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December 8, 2024
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Games not working with controllers

  • December 8, 2024
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So I pulled out my meta quest 2 headset today and tried playing a game. When I loaded in it was not tracking my controllers. But my controllers were working in the home-screen.I tried restarting my game and everything but it did not work. This is happen with every game and I don’t know what to do. It’s also doing it with hand tracking. It works in the home-screen but not the game. If anyone can help me figure this out I would greatly appreciate it.

    27 replies

    Participant
    December 8, 2024

    Mine is the same

    New Participant
    December 8, 2024

    Have you been able to fix it?

    Participant
    December 8, 2024

    Not yet. I've been searching the Internet for a fix but I have come across more people having the same problem, so looks like it needs a update.

    I was going try a factory reset but my son doesn't want to lose any data.

    New Participant
    December 9, 2024

    Same issue, started behaving like this on Saturday.  Was ok for awhile Sunday but has stopped again

    Up and Coming
    December 9, 2024

    Same issue today with v72 I even didn't expected.

     

    Up and Coming
    December 9, 2024

    And the problem is also with hand tracking.

    New Participant
    December 9, 2024

    same here - worked yesterday AM using Supernatural after V72 update on Saturday afternoon but not today (Monday, eastern time zone)

    Participant
    December 9, 2024

    I have just been onto meta support and they said the usual restart headset, re pair controllers. I told them it must be a software bug and that there are a many of us with the same issue and now has been transferred to a concerned team to prioritise the issue.

    Hopefully get it sorted soon

    New Participant
    December 11, 2024

    We are having the same problem with ours as well. Tracking is good on Home Screen but nothing in game. 

    Participant
    December 11, 2024

    This is what I have been told to do


    I understand that you're having concern with your both controllers that works fine in the menu, but they are not working in the applications or games. I completely get how important this is for you. Please allow me to look into this.

    For us to look further into this, can you please answer the following questions below:

    • Can you please confirm if this happens on specific game or app?
    • Have you tried to replace the controller battery by a fresh one?
    • What is the LED status of your controller?  (blinking, solid, or no light at all)

    Please try the following troubleshooting steps:

    • Hard Reboot the headset
      1. Hold down the power button and volume down button for 30 seconds until you hear the boot-up sound
      2. If the boot-up sound is not heard:
        1. Hold the power and volume (-) button down simultaneously until the boot screen loads on your headset.
        2. Use the volume buttons on your headset to highlight "Boot Device" and press the power button.
        3. Use the volume buttons on your headset to highlight Yes and press the power button.
    • Uninstall and Install the application or game.

    If issue still persist, please try performing Factory Reset. What this will do is reset the device to a "like-new" state, wiping all information and data off the device.

    Some of this data can be restored by enabling Cloud Backups beforehand; however, keep in mind that while Cloud Backup is available to all Meta Quest developers, it is up to developers to decide whether to enable this feature for their app and what data is backed up. You can find which installed apps have Cloud Backups enabled on the Cloud Backups page of your Meta account profile.

    Once you have set up Cloud Backups, ensure your device is fully charged, then proceed with the directions found in the Meta Store Help Center.

    To perform Factory Reset:

    From the Headset

    1. Turn off your headset.
    2. Hold the power and volume (-) button on your headset down simultaneously until the boot screen loads on your headset.
    3. Use the volume buttons on your headset to highlight Factory Reset and press the power button.
    4. Use the volume buttons on your headset to highlight Yes and press the power button.



    New Participant
    December 11, 2024

    Thanks for those instructions.

    Update here:  Hard reboot was not successful.  Wiped app data from Supernatural, not successful.  Uninstalled successful, new download/install, not successful.

    Will attempt the factory reset later today/tomorrow morning.

    Participant
    December 12, 2024

    I haven't had chance to try the instructions I posted but I tried loading up a game last night and it worked fine but tried again this morning and back to no controllers. I held power button for 30 seconds and worked again, it's very strange

    Up and Coming
    December 11, 2024

    Yesterday I was able to play after a reboot. It still works today.

    New Participant
    December 11, 2024

    Did a hard reboot and ours started working again. Thanks for the tips.