How to Fix Your Nintendo Switch When It Won't Turn On or Charge - Switch Basics
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Let's be honest who was panicking for hours and is now fine
Me. ME ME
me
OML ME
certainly not me. my switch died whilst playing a game and wont turn on. charged it over night on miniature dock on my desk and then the official dock while i was at school so 8 hours. wont turn on, ive watched like 50 videos and nothing is wrong with my switch.
What did you do to get it working
What a lifesaver! I almost had a whole panic attack when my switch didn't turn on. Thank you so much, keep up the good work!
Johnbetz how did you do
Zame
Me
I was in total panic lmao
The video is a year old, but it’s still up because it still helps! My switch wouldn’t charge using the official Nintendo usbc connection but has 15% battery left. I followed along and did a reset, then an actual hard reset- while I did that I left the charger disconnected as mentioned as well- and it’s back to life! Thanks!
Was genuinely panicking about my Switch being busted, especially the amount my wife and I use it. But this video was a life saver, got as far as the hard reset and came back to life.
Sameeeeee I was about to write my will
Does the hard reset delete anything off the switch? Or sign you out if you acc? I want to know before I through with it😭🙏🏾
@@lukascribb6970 Yeah it will delete everything.
@@lilbrocomeoutsideWrong, it doesn’t delete anything at all.
@@DroBoww oh
You say “Call Nintendo” as if that’s possible right now.
Ralsei I only liked ur comment so it can have 69 likes
I have
@@Loganboy-vx8uj i have
I send my 3 left joystick to nintendo, and they fixed it for free, I just paid for the shipping like $7 dollars 👍👍👍
Lol
Oh man! Thanks for this. I almost panicked as I left it charging just the way it is and suddenly it doesn't boot up. Happily it came back to life after counting 15 seconds. Thanks!
Hey I tried and it’s still dead no signs of life
It says I need charge but when I plug my charger it doesn’t work
@@melfinperez8576 that’ sucks idk what happned for mine it won’t even show
@@drakereal8059 same
Dude tell us not to fix our switch ourselves lol. Yeah money doesn't grow on trees bud and I took a home course on electronic engineering. Sure I didn't get a degree but I know how to fix electronics now and how to solder. WTF do we even need college anymore? Just have jobs give tests.... we can look everything up on the internet and even set up our own hands on assignments with our own electronics since we have to many lying around these days. College especially the Ivy league ones are just clubs for rich and smart people who wish to turn into douche bags. I'm watching this video a long with many others to see if the solution I used which was unplugging the battery from the mainboard and then plugging it back in was in the video.
What a gem this video is, I've pressed the power button for 15s and it worked. Saved me from taking my switch to the repair shop! Thanks so much!!!
I just wanna say thank you so much I literally bought this switch like two months ago and I was like it can’t be the adapter or plug…I was seriously stressed out and was like there is no way I spent $300 and all those games to just not let it work. Tried to leave it alone and charge solo from dock using just the switch and charged adapter for like 4 hours nothing…no sign of life. Went to your video. 15-20 second holding down the power button and then press it once to power on omg…I seen the Nintendo logo pop up…tears of joy! I love you and thank you for this video. This vid is a lifesaver and full of blessings ☺️😊
My switch appeared to be dead while I was on vacation. I think it overheated and powered off in my bag, but that was a fun panic attack. A 12 second hard reset worked to my relief.
for me it doesnt work.. its been dead for months so im doing everything he listed bc my mom is pissed at me lol
My switch had a prob that I can’t hold a change much without it plugged in and even when it is plugged in it dies
same i thought my swicth was trash since it wouldnt charge or anything and i pressed the button for 15 seconds and its working
Bruh moment
ツ Same
I was panicking for about an hour and it turned on! BLESS YOUR SOUL
Gurl try 2-3 days Lmao! I even bought a whole new charger thinking that was the problem I plugged it into like 5 outlet and I tried everything but thank god I found this video and it saved my life lol
same
This happend to me 4 times, the first time I was panicking, the other times I was fine, I just left it there
@@leahbeah1367 yeah try 8.5months lol
2 years later and it still holds up thank you so much I was so worried
My entire family was worried that it was broken after we found it months later, watched this video and told them to wait for a day for it to charge. Saved my brothers life!!! Lol
My switch magically came to life while I was watching this video WHEEEEWWW. Thank you for the advice anyway! I’m sending good vibes to anyone panicking while watching this video; I hope your switches comes to life again! 🙏✨
Thanks I’m gonna need it
I need this!!!
I- it did the same thing to my Nintendo lite
I plugged my Nintendo in at probably 5 pm and it’s still on the charger it’s 4 pm my brother told me to watch video I was like thank for telling me?
bRUH I READ THIS COMMENT AND PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON AND IT TURNED ON
Why I watch Nintendo Life videos:
The actual content of the video: 20%
Alex's voice, humor, and editing: 80%
Francisco Javier Cano Díaz Haha, same for me!
Diddo😁 that and I've been watching before the other guy came on
Yeah, I watch Nintendo Life mostly because of the one speaking being entertaining to me.
I really love the charm of Zion too!
Damn that's a high percent for the content
I thought I lost 4 years of shiny hunting
After 1 year from posting this vid, it still helped me. The hard reset saved a lot of headache lol! Thanks heaps ! 🙏
"If you can't count to 12, count to 15 instead". Got it... wait.
My Nintendo ain’t coming on it won’t change nothing
Mine has bad damage and does not work.... somebody get me another one or help me....
I did for 20 and it worked
@@drygang3138 me to :(
I'm the same, my second counting ability leaves something to be desired.
Anyway that fixed my super dead and crying switch lmao
Literally saved my life. I was preparing to tell my parents that it just tore up but I’m good now 😅👍🏻
Mine has not work I’m going to cry mate
me too
Fr tho
Same here
@@fazejay2710 has it worked now
That hard reset saved me! Thanks a ton!
Also, that rotor clock looks so cool!
4 years and this video is still saving peoples lives
Instructions unclear, threw Switch charger out of window
Instructions unclear: Threw window at Switch.
Baby's speaking unclear, threw it out the window.
This joke is so far past the point of being funny even ironically, I genuinely think it must have reached its final stage of death almost half a decade ago
Instructions on clear shoot a switch
@@k00091 its quite creative
The hard reset worked for me. Honestly, such a relief. I thought I would need to mail the thing someplace to get fixed or just buy a new one. Great video, thank you so much!
Happy for you
Was genuinely panicking about my Switch being busted i cant thank you enough you are a real life saver
The 12-15 second trick is a total life saver. Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I nearly had a heart attack.
This video actually helped. I’m probably not gonna watch this channel much but I’m subscribing because I’m glad to see a CZcamsr covering this subject in a fun way while actually giving good information. Thanks, man
5:08 - If your Switch is out of warranty and/or you're confident with electrical repairs and/or you're totally bonkers, unplug the cable, remove the backplate and heat shielding, disconnect the battery, then hold down the power button for 20 seconds before putting everything back together again and re-attempting to recharge. I had to repair someone's Switch that had been left in a drawer for months and this did the trick.
this makes no sense- ima show it to my mom so she cant figure it out
lol
ツ can lol
I've tried to do a hard reset. The Nintendo appears and shuts back down never restarting and I've left it on the charge over night. Anyone else have some suggestions
My Nintendo has been on charge for 6 hours nothing is happening help
Heather Black same
The resetting the charger tactic actually worked. Thanks!
Thank you for the help.... holding the power button down for 15 secs worked like a charm.
Oh thanks god I thought my 5,386 hours in Spatoon were going to go to waste
You got lucky. I had my progress deleted twice with 1,000+ hours in both of them!
Daym
Nice lol
@@italinboiistudios5246 get Nintendo online then lol
@@olivia3779 I like to live in the fear.
Tried all those things on my Gray Switch Lite. Total use time on that switch was maybe 10 hours in total. Tried all those things Several times. No luck and Nintendo Repairs division is closed down until further notice. So I have a very pretty gray paperweight. (Until further notice)
Exact same here 🙄
Same boat. I had to get my daughter another Nintendo lite.. 😒😒
@Jay Funko nicee everyone in Florida is trying to come up on people. So I got a switch lite gray until the shops open to fix my let's go Pikachu edition Nintendo switch.. it hasn't even been a year of having it. I purchased it on June 26 2019. I made the order ticket to be fixed on may 19. 2020
@Jay Funko you can't send in until we get a email from them with specific ways to send console and dock . 😣😣😣 It's whatever I'm mores worried about my game saves. But I can kiss that goodbye.. I'll keep you posted..
@Jay Funko no lie I got the email today at 10:25 pm. Fuck yess
Wanted to say thanks. Was getting upset thinking my switch wouldn't turn on no more and I was about to finish the pokedex and so many shinies to just start all over. I'm greatful for your video.
The long press worked for me. Thanks, new subscriber
"strange-tasting heat sinks" is my favorite line.
How did you know I googled this this morning when my switch didnt turn on?
I went to power up mine this morning and had a small heart attack when it didn't power up.. It's the new ACNH Edition and my launch unit has never done that 😅
Relatable
Jayden Harripersad took me 10 mins to fix mate it’s easy, good luck!
youtube is google
My never did that
To ecko so many others, this saved us from buying a new switch and earned me wife points! My husband and I were about to play a new game but it wouldn't charge. Then we realized we hadn't turned the switch on in 19 months. After watching, we realized we weren't using the official charger. We plugged it in when you suggested it and before the end of the video it was turning on! Thank you for your help!
Didn’t expect the 12 second hold plus one more click to work yet it did! Thanks
WOW! The 15 second thing and then pressing it again actually worked thank you so much ❤️
Thank you for caring enough to share this with us!
The hard reset is AWESOME!
The 2nd option worked just fine, my son is so happy. Thank you so much for the video.
I was panicking and all I had to do was reset it and it worked perfectly! Thank you so much.
Thanks for the tips! I thought my switch was dead, held the power button for 15 seconds and boom! Working again, back from the dead 🙂👍
Thank you for posting this it was I big issue for me ❤️
Thank you so much! You just saved me from tears!
Gotta come back to this video every year
Honestly greatest person ever freaked out the entire day
Who else is watching even though their switch has no issues?
Me. I only had to hard reset my Switch once. I think my Doom 2016 update was just bad since recently I kept getting a 2002-2060 error whenever I played it for more than several seconds.
Mega me
My switch is 3 years old tho probaly gonna get some issues soon
I have used it almost every single day
Me.
Great video. I used the hold the power button down for 15 seconds plus the one tap after and it worked like a charm. My switch was at 100% and just wasn't giving any indication of turning on or displaying charging. Thank you!
I did the same thing and it didn’t work you’re a liar! I just lost everything!
Thank you soooooo much. I tried the hard reset, and thankfully, it worked. Who knew that one could be so relieved by the sight of the Nintendo logo?
Yeah same I had to leave it for a week. And then once it turned on I did the reset and it’s back to normal
I was getting so frustrated with my switch only to realize it was a combo of broken charger and bad outlet, thanks for the video!
This video saved me from buying a new switch. I had mine plugged up all night playing CZcams and I woke up and it was off completely. Wouldn’t charge or show that it was charging and I thought it broke or something. I gave up trying to fix it after an hour but then I stumbled across this video. I stopped at the hard reset, idk if any other steps works but I can confirm the hard reset worked for mine!! Hopefully you guys can resolve your problems!
YES SAME SITUATION HERE
Thanks so much! The hard reset saved me. I tested everything that came to mind and didn't know what to do. Thanks again!
I was nervous AF when I thought my original Nintendo Switch was gone until I hold it in on the power button. Great tip!
I’d freak out if it wouldn’t turn on or charge. Thank you for this precaution tip 🙏🔥
Thank you so very much for this guide! 🙏 The “Hard Reset” worked for me and I didn’t lose any data. I’m so happy! 😆
Hard reset was just what I needed, thank you!
I am VERY relieved, I’d like to practice my Kirby combos, thanks
I once had to have my switch on the charger for 30+ hours before it would even turn on. Its completely fine now
I had mine on charger for a whole week and it would turn on
@@justpancakes6019 i believe it. I honestly thought my switch was broken. After 30 hours! Let alone a week. Does it work just fine?
Good to know
Omg this is good to know ill leave it in the charger for a few days i hope its not broken
This recently happened, panicked for about an hour and then when i held the ‘Power’ button it booted up and started instantly. Thanks a lot!
I was literally minutes away from contacting Nintendo. This worked perfectly. Thanks!
Bless you, setting this up for my nephew, he had it for a year without use. The first option of pressing home with power worked like a charm. Thank you so much.
WTH I WAS PANICKING SO FREAKING MUCH AND MY SWITCH JUST NEEDED A MANUAL RESET 😭😭.
🙃🔫
Sir... Thank you so much for the tip on the hard power reset.
I thought I was bout to do the coffin dance
Thank you so much the hold for 12 seconds then hit one more time actually worked and I didn’t expect it to.
I used a voltage adapter on the Hi setting in cuba on vacation. Thought i fried my switch when the screen went black. Tip number two for the reset fixed it. Thanks!!
THANK YOU BRO IF I DIDN'T WATCH THIS VIDEO I WOULD'VE PASSED OUT 😭
This reminds me of the time back in the summer of 2017, when at my grandparents house my brother and I were just chilling. Then I went to the bathroom just to come out to the terror of my brother jamming a micro usb plug right into the port. Sadly for the next few weeks we weren't able to play it.
Thank you so so so much! Holding the power button down for a while fixed it!
Thank youuuuuu, you saved my sons life. His Nintendo wasn’t turning on for some reason but watching your video helped us
Thank you so much!!!! I was seriously crying for like 2 hours
THANK YOU SOO MUCH U SAVED MY LIFE❤️❤️❤️
Over a year later, but I’m so glad this video exists because I panicked for two straight days before I looked this up
I year later and your advice is still very helpful. Cause I’ll be honest I had finished charging my switch and it wouldn’t turn on until I held down on the power button for 15 seconds and then pressed the power button one time. Thank you very much
1:46 omg it accuatly worked my heart almost stopped …. Thank you so much
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so true
same
Thank you this really helped. I thought my switch was a goner
I was panicking that my nephew’s console was done for but the simple hard reset worked. Thank You very much
I just got worried and look this up . And you helped out. Thanks.
My switch wasn’t turning on, I haven’t charged it for a few days. I had a heart attack, I’m still waiting for a response, it’s been 20 minutes, I’ll keep you updated :)
Edit: hard power reset saved my brain cells and...my switch
How do u fix it
My switch won't turn on but it's charging I hope it turns on😭
It never turned on 😭
I can't see anything I did everything
@@thegalaxygamers3926 same not sure what’s going on
@@Miguels_gizmo hold the button for 12 sec than rapid tap it after the 12 seconds
Thank you!! I was about to cry big Usagi tears. 😭
Hard Reset did the magic for me!!! Liked and subscribed!! 👍🏻
yooo thanks! I was so scared that my Nintendo Switch wouldn’t charge, but thankfully the leave charger for a minute worked!
Cheers mate, easy and simple. Saved me a lot of frustration !
"If it still shows no signs of life"
What mine has been doing for years: ✨no life✨
welcome to the club
NAH FOR REAL THO
THANK U SO MUCH I WAS PANICKING INTERNALLY LIKE CRAZY. hard reset works like a charm
The hard reset worked for me! Thanks for the tip!
Great video. Super helpful. Apparently my counting is a bit faster than a second as well, and I let go of the power button early. Good tip on counting to 15. Also, the kids and I were both stressed, and the narrator's soothing British voice helped us stay calm and carry on. 😉
THANK GOD HOLDING THE POWER FOR 12 SECONDS WORKED
thank man, just hard resetting did the job ! much appreciated
Thanks! The button press worked for me.
This helped me so much I was freaking out bc I couldn't get my switch to change but unplugging the charger for 60 seconds worked. Thank you so much!
It actually worked for me! I unplugged the charger n tried a hard reset while it was unplugged after I plugged it back in it turned on I'm honestly quite glad
OMG TYSM! The button restart worked! Ty for this video!
Power button reset worked. Appreciate the help.
My wifi just happened to be down the same time my switch wouldn't turn on. I was devestated.
Thanks for the tutorial! I thought my switch was a goner.
Thank you! My son has the Nentendo switch light and wouldn't power on or show it was charging I found this video and thank God! The factory rest button option worked thank you so much for making this video and sharing!💗
I was about to cry! Thanks for the reset option. Holding the power button for 12 secs then another quick press. I Love you!!!
Thank you so much for this! You saved me serious panicking here. Hard reset did the trick.
Well explained in the video.
Thank you. This video helped me realize that my charger just wasn’t pluggin
Same!!
Thank you for this video, I received a Nintendo switch as a gift and after watching this video helped me turn it on and help it charge. So glad it’s working now!!🙌🏾🙏🏾
I love that you always are helpful