Hardware Right Joy-Con only connects wirelessly

[Tony_92]

Hi!

For some reason my right Joy-Con won't connect to my Switch in handheld mode anymore. The controller is always in wireless mode even when attached to the Switch. Charging still works, since the charging icon is displayed in the controller settings.

I've tried resyncing the controllers, restarting the console and cleaning the contacts on both the Joy-Con and the console. The issue has to be in the Joy-Con as I tested another Joy-Con and it connected fine.

Any ideas what the issue might be?

 

[Brayton1-7]

I've got this issue too, try kinda slamming it in? Also try putting it in at angles. That fixes it for me, but I've gotta try multiple times.

 

[Tony_92]

I've got this issue too, try kinda slamming it in? Also try putting it in at angles. That fixes it for me, but I've gotta try multiple times.

Doesn't seem to fix it. I also tried to update the controllers. No difference.

 

[enderer]

does l4t-ubuntu read it as docked? does it work in lakka?

 

[Brayton1-7]

does l4t-ubuntu read it as docked? does it work in lakka?

Don't those not work connected?

 

[switchhunter666]

hardware issue... replace the rail

 

[enderer]

lakka is joycon-connected only, the latest ubuntu release, 3.0.0 supports joycon rail

 

[Brayton1-7]

oh okay

 

[Tony_92]

does l4t-ubuntu read it as docked? does it work in lakka?

I might test that later, if I can find a spare micro sd.

hardware issue... replace the rail

I'll order a replacement rail and see if that fixes it.

 

[Brayton1-7]

I'll order a replacement rail and see if that fixes it.

Where are you buying your part from?

 

[Tony_92]

Where are you buying your part from?

Ordered mine from eBay. It's usually the cheapest option available around here.

 

[Brayton1-7]

Ordered mine from eBay. It's usually the cheapest option available around here.

Alright. I plan on replacing my MicroSD reader, so I was just wondering.

 

[AmandaRose]

Hi!

For some reason my right Joy-Con won't connect to my Switch in handheld mode anymore. The controller is always in wireless mode even when attached to the Switch. Charging still works, since the charging icon is displayed in the controller settings.

I've tried resyncing the controllers, restarting the console and cleaning the contacts on both the Joy-Con and the console. The issue has to be in the Joy-Con as I tested another Joy-Con and it connected fine.

Any ideas what the issue might be?

I had this exact same problem after downloading Jump Rope Challenge. Right joy-con would only connect wirelessly in every game. I deleted jump rope and now my joy-con is working perfectly fine again. OP did you download jump rope challenge?

 

[matias3ds]

I have the exact opposite , it doesnt connect wirless and when it does , works pretty bad

 

[Tony_92]

I had this exact same problem after downloading Jump Rope Challenge. Right joy-con would only connect wirelessly in every game. I deleted jump rope and now my joy-con is working perfectly fine again. OP did you download jump rope challenge?

Hmm... I haven't downloaded that game, however I did install some new games recently. Just in case I'll delete those and see if anything happens.

 

[switchhunter666]

did you fix it?

 

[aykay55]

This has happened to me several times. One time I was on a road trip and it simply stopped working wired. I tried cleaning and all to no avail. I just left it for a couple of hours and it worked again. Then I had the issue again and it persisted and I was also dealing with Joy-Con drift so I phoned up Nintendo and they said they would repair all that. Sent it in and since then haven't had issues with my Joy-Con though that's mostly because I got annoyed and bought a Switch Pro Controller that works great.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Hi!

For some reason my right Joy-Con won't connect to my Switch in handheld mode anymore. The controller is always in wireless mode even when attached to the Switch. Charging still works, since the charging icon is displayed in the controller settings.

I've tried resyncing the controllers, restarting the console and cleaning the contacts on both the Joy-Con and the console. The issue has to be in the Joy-Con as I tested another Joy-Con and it connected fine.

Any ideas what the issue might be?

You don't have pins permanently bridged for RCM, right? That would cause symptoms like you are describing. During JoyCon firmware upgrades (starting with 6.X?) the right JoyCon will be semibricked if the pins are permanently bridged.

 

[Tony_92]

You don't have pins permanently bridged for RCM, right? That would cause symptoms like you are describing. During JoyCon firmware upgrades (starting with 6.X?) the right JoyCon will be semibricked if the pins are permanently bridged.

Nope, I've only been using a jig for the past year. Also the problem seems to be only in this Joy-Con, as I've tested another one and it worked fine.

During last week I randomly got the Joy-Con connection working once for a single gaming session, but now it refuses to connect as usual.

I've also taken notice that the Joy-Con will heat up my Switch if I leave it connected, when putting the console to sleep. During sleep it also sucks up the Switch's battery pretty fast, if the Switch is not connected to the charger. Something's definitely wrong with this Joy-Con.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Nope, I've only been using a jig for the past year. Also the problem seems to be only in this Joy-Con, as I've tested another one and it worked fine.

During last week I randomly got the Joy-Con connection working once for a single gaming session, but now it refuses to connect as usual.

I've also taken notice that the Joy-Con will heat up my Switch if I leave it connected, when putting the console to sleep. During sleep it also sucks up the Switch's battery pretty fast, if the Switch is not connected to the charger. Something's definitely wrong with this Joy-Con.

Sounds like there might be a short in the JoyCon rail or on the PCB itself due to a faulty component.