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One of the most common issues with Xbox One controllers is the sticky analog sticks, making playing games on the console difficult. This article will show you how to fix stick drift on Xbox One controller. A few Joystick analogy Drift Fix suggestions
Follow these steps to update your controller wirelessly and to support the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter:
How to Fix Stick Drift on Xbox One Controller VideoNote that the action performed in the video will void your warranty Suggestion from Ender89
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Left or Right analog stick drift on Xbox One and Series X/S can seem to be the most frustrating thing to fix if you are out of the warranty. Even though you can pry open the controller to do the fixes, there are ways you can fix this without even opening your controller. This is useful even if your controller is within warranty but you don’t wait for it until a new one reaches you from the service center. So we will look at how to fix your Xbox controller drift without opening it.
To fix Xbox One and Series X/S controller drift without opening them, you need to use cotton swabs to rub isopropyl alcohol on the rounded surface of the left or right analog stick. Then keep it for 30 sec aside, repeat the process 3-4 times, and your Xbox controller drift will be fixed now. This method will work for almost 85-90% of all users facing this issue. If you wanna know how to do this in detail, here’s how:
YouTube Video Showcasing this Entire ProcessThis entire process is shown in this YouTube video from masai29. We tried this method and it worked for our controllers with drifting issues. Hope this helps you too. Here’s the original video:
That’s everything you need to know about how to fix controller drift on Xbox One and Series X/S. Meanwhile, if you are facing drifting or other issues on PlayStation or Switch console controllers, make sure to check out our guides on How To Fix Drift On PS4 & PS5 Controller and How To Fix Nintendo Switch Joy Con Controller Not Working. Also, check out other Xbox fixes related to games and other service errors.
In my case, the right analog stick used to move by itself, up. I'd call this stargazing, if I wasn't so pissed. I have my Xbox for three months, maybe not even, so IMO this should be unacceptable.. the anger turned into research, and last night I took my controller apart ( even though it's still under warranty, they were making me send the whole console back, so I said fuck that), and I started doing everything, from cleaning to blowing air everywhere on the analog. Nothing worked, at all. The next thing I did was remove the gray plastic on the left side of the analog module ( saw on YouTube that fix), which did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING except make the analog unstable (albeit minimal), I suggest skipping this step. Next I decided to open the green blocks on the bottom and right side of the analog module, and giving them a clean, and there is a black circle in there with a spring, one that guides movement up and down, it seemed a little wierd (didn't look like it was sitting right), so I took that out, and decided to replace the whole thing, I had a third-party controller lying around, so I took that apart (this controller had full metal analogs -_-), and I swapped the circular springs. This WORKED 100%, if I didn't pull out that gray piece, i think the controller would be like new.. I hope this helps someone |