too as well that she never plays. I took the battery out of her controller which is the one that came with the system and put it in my controller and it came on just fine. After taking it out and putting the Duracell battery back in now it works.

[@raymagallanez2263]

Can you help me, I've tried lots of different things and will give you a run down. The right remote won't turn on / connect. I know its not the battery as i have switched it with the Left remote which is fine. I've also tried unpairing, which is where things get interesting. I unpaired both remotes. For the left, you have to hit the "hamburger" button and Y and it connects fine just like the instructions say. For the right remote, the minute I put the battery into the remote, it "pairs". I dont even have to hit the Oculus button and the B button. I also dont see the light on the back of the remote turn on. After it "pairs" the Oculus headset says to turn the remote on by hitting any button, and I do, but it doesn't turn on. Any thoughts?

[@jasyhisburon4370]

Oh thank you so much this actually help that me

[@Ciastos882]

That's not the battery fault. My controller has an orientation in field problem. That's the second time it happened, but on a different controller. No one helped me.

[@workingZen]

Im having issues that the controllers are not allowing me to do the 'pointing' gesture which you can imagin is needed in most VR games. I cant advance in Lone Echo 2 cause I cant make a point gesture. Also in VR Chat, my character constantly looks like its making a loose fist. Im going to try replace the battery but what else could be an issue? If I go into Oculus home and use the avatar, the hands work like they should. Any help?

[@josephneider7332]

sounds like the trigger is slightly depressed from dirt or something so it always things a finger is on the trigger

[@workingZen]

Oh I forgot to update this message but yeah it turns out I had to update the software. Thanks though for the help@@josephneider7332

[@edgardocartagena1978]

I try to go forward on my control but it doesn't move my game.like if I'm playing resident evil I can't even run it just stays there but I can go backwards. Any advice u can give me?thank u

[@Beanongt29]

Yeah mine the batteries good and all but whenever I press a button the light just blinks three times and then shuts off and I don’t know what to do

[@HyperxTBT]

Same

[@omarabdaljawad12]

Same here

[@rac1170]

Same..Left controller

[@mihkkub2532]

I have a working battery but it’s still doesn’t turn on

[@caseoh14262]

Me to 😭

[@Scotholomew]

Thanks for showing me how to slide the battery cover off.. Anything for views and subscriptions eh?

[@kylegelenian8621]

fr bro im sick of it

[@sandravelazquez5613]

Thank you I didn’t even know these needed batteries it wasn’t working it just needed a new battery. Now it works yay thanks 😊

[@rac1170]

When I change the battery all the lights come on but when I try to connect to the Oculus. It does not connect and shows 0% battery life? What else do you think the problem could be?

[@FoxVReal]

That is what happen to me too.

[@ghosteh]

This worked for me: I opened the app on my phone, pressed the three bars on the left, clicked devices, then clicked my controller and unpaired it and it immediately detected it.

[@rac1170]

@@FoxVReal I ended up putting in a ticket and luckily it was still under warranty. However the cheap bastards gave me a refurbished controller and not brand new. I wish you luck.

[@breadisyummy_]

@@ghosteh what a great time for it to sign me out of oculus.

[@chillmoney3858]

@@ghosteh this actually solved my issue thank for that buddy

[@rigobertolopez100]

my controlling is'nt turning on at all ,,,i switch new batteries every time and still does not turn on. can you help me please?

[@CRXY_VR_YT]

I changed the battery and did everything but when I go in the VR, it doesn’t work like there’s just a white dot and I can’t use the controllers

[@theadulteryacademy6468]

Seriously? Two minutes to change the battery? What a joke.

[@ساره-ت5ر]

save my life my video says you don't have any fat but you're a lifesaver 😂😂😂😂

[@SalamiTurtle]

Battery was fully charged but after going off the headset once the controller turns on but I cant pointnit at like the keyboard to put my code in or use the truggers to do it with the dot from the headset

[@karinaruiz4448]

Such a creative way of doing that I don’t know how you thought of that!

[@Mystery-ph7et]

Hey I need help so my oculus controller it says it’s at 100% and when I’m in a game I can still go to the menu and move my fingers with it but it’s in the position if it was dead like you can’t move the arm if you can please help

[@omarabdaljawad12]

My bro my problem is that the controllers aren't connecting to the headset, idc about the batteries we are not 5 year Olds, please help

[@shizzlegaming]

Same

[@rengemiyauchi8242]

Guys also try going in the app and unpairing then pairing your controller it worked for me!

[@jessicahusky261]

Yeah, but what do I do when my stick is messing up even you know after you calibrate it I’ve tried everything calibrating it. I keep walking to the right whenever I pull the stick to the left or right it continues walking right no matter what direction

[@NuggettPlayz]

thats just if the batterys not working if its really not working and if the steps you did from him doesnt work try putting foil in the side where the minus sign goes

[@Grayden-b5r]

You are the goat my flippin controllers weren’t working thank god for u

[@JustFard]

Even when I try all these steps and the lights flash, my right controller does not work and does not show the cursor or interact, all it does is allow me to hold the meta quest button for the ui to look at me.

[@Vinexeration42132]

Both of my controllers can’t connect but when I click button it still blinks any recommendations can help

[@pkerry12]

i have a problem where the quest right controller is now picky on batteries i TOOK THE SAME BRAND BATTERY out of my left controller which was working and it didnt' work in the right controller but the old battery that was at 20% worked. wtf? oculus?

[@TakeIt2CHRCH]

Finally, an American Accent that can be understood.

[@moosemanmilky6981]

hi my oculus quest 2 remote wont stop blinking while my other one isnt blinking its the remote with the Oculus home button i need help with it because i really want to play my games again if you do thank you

[@Peter.Mueller1704]

My problem is that even though I tried replacing the battery and checking if it’s working none of the buttons are and the light too nothing seems to be helping or working if you have any fixing ideas pls reply my message

[@toonlegacystudios8529]

My right controller won't turn on no matter what batteries I put in.

[@Gibbs26-x1m]

My just keeps blinking and I can’t see it but can use the buttons in games I have tried fixing it idk what to do can you help

[@bernicejohall3644]

Actually I didn't know they took batteries so this actually helped me 👍

[@nolannargurllo324]

My controller randomly turns off what do you recommend doing?

[@franklung7965]

Yo my man thank you so much I was in the middle of a game and my right arm just did not start working right and apparently I just need to take the battery on then put it back in so my dude. Thank you so much for a second thing I thought it was broken.

[@gigi2024-llaw]

help what happened to me is that that black arrow you pull out for it to work? Was stuck up around the battery.

[@JaydenandJayla]

So a few days ago my parents were redoing our fridge replacing food in the fridge they sprayed the container and water spilled out on my oculus controller but it worked for about 4 days still but now its not responding and most videos i find dont help so idk what to do because im really confused i still dont have my controller connected and i might buy a new one :(

[@abedibiradzhakli5731]

Try using it in a different location. So had my left controller not working after a long time of not using it. Tried everything that Oculus suggests but it didn't work so I had requested a replacement until suddenly it started working for a few secs which means its a connection issue not a physical. Long story short - the robot vacuum cleaner i just bought is in the same room, the further I go away less connection issues I get. So I guess the robot vacuum interferes with the frequency that the left controller uses. Just keep that in mind as a possibility.

[@testtestrestrest]

When I bought an oculus 2 years ago, the controls were just fine but now my controllers are blinking (not the light blinking signalling that its pairing) its literally blinking in my screen, like its disappearing and reappearing

[@entity1318]

Did not help at all .

[@Pamleatully]

Same

[@jaydon1812]

My controller is sleeping. I don’t know if I tried everything that you said, but it did not work. I tried in a new battery it’s still did not work.

[@rigobertolopez100]

we replace new batteries, we can see the ligth blinking, but still do not work in the screen of the VR,,,

[@bobmccabe5172]

Hi, I dropped my left controller. Now, it works fine until I enter a game, such as Dead and Buried, and it won’t grasp and disappears. Do you have any suggestions?

[@magnum7360]

I have the same problem! Did you find a solution

[@cutecats458]

dam me too but i accidintly hit it hard on a table and hurted myself XD but no scratch happend to my right controller now it wont work i replace full battery it works for like 10min and stops again when i try the same battery for the lest says 100% battery so ill just have to buy right controler XD

[@Hiiii_1537]

EVERYONE here that has an oculus controller that's suddenly not working anymore - contact oculus support that's what i did, we sent it to them and they gave us a free one back:)

[@covn]

@@Hiiii_1537 fr????

[@Hiiii_1537]

@@covn !yes

[@marcelandjanayroyal2918]

Thank you Thank you and thank you I thought something was wrong about to take it back to store and you video was the first one I looked at didn't even know it had batteries 😅 and it was my batteries, Thanks again,,,,

[@LeftyVRYT]

So my left controller stopped working it was not the battery I tried to unpaired it but it wont work It has power but no light because its broken.

[@brunsterring]

I would absolutely like to leave a bad comment on this but I cannot find any words to write that won't get me banned. So yeah... very nice video... no sarcasm has been hurt in the writing of this comment.

[@Big-bird23]

My son’s left hand controller stopped working. We have changed the batteries and still not working. Any suggestions?

[@pumpkinspice2048]

when i push down my right trigger all the way my headset does not detect its fully pushed down

[@germy3806]

Sorry you’re getting a lot of hate man, I found this helpful:)

[@melissaolsen3429]

So my controller's on vrchat when ever I press down on the triggers they don't close or do whatever you can do with your hands and I tried unpairing it and repairing it but it still won't work

[@Super_cars.11-gtr]

The batter case isn’t coming off what do I do

[@negrios5038]

i used the same battery for my right controller and i worked but it didnt for my left

[@bagggyy]

For those with problems, i'd reccomend seeing if the battery is the right way into the controller (upside down. )That seems to have worked for me

[@rainisfalling8568]

Thank you

[@ngonzo810]

When I tryed replacing batteries for the right controller it wouldn't flash. But when I replaced the batteries for the other controller with the same exact battery from the right controller it flashed How do I fix this?

[@philippgyarmati6638]

For those whose controller is still not working - enter on the mobile app and "pair a new controller". Im not gonna write the whole tutorial here but there s a vid for it - "How to fix controller pairing problems"

[@Ilovecleats1754]

mine is different its moving around to much when I dont have it there can you make a vid on that? 😢

[@saples2647]

hey, i need some help so my controller turns on and i think it connects but it doesn't show up when i type my password and i have to reboot it a bunch of times for it to actually show up

[@skyc8586]

Does it work for the shooting button?

[@nancylucia8016]

I try putting like 3 different new batteries on mines and clicked all the bottoms and remote still doesn't turn on and yes I put the battery the right way and still does nothing

[@ignaciovela4618]

i am on the same problem, did you manage to solve it?

[@CharlieplayzForever1]

Hello I took my battery out but I can’t put it back in😢also how do you tel how Much battery is left?!?😂and I have been off of the VR for 3 months😮that’s prob why also can you make another vid

[@BestFriendsMusic53]

I just changed the battery twice and although the lights are on, but when I put the headset on, it doesn't show up at all.

[@MaseyAndTheRoses]

I did both of those to my right controller but it did not work. It may be because i hit something one day on my oculus and the ring of my controller DETACHED to my controller on 1 side. so that might be the case but ill see is i can get a new oculus for Christmas.

[@kylewhite4800]

I DROPPED MINE IN WATER(PEE) WHAT DO I DO

[@kylewhite4800]

There was a potty for my little cousin :/😭

[@ForeverWithJesus.]

it blinks, but It's not tracking movement. My right controller doesn't show up, but in gorrila Tag, my right arm is just stuck, and i can't move it, so i can't have fun.

[@Joka4really]

I could’ve called customer support for the basics bro 😖

[@Quagz5]

My controllers are vibrating and showing the light but the tracking isnt working, im in a well lit room so im not sure whats going on.