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prevenire i problemi, cioè riporre il pad in modo da nn permettere che entri polvere usa un sacchetto ermetico tipo per conservare cibo ed il controller nn avrà problemi problemi ok
This might be a little late, but thank you so much! I was considering buying a new controller because my triangle button wasn't working, but you saved me $70. Thanks!
This video was extremely helpful! My "X" button wasn't bouncing back when I pressed it so I knew it must've been an internal problem, but until now I haven't had to open my controller AT ALL. The step by step was very much needed and appreciated. It turned out the piece of rubber padding behind my x button had popped out, so after using the link in your description, I've ordered a new one and I'm currently replacing it(I came back to make sure I'm disassembling the controller correctly again). Thanks much, friend.
thank you so much dude my triangle button was stuck and would not bounce back and that was a brand-new controller I bought and the first time I pressed it got stuck you definitely got a sub and my respect from this video thanks bro!
thank you so much !!!! my x square triangle AND circle buttons were not working anymore. It works fine now, I had to replace the conductive film. Thanks to you, it was as easy as a lego !
Thanks bro! The square button on my controller lost sensitivity and I had to push it hard in order to work. I ended up using the Solution 5 and after dissasembling, cleaning and putting everything back together my button now works normally. Thanks for the video!
I did the same but saw that there was no material left to make the electric connection to activate it. I solved it with superglue and tinfoil, now when I push the controller react 👌
Took me forever to open the two halves because I was scared of breaking something lol. But I cleaned all the stuff and my X button started working again. Thanks a lot! 👍🏾
Wow I was sitting here with a screwdriver and a pry tool ready to open everything up and fix my favorite controller's triangle, and that first trick with the soda case wedge was all I needed.
I had 2 broken controllers, X buttons did not work at all or other controller had to push hard. Open both of them and clean em. That did the trick for me 👍 It was pretty easy and now i have 2 working controllers again. Thank you very much!
thank you so much dude, the first tip worked instantly, ive been fighting my button jamming sometimes and its been SO annoying, it works like new again, thank you!
Thanks so much for this video, the straw blowing technique got my button right. I used a plastic straw and pinched the tip flat so it was wedged in the crease of the button.
the rubber thingy behind my X button had ripped so the button was stuck, opened it up and flipped the rubber thingamabob around, now X works and I have no triangle, but X is more important to me, thumbs up on the video
Great video , very detailed. One thing tho, you advised to leave the battery connected and right afterwards you shove a (metal) butterknife underneath the battery holder! The battery was removed when you did but you didn't mention that. I'd recommend to ALWAYS remove the battery (carefully of course) to avoid short-circuiting the main board.
Very helpful video, Thanks! Also, what I found is that if the rubber pad contacts are worn, since it's symmetric you can try rotating it until you find a orientation where all face buttons work and feels right, at least as a quick fix until you can get the replacement parts.
I was about to buy a new controller that i bought electronic spray i wanted to disassemble it 😂😂 i watched your video and i blowed with my mouth inside the circle button and it worked ❤❤😂 thank you man i didn't used the electronic spray alcohol cleaner i will save it for future
Was a mission gave mine a big clean I was surprised how much gunk was in there and carefully put it back together like 4 times but it’s working great again thanks
i've tried cleaning all the rubber pieces. inspecting for cracks. but i still cant get x, triangle, circle, square, and the right arrow on the d pad to do anything! I don't even know if R/L 1/2 work because i cant get past the account selection screen.
Took some effort to get the screws moving, but it worked. (Save for the fact that the rubber pads are half-busted, all I managed was to get the X working so I could menu through shit)
I went for opening the controller with a lot of reluctance and hopelessness. Throughout the process I wasn’t sure if it will work. I had problems with 4 buttons and almost had thought of buying a new one. To my surprise, this worked. I just had to clean it thoroughly. Cannot thank you more!
Cheers dude massive help ✌️🙂 left my apartment for the weekend took my playstation with me and the controller stopped working gave the cardboard from my rollie papers and it works excellent now I can play and watch hogwarts legacy 🤘😁
Thank you so much. My triangle button actually didn't end up working after washing the "wires" with alcohol, so I'll try to convince my parents to buy new ones on amazon thru your link
@@ayoifeonl9392 I went on eBay and bought a conductive ps4 controller replacement and I fixed myself and its all fine but I ended up not rebinding my triangle
Thank you I was able to fix my X button that required me to push down hard on it to get a response. However, I did one extra thing that I believe was the fix. The buttons weren’t really dirty, especially not under them or on that clear plastic that the buttons press on. However, I noticed the inside portion of the X button (the blue part) seemed like it was sunk down a little more than the surrounding buttons. With it being sunk down it told me that where the blue part of the button pressed down might not be traveling the length necessary which is why I had to press hard to get a response. So I sanded very lightly the bottom of the button so the blue insert became flush with the grey outside of the button. That way the button doesn’t have to travel further. After that it worked like a new controller. Hope that helps someone
Ahhhh Thank you so much, because of you I was able to replace the rubber padding for R1 and X. It was worm out after playing so much dark souls and J-RPG by mashing dialogs and attacking things in dark souls XD The only problem is that the light is now green instead of the white/blue but it isn't a problem I guess, controller still works fine. PS: It is a Data Frog controller that I brough on Aliexpress so it is not PS4 original.
I have dualshock 4 with a non working r1 shoulder button and tried to clean the contacts as well as the pin connctor at 12:57, I don’t know if it the contact pins should be cleaned and just the buttons only. After I cleaned it is still not working, will replacing it with the right film work?
Great video mate. Still not sure why my X button is not working. I took it apart and cleaned it with alcohol. What should I replace to get it functioning again? maybe that conductive sleeve?
I did everything in the video but my circle , triangle, and x buttons still don’t work, but my square one does. Before i looked up how to fix it i was cleaning it because i let one of my friends use it for a couple months, but while i was cleaning it i dropped it and the blue light flickered on and off a couple times but it turned back on and when it did everything else worked except for those three buttons. I did everything in the video aswell. Is my controller broken and if so is there a way to fix it or do i have to just buy a new one?
My R2 button is working without touching it and I cleaned it and also changed the pad under it but it didn't work. I'm wondering what to do. If I change that film will that fix it?
Hello! May I ask what concentration of alcohol can be used to clean the conductive film? Some say it should be higher than 75℅ while some say otherwise... ☹️
Can I use ps2 rubber pads for it to work? I haven't got the replacements(yet) and I feel widely frustrated that the whole rubbers were broken while I was inspecting them, and I got some rubbers from a ps2 controller And I wanna know if I can use those, if there's any other thing I can use before getting the actual replacements:/ Any information regardless of being or not a direct solution is appreciated:3
I doubt pads from other types of controllers will fit. You need to get ones that match the exact version (JDM) of the DualShock 4 that you have. Of course you could also just stop using DualShock 4s because they are a pain to maintain. A DualSense can be used in its place, and is playable on PS3, PS4, PS5, and PC.
Thanks alot man i was struggling to open the controller i had to practice on my old one but still didnt get it right but this helps alot .time to fix a button
My rubber pad was broken. I attempted to super glue it in place but I don't think it's worth trying because it's eventually going to fall back out so I ordered the replacement.
A button that doesn't work because it has worn the electric charged material, can be fixed with a tiny amount of superglue and tinfoil (glue on the dull side of the tinfoil). I just did it and the button works as new 🥳
@@gerdsfargen6687 all you have to do to reconnect it after using it via bluetooth is shut ur ps5 or ps4 off and restart it and connect the controller charger to the console and turn it on
This just happened to me I accidentally scratched the conductive film keypad trying to fix stick driftp I'll probably have to buy a new one but they are expensive as he'll even though it's a ps4 controller and not a ps5
Does anyone know how to fix the buttons because on the PlayStation screen the shapes work but when I get to the loading screen to load in a game and it says press x it won’t work
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Micro USB Charging Cord: amzn.to/3LBsu1x
Toolkit I use: amzn.to/3ke14nc
Electric duster: amzn.to/41dZemX
All Amazon links above are affiliate links. I get a small amount of money if you end up using them to make purchase (it does not have to be for the item I link to, as long as you click my link then move to another item, it works)
This vid made me sub
prevenire i problemi, cioè riporre il pad in modo da nn permettere che entri polvere usa un sacchetto ermetico tipo per conservare cibo ed il controller nn avrà problemi problemi ok
Wow the very first method worked for me!!! Amazing!
What about my r1
I swear on my mom, I watched 15secs of his video and all is a sudden my X button was working🤣I swear these controlers be having lives
it sensed fear.
This might be a little late, but thank you so much! I was considering buying a new controller because my triangle button wasn't working, but you saved me $70. Thanks!
It's never too late. Thanks for the comment.
Which method worked for you because I have the same issue my triangle button doesn’t work when I click it but it just randomly goes off
I used the cardboard method.@@Leo_is_bored
@@HowToXhey my model controller is really new, and I don’t know how to fix it?
Finally! I found someone who knows something about ps4 controllers. Just subscribed & liked! Thanks!
I swear to God i felt like Tony Shark when doing this.
😂
LMAOOOO
😂😂😂😂😂
Real shit bro
Dont put Say Gods Name in Vain God Bless 🙏🏽✝️
This video was extremely helpful! My "X" button wasn't bouncing back when I pressed it so I knew it must've been an internal problem, but until now I haven't had to open my controller AT ALL. The step by step was very much needed and appreciated. It turned out the piece of rubber padding behind my x button had popped out, so after using the link in your description, I've ordered a new one and I'm currently replacing it(I came back to make sure I'm disassembling the controller correctly again). Thanks much, friend.
Me too man he helped me saved my life
same i thinked its just dameged because its mostly used in fifa and after some time sound from presing disapear but now its completly stucked
thank you so much dude my triangle button was stuck and would not bounce back and that was a brand-new controller I bought and the first time I pressed it got stuck you definitely got a sub and my respect from this video thanks bro!
thank you so much !!!! my x square triangle AND circle buttons were not working anymore. It works fine now, I had to replace the conductive film. Thanks to you, it was as easy as a lego !
Thanks bro! The square button on my controller lost sensitivity and I had to push it hard in order to work. I ended up using the Solution 5 and after dissasembling, cleaning and putting everything back together my button now works normally. Thanks for the video!
I did the same but saw that there was no material left to make the electric connection to activate it.
I solved it with superglue and tinfoil, now when I push the controller react 👌
Took me forever to open the two halves because I was scared of breaking something lol. But I cleaned all the stuff and my X button started working again. Thanks a lot! 👍🏾
Wow I was sitting here with a screwdriver and a pry tool ready to open everything up and fix my favorite controller's triangle, and that first trick with the soda case wedge was all I needed.
I had 2 broken controllers, X buttons did not work at all or other controller had to push hard. Open both of them and clean em. That did the trick for me 👍 It was pretty easy and now i have 2 working controllers again. Thank you very much!
Thank you so much man. Super easy to follow and thank you for doing it for the other version of the controller.
Amazing video you've helped me fix three controllers without damaging anything
This rlly helped me a lot instead of buying a new one i repaired my controller... My issue was that the whole right part wasn't working... Nice video
What solution it worked for you
Great video , clear instruction on taking the controler apart and putting them back together
Thank you so much I been struggleing for an hour to fix my controller but your video was the only one which helped me.
thank you so much dude, the first tip worked instantly, ive been fighting my button jamming sometimes and its been SO annoying, it works like new again, thank you!
Great video first time opening one of these wouldn't have gotten it done right without this video. Thank you
Brother with your help, i fixed dualshock 4 first time thank you so much you have great vision to solve problems mate
Thank you man ,worked perfectly my silicon rubber was turn .
First time Trying something practical on UA-cam and it work out perfectly 😂
Thanks for this tutorial I've never done something like this before but I managed to do it. My hand was hella shacking though 😅
My X button responses multiple times to a sing press. First method fixed it right away. Thanks 🙌🏻
Cool
Thanks so much for this video, the straw blowing technique got my button right. I used a plastic straw and pinched the tip flat so it was wedged in the crease of the button.
thanks a lot. blowing did the trick for me! imagine that i thought of skipping these steps
Thanks so much for this! I did Solutions 1-4 and it fixed my controller🙏
Great video, quality info. I mixed half water, half rubbing alcohol and q-tips with the cardboard. Thanks. Fixed.
Watch the like button as he says like and watch it light up2:23
Yooo
the rubber thingy behind my X button had ripped so the button was stuck, opened it up and flipped the rubber thingamabob around, now X works and I have no triangle, but X is more important to me, thumbs up on the video
That's good. Just know you can order a new one of those.
@@HowToX what is it called exactly? I don't know what to type in the search bar
This was very helpfull, thank you so much, we need more people like you, have a blessed day.
do you know how to fix when the triangle button is also clicking the circle button at the same time?
Great video , very detailed. One thing tho, you advised to leave the battery connected and right afterwards you shove a (metal) butterknife underneath the battery holder! The battery was removed when you did but you didn't mention that. I'd recommend to ALWAYS remove the battery (carefully of course) to avoid short-circuiting the main board.
Very helpful video, Thanks! Also, what I found is that if the rubber pad contacts are worn, since it's symmetric you can try rotating it until you find a orientation where all face buttons work and feels right, at least as a quick fix until you can get the replacement parts.
I was about to buy a new controller that i bought electronic spray i wanted to disassemble it 😂😂 i watched your video and i blowed with my mouth inside the circle button and it worked ❤❤😂 thank you man i didn't used the electronic spray alcohol cleaner i will save it for future
You are a genius my man, u save my life with this tutorial, much love
THANK YOU my X button was jammed so i did the solution 5 AND IT WORKED
Was a mission gave mine a big clean I was surprised how much gunk was in there and carefully put it back together like 4 times but it’s working great again thanks
Genius, I was just about to buy a new controller and solution one works ❤
i've tried cleaning all the rubber pieces. inspecting for cracks. but i still cant get x, triangle, circle, square, and the right arrow on the d pad to do anything! I don't even know if R/L 1/2 work because i cant get past the account selection screen.
Took some effort to get the screws moving, but it worked. (Save for the fact that the rubber pads are half-busted, all I managed was to get the X working so I could menu through shit)
Thank you so much this helped so much as my O would stay in place for like 2 seconds and was very hard to control so thank you
I went for opening the controller with a lot of reluctance and hopelessness. Throughout the process I wasn’t sure if it will work. I had problems with 4 buttons and almost had thought of buying a new one. To my surprise, this worked. I just had to clean it thoroughly. Cannot thank you more!
Used a plastic straw to wedge it in there and blow. It fixed my circle button almost immediately!
Cheers dude massive help ✌️🙂 left my apartment for the weekend took my playstation with me and the controller stopped working gave the cardboard from my rollie papers and it works excellent now I can play and watch hogwarts legacy 🤘😁
Solution 1 worked in 3 seconds thanks brodie!!!
Tks for your tutorial on how to tear down ds4, i can finally fix my ds4
Did anything to my controller for the first time. It worked. Hopefully it keeps working now
Thanks a lot. The controller works even better than before
Cleaning the part of the film at 12:30 with a little bit of alcohol fixed the problem of my buttons being unresponsive, thanks for the help!
thanks to your tutorial my controller finally started working
Thank you so much.
My triangle button actually didn't end up working after washing the "wires" with alcohol, so I'll try to convince my parents to buy new ones on amazon thru your link
Hrmmm... My triangle button (and only the triangle button) has been broken and is still broken after all this, too. :(
My triangle button died earlier and just yestery my circle stopped working 😢
My triangle stopped working too ,
@@ayoifeonl9392 I went on eBay and bought a conductive ps4 controller replacement and I fixed myself and its all fine but I ended up not rebinding my triangle
To fix my triangle button, I bought a new ribbon sheet and replaced it. It was only $3 from Amazon! The controller works perfect again!
Thank you I was able to fix my X button that required me to push down hard on it to get a response. However, I did one extra thing that I believe was the fix. The buttons weren’t really dirty, especially not under them or on that clear plastic that the buttons press on. However, I noticed the inside portion of the X button (the blue part) seemed like it was sunk down a little more than the surrounding buttons. With it being sunk down it told me that where the blue part of the button pressed down might not be traveling the length necessary which is why I had to press hard to get a response. So I sanded very lightly the bottom of the button so the blue insert became flush with the grey outside of the button. That way the button doesn’t have to travel further. After that it worked like a new controller. Hope that helps someone
Resetting the controller worked thanks man
Ahhhh Thank you so much, because of you I was able to replace the rubber padding for R1 and X. It was worm out after playing so much dark souls and J-RPG by mashing dialogs and attacking things in dark souls XD
The only problem is that the light is now green instead of the white/blue but it isn't a problem I guess, controller still works fine.
PS: It is a Data Frog controller that I brough on Aliexpress so it is not PS4 original.
I have dualshock 4 with a non working r1 shoulder button and tried to clean the contacts as well as the pin connctor at 12:57, I don’t know if it the contact pins should be cleaned and just the buttons only. After I cleaned it is still not working, will replacing it with the right film work?
Its still helpful even today
I hope so. This video is 11 days old.
@@HowToX😂
You are a life saver thought I was gonna have to get a new one 😅
Absolute godsend, thanks man 🙏🙏🙏
You my good sir are a GOD sent
Solution 1-2 did the trick cheers 👍🏻
I just came back to say thanks.. my x button wasnt consistently selecting on command and this video works.. kudos
the cardboard with the air compressor canisters fix my stucked buttons, thanks 🙏
10:15 Is it ok to touch the conductive film in general or it will damage it ?
Great video mate. Still not sure why my X button is not working. I took it apart and cleaned it with alcohol. What should I replace to get it functioning again? maybe that conductive sleeve?
Hi, i did all the exact things that you have done but after put all together, it didnt turn on anymore, any tips?
Most likely it's the ribbon cable. See 16:10 to 16:55
@@HowToXI put it like you said... i dont know
It may not be securely in the connector.
@@HowToX I checked, and now that i think of it, i remember that the cable was bent over, i think its broken, could it be?
Issue solved on step 3! Love u bro!!
Thanks for this I took out the r1 cleaned it worked brand new
Solution 5 works for me thnx alot man😂❤
it worked for like half an hour and the button stopped working again, what do i do??
Just in time: the reset button on one of my N64 consoles got stuck. I will try the first few solutions to fix it👍
It should help a little bit, but that button runs deep. I had to go inside mine. There's something about the plastic that attracts dirt.
@HowToX indeed, that unit was indeed covered with dust and I was wiping it when I pressed the button
Thank you so god damn much,I think it was 4 the one with the button, but dude, seriously, thanks
I did everything in the video but my circle , triangle, and x buttons still don’t work, but my square one does. Before i looked up how to fix it i was cleaning it because i let one of my friends use it for a couple months, but while i was cleaning it i dropped it and the blue light flickered on and off a couple times but it turned back on and when it did everything else worked except for those three buttons. I did everything in the video aswell. Is my controller broken and if so is there a way to fix it or do i have to just buy a new one?
My R2 button is working without touching it and I cleaned it and also changed the pad under it but it didn't work. I'm wondering what to do.
If I change that film will that fix it?
Very, thourough video, well done. Extrememly helpful
Tnx men it really works 💯
Hello! May I ask what concentration of alcohol can be used to clean the conductive film? Some say it should be higher than 75℅ while some say otherwise... ☹️
Anything that you have around will be fine. It all dries fast, which is what you want.
Oh I see, thank you so much!
I did everything and now it does turn on. But when I plug the charger in, it charges but it doesn't turn on and connect
Can I use ps2 rubber pads for it to work? I haven't got the replacements(yet) and I feel widely frustrated that the whole rubbers were broken while I was inspecting them, and I got some rubbers from a ps2 controller
And I wanna know if I can use those, if there's any other thing I can use before getting the actual replacements:/
Any information regardless of being or not a direct solution is appreciated:3
I doubt pads from other types of controllers will fit. You need to get ones that match the exact version (JDM) of the DualShock 4 that you have. Of course you could also just stop using DualShock 4s because they are a pain to maintain. A DualSense can be used in its place, and is playable on PS3, PS4, PS5, and PC.
Thanks alot man i was struggling to open the controller i had to practice on my old one but still didnt get it right but this helps alot .time to fix a button
Bro you’re a genius😭I don my controller was done for
Totally worked for me. Good video.
My rubber pad was broken. I attempted to super glue it in place but I don't think it's worth trying because it's eventually going to fall back out so I ordered the replacement.
I managed to fix my dumbass controller because of you thanks man!!!
Huh it actually worked! Thanks man
Hello! Is it ok to use something else as metal or wood instead of cardboard in solution 1?
what game were you playing in the background?
Thank you the first one worked
A button that doesn't work because it has worn the electric charged material, can be fixed with a tiny amount of superglue and tinfoil (glue on the dull side of the tinfoil).
I just did it and the button works as new 🥳
Bro thank you so much Solution One actually fix my controller it was stuck at the piece of cardboard actually worked
Whenever i press it it presses the x and the ps button what to do plzz
Mine started doing the same yesterday 😔😔😔did u find any solution
Thankyou finally fixed my controller
Hey what if my battery is stuck on the black trey? how do I get it off I don't want to pull the battery off and ruin the circuit board
What if i pulled th ribbon cable from the lightbar fro. The wrong side
What happens if you take it apart and use the rubber black thing on your triangle button and it doesn't work
It is very useful information thank you bro
Bruh my X button is broken so I can’t even log in to play station
Jesus my o button is broken and I thought that was bad You poor guy😭
That happened to me yesterday...found that when using as steam ctrllr for pc
@@gerdsfargen6687 all you have to do to reconnect it after using it via bluetooth is shut ur ps5 or ps4 off and restart it and connect the controller charger to the console and turn it on
@@RandomcommenterE dw I got a new controller
This just happened to me I accidentally scratched the conductive film keypad trying to fix stick driftp I'll probably have to buy a new one but they are expensive as he'll even though it's a ps4 controller and not a ps5
Thankyou it's working again
Solution 3 did for me.
Does anyone know how to fix the buttons because on the PlayStation screen the shapes work but when I get to the loading screen to load in a game and it says press x it won’t work
Do the things in the video if you haven't already.
@@HowToX I have done all of them replaced them all
Im a bit afraid to do this but i feel like i need to, my X button as been giving trouble n its getting worse lately.
The first things shown in the video are pretty much risk free.