JoyCon Drift

[Jumpin]

jason1637 said:

Jumpin said:

Rather than replacing analog sticks or entire joycons, have you tried just cleaning the analog stick with some alcohol and a cotton swab?

It takes about 5-10 minutes.

What some of you guys are doing is akin to replacing your toaster because there are crumbs in it.

Tried it earlier today and the drift got better. I'll be doing it again to see if it stops fully.

Similar experience here. I tried it and the issue got better, then the next day I cleaned it far more thoroughly, and it was only then that it went away completely (might have been my third attempt, it was months ago now). I was using plain cheap swabs, it might be better with the pricier ones that are wrapped more tightly and with a point.

I'll also note that the drift I had was quite severe, like every 30 seconds to 2 minutes my Joycon would do everything from drift to completely freak out (on menus) until I tapped it.