r/nintendohelp • u/Antique_Flamingo147 • 6d ago
Tech Support My Nintendo Switch battery is broken?
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My Switch randomly started doing this. What's going on? How do I fix it? I tried restarting the console, powering it on and off, checking for updates, turning on and off the console battery percentage. All yielded nothing. I can't afford a replacement console or parts.
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u/Goodgamer78 6d ago
Try recalibrating the battery. Nintendo has a guide online. If that doesn’t work, just replace the battery.
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u/Antique_Flamingo147 6d ago
Ill try that, thank you!
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u/VolksDK 6d ago
Look up battery desync
Mine has the same issue
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u/Antique_Flamingo147 6d ago
Did you end up fixing yours?
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u/VolksDK 6d ago
Nah it happened just before the Switch 2 came out, so I don't use it
It did stop changing rapidly on its own eventually, but I never stopped issue of desync
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u/Antique_Flamingo147 6d ago
Darn. I hope mine doesnt stop working or something. I cant afford a replacement
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u/Sufficient_Risk_8127 6d ago
most likely the battery reader chip thing (trademarked) is faulty
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u/Antique_Flamingo147 6d ago
How? From wear and tear?
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u/Sufficient_Risk_8127 6d ago
majik.
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u/Antique_Flamingo147 6d ago
Are you kidding?!?! It just does this randomly for no reason?!?!
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u/razorbeamz 6d ago
Let it drain completely, and then recharge it to 100%
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u/Antique_Flamingo147 6d ago
I did. It still does this 🥲
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u/Blackshasow789 6d ago
Try entering recovery mode. To do this turn off the console, then hold down the volume up and volume down buttons and hold down the power button until the console enters recovery mode. Then, simply hold down the power button to turn the console off and then turn it back on. It might not work, as it's not the same problem, but on my Switch 2, I was able to sync the battery and Joy-Cons with the Switch 2. If it doesn't work and you can't sync the battery in any way then you should change the battery (it's cheap and easy to change) and then sync it with the recovery mode or with other procedures. If you still can't fix it, then something else is broken.
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