PS5: How to Fix Controller Not Charging - Ultimate Guide

Our guide today on PS5 takes us to explain how to fix the controller not charging, let's see.

What causes the Controller Not Charging in PS5?

The normal thing is that when connecting the controller to the console with the USB cable, this tends to turn on, however, on some occasions this does not usually occur, in such a way that knowing how to fix the control does not charge leads us first to consider Some details such as the case that the battery level can be shown on the screen and the light turns orange while it can be charging, this can be seen when pressing the PS5 button and this is where these causes can arise:

 

•   The USB port may contain dust.
• The charging cable may be frayed.
• It may be that the charging cable is defective.
• There may be a hardware failure.

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How to fix Controller Not Charging in PS5?

Fortunately there are several solutions that are not usually so complex and these are:

Check the charging port of the controller: this is a necessary action to take to know How to fix Controller Not Charging, because if the cable is perfectly fine, it is possible that the port may contain dust, these are small details, but they can have some kind of incidence, in this sense it is necessary:

 

•  Make use of the USB-A cable to charge the controller while it is in rest, as long as we see that the cable does not present any fault.
• It is necessary to clean the port with compressed air, as introducing an object inside can damage it and that's it.

 

 Check the charging cable: there are some occasions in which it may be damaged or defective, as it is not something strange, it can happen to us, at the end of the day it is an object made by man, in this sense, this is usually necessary to know How to fix Controller Not Charging, because in this sense we must consider:

 

•  When the cable is faulty, it is not feasible to use it for charging.
• It is necessary to have the charging cable because it is the only thing that will make it easier to charge the internal battery of the remote controller.
• It is ideal to choose to try another remote controller with the cable, this to corroborate if it is good or has faults, because if we see that it charges it is not related to the cable, but if on the contrary it does not work it is simply vital to consider changing it and with it continue enjoying the PS5.
• The cable is an element that cannot be missing so if you have problems it is time to go buy a new one and that's it.

Updating the firmware of the PS5 may have hardware failures: This is an option that can be simple and for this it is necessary:

 

•  Have the PS5 connected to the Internet.
• Then you need to go to "Settings".
• Then we go to "System" and from there to "System software"
• Then we must locate "System software update" then "Configuration"
• We continue to "Update the system software" and wait some time, it is necessary to avoid turning off the PS5.

 

 Restart the PS5 command: this is the last action we propose, as it is usually viable to know How to fix Controller Not Charging and this is nothing more than a reset, for which it is necessary:

 

•  Disconnect the controller from the console or from a charging port.
• Then we will see under the L2 button a small hole that is the reset button.
• We agree to insert a needle or toothpick into this hole.
• We proceed to press the button and keep it pressed for only a few seconds.
• Then we release it, and we will see that our command will restart to solve the failure, in case it does not work, we have no choice but to go to the technical support of PS5.

 In general terms, knowing how to fix Controller Not Charging allows us to check various actions to continue taking advantage of the PS5, try it.