Nintendo Switch Won't Doesn't Connect to TV How to FIX!

[@kuraisora364]

The light at the bottom of the dock is lit up but it won't show on my tv.

[@xerox2112]

Same

[@notsad0096]

same U_U

[@notsad0096]

@Corey Jefkins i assume its the hdmi for me bc i some how lost the original one

[@epictrapgod5049]

The light turns on and then turns off but my switch still charges but it wont connect

[@marianon.1403]

Same

[@jacobgoddard9688]

When I have my switch in the dock, my TV says no “signal”, but when I take it out it says “check signal cable”. My TV says that there is an active HDMI connection in the HDMI port that I’m using, but it doesn’t connect.

[@julioalvarenga6187]

Tengo el mismo problema.

[@ntni_193]

I'm with the same problem too, I have asked the nintendo support but it doesn't help any way

[@Anthony-bn2us]

Me tooo

[@ghostly4235]

They really need to add some sort of update to the switch to help fix it

[@dinotaos]

@@julioalvarenga6187 lo pudiste resolver??? Porque me pasa igual😭

[@priseb83]

Ty so much that helped a lot my nephew got a switch for his birthday today! Now he's having a blast with his best friend!

[@vinegardoppios]

you seem like a dope uncle-

[@razorbladeyt]

@@vinegardoppios fr

[@tailorcorey1652]

@@vinegardoppios could be a woman

[@bruhmoment6907]

Wholesome moment :)

[@priseb83]

Lol Im a girl but thank-you for the comments keep on gaming crazy gamers

[@vickiekuhns511]

This worked for me! It was showing "no signal" on the TV - followed your directions and opened up the back of the switch and found the AC adapter was unplugged - THANK YOU from my Grand Boys!

[@Hudson654x4]

Me: looks for component level motherboard repair* KZbin: check ur settings bro

[@jacobgoddard9688]

I’ve tried almost everything and nothing works

[@sunnyypup1211]

Same

[@jacobgoddard9688]

Nope. I want to take it somewhere to go it looked at but with the coronavirus going on I can’t really do that

[@jasonespino2255]

that's because your dock is fine. The problem is with the Switch (console) itself. I bought another dock and same thing happened.

[@jeezus1288]

Jason Espino I tried everything as well too. It’s probably the switch but anyways ideas why?

[@jasonespino2255]

I'm guessing its the charging port from the Nintendo Switch, I believe its either dirty or simply not making enough contact with the dock to maintain a stable video connection. Other websites have pointed out the firmware, but I have ruled that out too. I decided to sell my switch since its on high demand, I would get a full return "as is" and not bug myself too much about it.

[@BriannaArchbold]

You are a life saver! Turned the output to 720p and it works perfect thank you!!

[@daninayev]

OMG THIS WORKED FOR ME THIS THANK YOU

[@supersayainredgod3508]

It’s Been a year and a half of this and I’m done, I’m just gonna buy a new one, I’m tired of countless attempts failing

[@Smokyinthebuilding]

Omg 😱

[@BuskYT]

Is this really what I’m in for? The fucking console is 4 years old and still having issues connecting to a TV out of the box? I can’t figure this garbage out nor should I have to. Every other console has been plug and play, my tv recognizes it before I even switch to the input. Not with the Switch though. Shame.

[@bornmenu]

Did it work out?

[@TradingFeline]

My dock works perfectly fine apparently. Whenever I turn on the dock when I’m on a different hdmi setting it tells me that there is another signal on the other hdmi port and it asks me to switch to it. I go there and there’s no signal. Update: Aug 2021 Still wont work

[@chaser2367]

SAMEEE

[@Xlimitzourass]

Same

[@user-ky6yr4tu3w]

SAMEEE

[@ghostly4235]

I deadass wanna kms at this point it just won’t work!!!

[@razorbladeyt]

@@ghostly4235 SAME

[@kaburumacha315]

Couldn’t have imagined its my HDMI cord that was the problem. It now works perfect.. Thank you very much

[@aspyrations9738]

Hey guys this helped me - found it on reddit and it Has to be done in this order (start with nothing plugged into the dock) Plug in USB-C power adapter. Plug in HDMI to Dock. Plug in HDMI to TV. Put Switch in the Dock. Turn on TV and select input.

[@khordata6119]

I have no clue how but this worked

[@aspyrations9738]

Khordata I know right! It was someone else who found the fix on reddit - they said it may be something wrong with the hardware or something.

[@justsomerando537]

I'm not sure about this method but I guess I will try this but can the sdmi be in the tv first or does it have to be in this specific order

[@aspyrations9738]

Jonathon Aguinada if the green light is not on for a while then I believe it suggests the dock itself has an issue. Does the dock normally not show a green light (for longer than a few seconds)?

[@khordata6119]

Jonathon Aguinada also make sure ur switch is charged bc it will just turn back off until it’s charged enough to play

[@MajesticUC]

My switch wouldn’t turn on so i tried to un plug and replug everything for an hour and then I realised that my AC adapter wasn’t plugged in...

[@extremeanime1070]

Lmao

[@CHRIS_-uc8vv]

LOL

[@friedkin71]

Thanks for this. For some reason I never had issues before but the resolution change seemed to do the trick 🤘🏻

[@4ngelcake]

ugh my switch won't connect with my new tv and it's killing me i tried everything the dock and the switch work but they don't connect with my tv i'm dead

[@CancunCrow]

you're dead, lol...but seriously, same problem here, i bought a new dock because of this problem, it worked for a few times, now nothing! Now, I'M DEAD!

[@raynettehines1040]

Same bought a new dock just to realize it’s the switch itself 😔

[@Chris-lo3gk]

Thanks so much this is the first video that someone has actually helped instead of saying some random bs

[@S0fizzy]

I haven't been able to play on the TV in forever so decided to finally look it up! The 720p worked!!!

[@caitlinmilligan9587]

my switch is brand new and still wont connect after all of this :( why did nintendo make such an incapable product

[@dthbn66]

Our HDMI cord just had to be flipped around and it finally worked! The Nintendo side goes into the t.v.

[@CHRIS_-uc8vv]

what did you put inside the dock

[@21gonza21]

I have a switch that won’t connect I put in a different switch and it works so it’s not the tv or the dock, I changed the charging port thinking it was that and still not working, not to mention my son has dropped it a couple times and the screen is all shattered 😢

[@naseemsadiqi2310]

OMG! Literally the best guy on KZbin thought my switch dock was faulty!!!!

[@datdatyt860]

Same

[@tonyg3644]

What did you do differently from before?

[@naseemsadiqi2310]

@@tonyg3644 I plugged in a faulty HDMI Cable to the dock that came with the switch

[@dub3r5]

This is the only video on KZbin with an actual fix that isn’t “duurr have you tried turning it on and off?” Thank you bud, I bought another base for no reason unfortunately.

[@aaroncabreramorales8445]

Mine was working yesterday and now it don't but the light flashes when i connect a non Nintendo charger and it doesn't respond with the Nintendo charger

[@shiftergoddessathena]

Thank you so much for posting this video! It really helped me out! I didn’t realize my Switch wasn’t sitting in the dock properly!

[@jazzcrab2228]

I thought my switch was broken till i realized i didnt plug it in...

[@Shafrazvids]

lol

[@3ain3osha6]

Thank u .. this reply helped me before I continue the rest of the video

[@MeesDVK]

Do you need a Nintendo switch hdmi or can you also just use your own

[@tentamissile]

oh my god i was so close to sending my switch in for repair, thinking my dock was faulty somehow! it never occurred to me to change the output resolution, since it's been on automatic for 5 years and it used to work just fine that way. thanks for saving me a bunch of time and money!

[@ghostly4235]

To this day I still can’t play my switch on my tv and Nintendo still haven’t updated and said anything about it.

[@greemkeeper2854]

Same

[@lucasobrigewitch738]

I have brought mine into a shop multiple times over the last 6 months and according to them there is nothing wrong with it and I still cannot connect to any TV in my house or with any HDMI cables

[@ghostly4235]

@@lucasobrigewitch738 I just don’t know why they haven’t made a update to the switch yet.

[@KeMusArt]

Mine isn't working on a RCA hd tv (720p) but it works as expected on a RCA full hd tv (1080p), I've even tried to change de resolution of the switch to 720p or 480p, plugging all cables in the correct order, using another HDMI cable, but no results.

[@ntni_193]

I think the problem is with the console ac port, because I was trying to get another console to know if is the dock the problem, but is not, and I tryed all of fixes, nothing works, nintendo support don't help any way too :/

[@phaitounx]

Tried a hard reset on the system?

[@place2442]

Thank you for this. Change the TV output resolution and it worked straight away. Saved me having to send it back to Nintendo. Thanks!

[@rajnimatharu5738]

my Nintendo switch dock is working because its doing what it should be(charging and the light at the bottom works) and I ordered a new HDMI cable which came today and it still didn't connect to my TV so does that mean it is my TV that's playing up?

[@yaquelinaguirre8494]

Same I just bought a HDMI cable

[@drdredle8114]

Thank you so much brother! I thought I was going to need to replace my dock, it was just a faulty hdmi! Thank you so much you’re a life saver!

[@johnwalsh7701]

Hey man, you really made my day with this one! Keep it up brother!❤️

[@randygreensword4977]

I didn't get the right power adapter would that be a problem?

[@joocyy]

Turns out I just accidentally unplugged the hdmi whilst cleaning my desk and my switch fell off :P

[@JMrealgamer]

Yeah I just realized my stuff isn’t even charging. But it must have just croaked because it was at 90% and now it’s 87 percent. No green light on the dock or charging sign. This sucks.

[@laylarose7790]

What goes into the USB?? A controller for 2P??

[@dufrayne_4192]

I just had a look and mine,and it doesn't have the battery in the corner saying it's charging. So is my dock broken?

[@haphyy]

Mine was working perfectly 2 days ago and then it started to do stuff it stopped showing me the screen and instead showed nothing audio still came from my headset and i had dock problems before but nothing like this I've tried every solution i know and heard of yet nothing works

[@RJMelendez82]

I wanted to add a fix that for now... seems to work. I disconnected the docking station from the power surge strip. I think that strip is what’s causing my issue, it’s a really old strip - probably 10 years old. Maybe I need to upgrade it.

[@Drewby.]

Whenever the power surge strip was attached, did the the green light on the dock appear? Because the green light is an indicator that the power is working

[@alejandrooliva3476]

Thanks a lot. 4 years after and it really did help. 🙏🏼

[@littleshania1586]

I might be late but my ac adapter says on my screen. Its nit thenoriginal cable or sum. How do I check if it is the right one ? I lost it a while ago and i think I found it back nut im not sure. It does charge my switch

[@skedbail]

Another tip: restart your Nintendo switch. (hold the power button then click power options then restart.) Put the switch back to the dock, and it should work.

[@KimmiGirl9]

Dude, thank you so much!!!!! My HDMI went bad and that was my issue. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Thank you, thank you, thank you

[@Pierced93]

Thank you! I thought it was a input issue but the hdmi inside the dock got unplugged :)

[@KainOfNosgoth]

Mine was the incorrect RGB setting which is below the resolution setting.

[@mattistrashatvideogames6412]

I do everything that this man says. Then it turns on. Great right? Wrong it stays like that from 10 seconds to 20 minutes and then turns off again even if I don’t lay a finger on my switch. I don’t get it.

[@jenseitz1]

Nothing worked for me all I did was smack the side of tv a couple times and it somehow fixed it???

[@mistamoo8395]

i think my issue is the video output chip in my switch..is there a fix besides replacement?

[@ezridr1234]

Mine stopped auto connecting after a power outage and I have to unplug it from power every time now for the tv to see it. So isn't a cable issue since it works fine once plugged back in.

[@AsoolTech]

I left my dock for about a year got dusty and the switch I played with it couple of times but that's it now I have this problem I cleaned my dock and use the TV that was work ING fine and new one I bought still no signal my TV show message that there is hdmi cable connected but no signal now idk if the problem from my switch or the dock I'm lost (note I used all instructions in the video)

[@Capucheen]

Help! I've tried everything and my switch keeps saying "Could not connect to TV. Please make sure that you are using the AC adapter supplied with this console." I am using the official adapter and HDMI. My dock isnt the problem as it does charge when i put it into the dock, and i am trying to connect to a monitor.

[@Francesturner065]

Whenever I'm playing on the switch while it's hooked up to the Tv, after a while it will disconnect and say "no signal" Can you tell me how to deal with this?

[@Dani-ym8jn]

Here stand "could not connect to the TV. Please make sure that you are using the AC adapter supplied with the console." But us use the AC adapter from the console. Can someone help me???

[@gustv.13]

you need to use the power charger that came with the switch box not any other ones

[@saoirse._x893]

Daniela 1. Sameeeeeee Idk how to do ittttt

[@aeliusx0519]

did you ever figure it out ? if you did please help 😔

[@saoirse._x893]

Sherlene Monterola yes u have to use the actual charger with the plug at the bottom not just the wire x

[@rovosunny1687]

My switch shows its charging when I connect it with the adapter through dock and main power point but it's not showing on screen hats the problem do I need a specific HDMI?

[@harrymsn473]

When will switchtv software come out, watch TV, movies, TV dramas and live broadcasts

[@cherryontoprl]

HELP RN: My hdmi port and ad adapter are functional also the cable.The green light on dock turn on the charger signal also turn but NOTHING WORKED! *the my montior works tho. Should I buy a new dock?

[@IBJinx]

Issue I was having was either power supply. I have crappy, about to blow, power strip. Second theory is if you’re using a Amazon Fire TV, use HDMI3 instead of 1 or 2. This seemed to solve my issue.

[@pop_tart92]

Omg thank you! Changed it to 1080p and it worked instantly!

[@GruntOfAction]

The dock never lights up for the tv thing and the switch gives an AC adapter warning, even after trying 3 different ones, most recently including an official Switch AC adapter

[@inneedofbeans3385]

my switch only goes up to 480p??

[@silaschambers7413]

it's probably the resolution of your display

[@cheskieeee5514]

same

[@Walter_Morgan]

I had the same problem, but when I went to recheck if my tv or the dock is Broken then it suddenly worked.

[@TheRagingStar]

I have a problem where my Nintendo switch goes into the dock but the screen is still on the switch! Do you have any solutions?

[@dritongusani8579]

Can someone Help Me It dosen't work i've tried the wohle Time And it dosen't Always Work it Lights Up Green But my TV Always has no signal Help😭

[@dayahsuwa6643]

Same here.. What model your switch?

[@Ayanelevrai2]

Thank you very much😢😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😁😁😁😁

[@xnathanhx412]

What happens if it works on one tv but doesn’t on the other

[@anilthakurta4077]

Do you know what is the problem if the swich works in de menu, but in a game the output turns off after 1 minute

[@jaunagunter8512]

Thanks for the thoroughness of the video, it helped me a lot

[@SusanaAguilera1]

Well this is my case: my brother's friend bring this dock that is showing "no signal" message on TV... I have my own dock and it works perfectly, but my brother's friend doesn't, it seems like a HDMI issue inside the dock :/

[@sylvaner01]

Thank you, the screen resolution one worked for me. Changed to a hdmi splitter that did not support 1080p

[@salamanz7439]

Thanks Bro! The problem is with the HDMI cable of my Switch, I changed it to another one and it worked

[@Luddezv]

Of i have very love batteri should it still work?

[@T-Lemonade]

If it doesn’t turn on when taking it out of dock it isn’t broken just reset your switch then unplug your tv and ac adapter then plug it back in

[@catcatcat-meow]

I watched the entire video just to realise that my dock was unplugged lol But otherwise this is a very informative video for the first level support needs

[@pooppooop1083]

My Kendall switch doesn’t have that please does it work on the 2018 one

[@ggonthabea]

do you need 2 hdmi cable?

[@gamer-kb2ow]

Ty dude it helped me a lot have a wonderful day

[@JumpMan96_]

For my dock when I put my switch inside of it the green light on the dock is on but it won’t connect to my tv, I tried it on another tv in my house and the result was it worked for a short time, it was working just fine for 10 seconds until it slowly went to static then it shut off. It’s weird and I’m unsure of what to do.

[@terminatorgamingyt651]

Every time I put my switch in the dock, it says something about you should use the original ac adapter but I am using the original.

[@jd9799]

My kids have a switch each, one works with the TV and the other one doesn't, any suggestions?

[@shawnburke-hutchinson5901]

If the cord is faulty, does it have Nintendo plastered on one plug of the cable?

[@raylene739]

Me and my husband are doing it now thanks to your video Great content 👍🏻

[@jolynsenpai5063]

Thank you so much for making this video! Now my Switch can connect to my TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SpeedyGonzalez58]

The screen shows up on TV, but the control doesn’t let me press A to open the main menu why is this & how to get the control working to press A?

[@HollowRick]

So I'm having an issue with my switch where it is getting an image but then will randomly lose signal I've tired multiple HDMi cables different TVs and a freinds dock and I'm still getting the same issue could it be usb C port issue on the bottom of the switch?

[@damianxdemon]

I can only choose 480 p on my switch is that normal?

[@nigelself309]

This is my switch issue.. i place it on the dock. The green led lights up. The tv recognises the switch is connected and actually says "nintendo switch" on the hdmi input screen. But I don't get any picture at all from.the dock. So the tv is essentially talking to the switch through the dock and recognises what's connected, but that's it. Any thoughts guys?

[@DedZepp]

bro thx i was so confused why it was not working and i was hesitant to check youtube bc some ppl are not always accurate with how to fix the problem lmao

[@mervatalghazi]

Very good Video 🎉 It helped me a lot

[@tfisanegg6712]

My switch turns on for a few minutes then it just stops working even when the light is green

[@masrihuly]

That’s the first time I saw the exact same situation as mine. Have you found a fix until now? If you do and see this comment pls say it will very help ty

[@tfisanegg6712]

@@masrihuly Unfortunately I haven't found a fix. There seems to be a random time for how long it last. Sometimes it's 30 minutes, sometimes 5, and even rarely, an hour. But nevertheless, it just shuts off at random. Never had it go past 2 hours.

[@guustbulens5181]

My port works the light is on and i can use it but the tv says hdmi 4 nintendo and nothing happens but what happens in the vid still doesn't help

[@wowharunwow]

This helped me!!! Thank you mistah!!!😮😮

[@vrandom2018]

My Switch does all the things in the begining and the tv senses that its a nintendo switch connecting, but it doesnt show the nintendo switch screen. I've already tried switching HDMI cords.

[@dthbn66]

After about half an hour, I realized the HDMI cord just had to be flipped. The side that says, "Nintendo" goes into the t.v. Hope that helps someone!

[@camerynkey7719]

Waaaait

[@jadacrossgrove7045]

It keeps tell me if my device is on when its clearly on and my dad tried using different hdmi cables and nothing has worked that its got my stress level dangerously high and its irritating me. My switch has never had this problem before because before we moved it has worked on my tv just fine

[@petedog7267]

You have to first put the nintendo switch in its dock and then choose the hdmi on the tv and that's all

[@gabetalks9275]

My Switch turns on and is stuck in handheld mode even when placed in the dock. The screen doesn't even shut off when docked. When I use the pro-controller, is responds in handheld mode.

[@NLBClout]

I just got a new switch and I haven’t even had it for a week it was docking and working fine on the tv now I can’t get it to show up on the tv anymore I tried different hdmi I restarted it and I also tried the tv resolution idk what else to do the Dock shows it has power but just won’t connect to the tv anymore any help ?

[@striker5458]

Bro, you just helped me so much. It was the 720 p setting. Thanks so much

[@scribbr5730]

It keeps saying no hdmi aignal

[@blas787]

my switch freezes whenever i try to play a game docked. It runs fine handheld but it freezes when about to start a race in mario kart or start a match in smash. The dock and hdmi cable work because i used them on someone else's switch and it works fine.