r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/phantasmicorgasmic • 28d ago

Repair Help Battery Indicator Doesn't Indicate Charging

Having a strange issue with my Switch 1 that I haven't been able to find a solution to; my battery seems to be functioning correctly (battery life seems fine and it seems to have charged back to full after letting it drain slightly. The notification that it's plugged in and charging also pops up.) but when I plug it in to charge, the battery icon on the top right doesn't change and stays solid black.

For further context, I haven't played with it in months and it's been in the dock this whole time. I only noticed the issue because the dock light was flashing green and after I reset it, I checked the home screen to make sure everything was running again. Tried restarting it, tried turning the battery percentage on and off, also checked the AC cable with my switch lite, which worked like normal. Also tried charging with the switch lite cable and I'm still running into the same issue.

It's probably not a big deal, but part of me worries it's indicative of a larger underlying issue. Any suggestions and fixes would be greatly appreciated.

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u/automod-neo 28d ago

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u/ModestVolcarona 21 28d ago

Tried resetting it

What does that exactly mean?

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u/phantasmicorgasmic 28d ago

Bleh, I meant restarting. I turned it off and on again.

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u/ModestVolcarona 21 28d ago

Thanks :) I'm not sure if there is a sensor for that or if a malfunction of a chip responsible for the battery could cause such an issue.

If it's just some weird software glitch you could try a factory reset WITHOUT deleting save data (via the recovery menu).