there are 2 types of micro USB cables, one if just for charging/power, the other is a DATA cable, it charges AND transfers data, so your cables arent bad they are just "charge only" cords, Find a data cable and label it for future reference
I can not stress enough how amazing you are I thought my controller was completely dead or never going to work again but I realised that I might have another cable and I did as it turns out I wasn’t using a PlayStation charger in the first place. Been trying this for hours and this is the only thing that worked thank you so much
dude u dont understand how much this helped me my controller hasn't been working for a few weeks now and I almost just completely got rid of the controller but I didn't want to cuz its brand new but then I saw the motion controller method and it worked. you are a complete lifesaver. definitely subscribing
@@M_Mitch777 I have a new version of this video that has everything split into chapters so you should be able to find a solution that helps you. Most of the solutions don't use an extra controller: th-cam.com/video/BxUlLQmAcoc/w-d-xo.html
Bro thank you so much! I've been watching like millions of other videos already and none of them works. Everybody keep telling me to try to connect the controller with USB cable but nobody is telling me except you to try it with multiple different cables and it works! Once again thank you so much!!
To everyone coming to this video. This will work 100% I tried everything! But didn't work.. I thought I was completely done for.. but my problem was the cord.. even if the orange light comes on, don't mean it will pair your controller but it will charge it. Wish everyone good luck! This man deserves more subs!!!
@@Scrobthe only thing that seems to work for me is to hard reset my console by holding the power button until it beeps 3 times and use the controller to turn it on after. It works sometimes for a day or 2 with no issues then it won’t connect to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth devices properly. I think it needs new receivers for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth but I’m going to try to return it to GameStop and swap it for a different device because this one can’t be functional. I bought the ps4 April 9th not even 30 days and it’s been doing this non stop
Who would've thaught that my keyboard would help here. Thanks for the great tips. I have watched tons of other videos, but all of them are what you described in step 1 and 2. Thank You
Thank you so much dude this is the best tutorial on the internet! Bro this helped me so much I swear I wish I could hug you in real life😂 You actually want to help us solve the problem🙏
Accessing safe mode plus a new wire was the trick for me... Hoping it wasn't just needing a new wire cause I was lazy to get up and look for 1... thank you for listing all the possible combos and adding the part about the potential of the Bluetooth receiver actually being in fault
When he said gather up all the cables you have and try them one by one, the first one i grabbed worked immediately 😭 i never thought it would be a cable problem for me
Thank you! I used 2 different cables that didn’t work. After using 2 cables I thought it was something else, because this has worked for me in the past with no issues. After I watched this, I looked around for a quality cable and it worked! This relieved a ton of frustration! You are the man!
Absolute life saver all I needed was a different cable both could charge but only one would connect sounds so simple but I wouldn’t of thought to do it
@@Scrob i was like i wonder if the usb port it's plugged into is supposed to be for charging or has a better connection in any way and it worked literally in a few seconds!
THANK YOU MAN UR SO COOL 😎 my controller hasn’t been working for months and bro I did not even try because I tryed every method and I already gave up until I saw this video thanks so much ❤I’m definitely subscribing
@@Scrob so basically I tried every method except the blue tooth one because I only have one controller and basically what happened was it kept blinking light blue and no matter what I did it wouldn’t connect so idk what to do
@@Scrob me and my dad searched the house for these types of cables and we ended up getting one to work it was for a “Bose” speaker and it seemed to do the trick, thanks for the help!
THANK YOU!!!!! So at first I wasn’t able to connect anything because both of my controllers were connected to my phone at first and I wasn’t able to revert them back in any way possible and none of these methods seemed to work for me. I was looking through the comments because I was like surely I’m not the only one having this issue and so I seen a comment saying that even though my controller lights up when I put the usb in it doesn’t mean it’s able to pair it back. Ok soooo I found another usb cable that’s actually able to pair them and charge them, so glad I was able to find this cable because I was going to have to get new controllers! So thanks for this video because without coming to this video I wouldn’t have found the comments and without the comments no paired controllers. Smh thanks so much ❤️
You saved my life i warthed countles of videos but noting workd. But my dad was determent somthing was going to work. The i stumbeld on this vidio. And i didint think it was going to work but it workd thanks. ❤❤
to anyone who has tried all of these and none has worked: the normal cables that are like 1$ are not capable of actually connecting the controller but instead only charging . you would either need to buy one that can connect or a trick that i used was used the one in my Amazon Fire Stick.
I have been stuck on this problem ever since i got my playstation. Anytime i take more than a week off from playing all 3 of my controllers will disconnect and then i have no way to use my ps4. I have been usong the same cable and it miraculously worked. And sirpusly i have tried using the cord with it on or off. I think this video just has some good vibes to it. But any tips on how my controllers atop disconnecting
I watched so many videos until I got to you. I thought I was not gonna be able to reconnect my controller and take it to the police station canter Until I started using the motion VR controller, and I finally got connected. Thank you so much.
Can someone help my controller only connects when I plug the charger in the controller but it shows a question mark where it says the 3 bars of it charging what do I do
I've never heard of that. Have you tried fully powering your console off and then restarting it? That might refresh the device list so it shows up properly.
FYI, I had a cable that would light up gold (charging) but wouldn't connect, so I had to swap a couple to find one that it would then connect after a reset.
Did you try seeing if the remote works in safe mode with a cord? If it doesn't work in safe mode with the cord, then it means you need a new cord. On the other hand, if it does work in safe mode with a cord, then that means that you need a new Bluetooth receiver inside your console.
I love you man thanks so much. I've been sitting here so mad on the verge of crying because of this, not realizing a simple usb switch could do the trick. My old one wasn't stable but I tried a new one and it worked. I dont know how you find these solutions but thanks man you're a life saver
So I was trying to connect the dualshock to my laptop to play a game with a friend. Unfortunately, I was forced to unplug the ps4 because it was repeatedly turning it on whenever I tried to connect it to the laptop. When I was done, I plugged the ps4 back in, and tried to reconnect my controller. Now, even when I use an usb cable (that works) on either of the two ports, it refuses to find my ps4 and connect it, so i cant press okay and even start up the ps4. I have the "The PS4 was not turned off properly." screen. What do I do in this situation?
I have come to the conclusion that my cables are charge only I ordered the official PlayStation Charging cable and will try it tomorrow when it arrives. If that does not work probably will purchase a new controller
@@Scrob so I found the issue was the cable, the official PlayStation cable worked just fine all I did was plug the cable into the PlayStation and did the connection like how everyone does it
Was referred from another video but sadly still no joy. My USB cable charges the controller and I see the orange light but it just doesn’t connect when I press the ps button. Even in safe mode. Not sure what to do
@@Scrob It was the dam wire, I had an charge only wire which did not support data transfer. Turns out, you need an charge and data transfer micro usb wire for connecting your dualshock to your ps4 (mine is pro but probably same method for you)
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there are 2 types of micro USB cables, one if just for charging/power, the other is a DATA cable, it charges AND transfers data, so your cables arent bad they are just "charge only" cords, Find a data cable and label it for future reference
ive been trying solutions for an hour and then i saw this comment
Bro ty SO SO MUCH u are such a life saver bro I'm so happy rn TANK U SO MUCH
I can not stress enough how amazing you are I thought my controller was completely dead or never going to work again but I realised that I might have another cable and I did as it turns out I wasn’t using a PlayStation charger in the first place. Been trying this for hours and this is the only thing that worked thank you so much
happy to help @@brain-_
Didn't work
dude u dont understand how much this helped me my controller hasn't been working for a few weeks now and I almost just completely got rid of the controller but I didn't want to cuz its brand new but then I saw the motion controller method and it worked. you are a complete lifesaver. definitely subscribing
also do u by any chance know how to fix the ps4 noise it always sounds like a jet engine
@@Scrob How do i reconnect it when i only have 1 controller
@@M_Mitch777 I have a new version of this video that has everything split into chapters so you should be able to find a solution that helps you. Most of the solutions don't use an extra controller:
th-cam.com/video/BxUlLQmAcoc/w-d-xo.html
@@snag_in_2k471 hey do u think you could help me?
Bro thank you so much! I've been watching like millions of other videos already and none of them works. Everybody keep telling me to try to connect the controller with USB cable but nobody is telling me except you to try it with multiple different cables and it works! Once again thank you so much!!
You are so welcome! And thanks for the amazing comment! Much appreciated.
For sure!
Thank you so much for this I thought I was going to need another controller but the safe mode method worked like a charm
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know it worked for you!
To everyone coming to this video.
This will work 100% I tried everything! But didn't work.. I thought I was completely done for.. but my problem was the cord.. even if the orange light comes on, don't mean it will pair your controller but it will charge it. Wish everyone good luck! This man deserves more subs!!!
Thank you so much for commenting! I'm really glad you found my video helpful!
None of them is working 😭😭😭
@@HellcatXX485 Did you try the troubleshooting at the end of the video?
@@Scrob mo
@@Scrob no
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH U LEGEND IVE SPENT 6 Hours trying out different ways and it finally worked after seeing the second step and it’s working
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know that it worked for you!
Bro replied to my comment on a old video that’s years older than this to help me, realest person on TH-cam!
Let's go! Were you able to get your controller reconnected? If so, which method worked for you?
@@Scrobthe only thing that seems to work for me is to hard reset my console by holding the power button until it beeps 3 times and use the controller to turn it on after. It works sometimes for a day or 2 with no issues then it won’t connect to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth devices properly. I think it needs new receivers for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth but I’m going to try to return it to GameStop and swap it for a different device because this one can’t be functional. I bought the ps4 April 9th not even 30 days and it’s been doing this non stop
THANK YOU IVE BEEN SO MAD BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION BUT NOW MY CONTROLLER WORKS
Thanks for letting me know it worked for you!
Even now all of these still work thank you so much🙏🏾
This man’s god sent Method #1 taught me more about my house than I did 😂
🤣 I'm so glad my video helped you!
Who would've thaught that my keyboard would help here.
Thanks for the great tips. I have watched tons of other videos, but all of them are what you described in step 1 and 2. Thank You
Glad it helped! And thanks for commenting!
Thank you so much dude this is the best tutorial on the internet!
Bro this helped me so much I swear I wish I could hug you in real life😂
You actually want to help us solve the problem🙏
Thank you so much for that awesome comment - it really made my day!
This happens all the time, and I always come back to your videos. Thank you.
Sorry it always happens, but I'm really glad my videos help you! Thanks for commenting!
Accessing safe mode plus a new wire was the trick for me... Hoping it wasn't just needing a new wire cause I was lazy to get up and look for 1... thank you for listing all the possible combos and adding the part about the potential of the Bluetooth receiver actually being in fault
I'm so glad you got it working!
THE SHAREPLAY METHOD WORKED FOR MY FRIEND HE WAS STRUGGLING FOR 2 HRS TRYING EVERYTHING TRYNA CONNECT HIS NEW CONTROLLER TYY
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know what worked for him!
YOUR A LIFESAVER I WAS CRYING SO BAD THANK YOU SO MUCH
You are so welcome!
I love this guy nothing worked for me but this did
Glad to hear it! Which method worked for you?
@@Scrob deleting all Bluetooth devices and then adding them again
Thank you so much it took me almost a week to figure this out God bless man 🙏🏼
thank you! the second option worked for me!
Thx for letting me know! So glad I was able to help!
The remote play method worked man. You’re a lifesaver.😊
I'm so glad it worked for you!
the nicer cable thing worked tysm what a legend
@@TunaKuhne_10 thx! I'm so glad my video helped you!
You old video solution already fixed mine but thank you still for these helpful videos.
Thanks! Glad I could help!
Literally nothing has worked for me. I am thinking getting a new controller, but i dont wanna spent that much money. Im getting super frustrated.
Any luck?
When he said gather up all the cables you have and try them one by one, the first one i grabbed worked immediately 😭 i never thought it would be a cable problem for me
Awesome! Congrats!
THANK YOU SOO MUCH I WAS CONFUSED AT FIRST BUT WHEN YOU SAID WHAT TO DO I GOT IT
Awesome! Which method ended up working for you?
The first method
Nice! Congrats!
Thanks man, the first method worked!
Nice! Thanks for letting me know!
Thank you! I used 2 different cables that didn’t work. After using 2 cables I thought it was something else, because this has worked for me in the past with no issues. After I watched this, I looked around for a quality cable and it worked! This relieved a ton of frustration! You are the man!
Excellent! Thank you so much for leaving such a detailed comment! I'm so glad I was able to help you, and I hope you have a great time getting some W!
Bro same
Absolute life saver all I needed was a different cable both could charge but only one would connect sounds so simple but I wouldn’t of thought to do it
Thank you so much for letting me know which method worked for you! I very much appreciate that!
This is truly a life saver many prayers sent your way
Thanks! Glad I was able to help. Which method worked best?
OH MY GOD YOU BEAUTIFUL HUMAN THANK YOU SO MUCH I JUST HAD TO UNPLUG MY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE 😭😭😭😭
That is wild! I've never had anyone personally confirm that this method works, so that is awesome for me to hear! Thanks fir commenting and enjoy!
@@Scrob i was like i wonder if the usb port it's plugged into is supposed to be for charging or has a better connection in any way and it worked literally in a few seconds!
Awesome!
Went through like five other videos before this one, and it's the only one that's worked. Tysm!
You're welcome! Enjoy!
Ur a life saver I couldn't get the Bluetooth to work but you showed me how to do it correctly thanks!
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know it worked for you!
Thanks mate , helped my son get his sorted.
Nice! I hope he had fun!
life saver, so many different methods for everyone, thank you
Glad it helped!
This the one Guys !!! You need a sync cable. Cables do two things, charge or sync. Get a sync cable fellas!!!!!!! 2024 and this still works !!!
Thx for the awesome comment! And congrats.
THANK YOU MAN UR SO COOL 😎 my controller hasn’t been working for months and bro I did not even try because I tryed every method and I already gave up until I saw this video thanks so much ❤I’m definitely subscribing
Awesome! Which method ended up working? Also, thank you so much for subbing!
@@Scrob none of these worked for me, pls help
@@namelessyt6101 can you explain which methods you tried and what happened?
@@Scrob so basically I tried every method except the blue tooth one because I only have one controller and basically what happened was it kept blinking light blue and no matter what I did it wouldn’t connect so idk what to do
@@Scrob me and my dad searched the house for these types of cables and we ended up getting one to work it was for a “Bose” speaker and it seemed to do the trick, thanks for the help!
This helped me reconnect my controller with my PS4, thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
THANK YOU!!!!! So at first I wasn’t able to connect anything because both of my controllers were connected to my phone at first and I wasn’t able to revert them back in any way possible and none of these methods seemed to work for me. I was looking through the comments because I was like surely I’m not the only one having this issue and so I seen a comment saying that even though my controller lights up when I put the usb in it doesn’t mean it’s able to pair it back. Ok soooo I found another usb cable that’s actually able to pair them and charge them, so glad I was able to find this cable because I was going to have to get new controllers! So thanks for this video because without coming to this video I wouldn’t have found the comments and without the comments no paired controllers. Smh thanks so much ❤️
Congrats! So glad you were able to get it working!
Method 1 was fantastic!
Thanks for letting me know which one worked for you!
First different cable I tried worked! Great Video
Awesome! I'm so glad that worked for you! Thanks for letting me know.
thank you homie. that solved a week long situation for me!
Glad I could help!
This worked wonders. Thanks, man.
Happy to help!
thank you so much i was going to go get a new one i try this video and it work thank you
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much, it worked!
You're welcome! Which method ended up working for you
Dude, super helpful respect ✊🏼. Appreesh u bro
Glad to help!
Guys. Try different USB cables. My problem was the cable was bad. And also check for software updates.
It was the cable! Wow thanks for posting, you saved me so much ibuprofen.. 😮💨
Glad I could help!
For a sec I thought I needed to get a new one. Turns out I did just have a crappy cable 😅
Awesome! Enjoy!
Thanks! removing the external hdd did the trick for me!
Nice! Thanks for letting me know which method worked for you!
Thanks again! i remember watching the other video you made 2 years ago which also helped!
That's so awesome! I hope you found the new version better overall!
Thanks u should be proud of yourself making me so happy
I am!
Thank you so much i thought i was going to have to get a new controller but this helped so much you just earned a subscriber
Thanks for the sub!
bloody ledged second method worked perfectly!!!
Awesome! Glad to hear that!
Life changing. Literally... 🎉
thank you so much i had two controllers the square on my second one dosent work good and i got my main controller back connected.
bro you are a life saver
So glad I was able to help!
Method 4 is a life saver
Thanks for letting me know it worked for you!
You saved my life i warthed countles of videos but noting workd. But my dad was determent somthing was going to work. The i stumbeld on this vidio. And i didint think it was going to work but it workd thanks. ❤❤
Awesome! Which method ended up working for you?
Thanks g I was about to buy a new one and saw this
Awesome! Which method worked for you?
You have a new sub and like here thank you so much man saved me !!!
Thank you so much for subbing! Glad I could help!
Let’s gooooooo u just earned a sub Ty ty
Thank you so much for that! I really appreciate it. Out of curiosity, which method ended up working for you?
The keyboard one
Thank you so much man YOU SAVED MY LIFE FR
Heck yeah! I love saving lives!
If you can get it connect for a split second and go on
Method 2 Really Works If Your Usb Port Is dirty and you can't clean it
Thx for the tip! Glad you were able to get it connected again.
@@Scrob Thanks For The Help
to anyone who has tried all of these and none has worked:
the normal cables that are like 1$ are not capable of actually connecting the controller but instead only charging . you would either need to buy one that can connect or a trick that i used was used the one in my Amazon Fire Stick.
Thank you!!! I used my fire stick cord and it worked!
This helped me so much thanksssss!!!!!!!
You're welcome!!!
Absolute hero!
Awesome! Which method worked for you?
@@Scrob First one, I tried like 5 different cables but got there in the end lol
Nice! Congrats!
Thank you so much
You're most welcome
Life saver
Glad to hear that!
I have been stuck on this problem ever since i got my playstation. Anytime i take more than a week off from playing all 3 of my controllers will disconnect and then i have no way to use my ps4. I have been usong the same cable and it miraculously worked. And sirpusly i have tried using the cord with it on or off. I think this video just has some good vibes to it. But any tips on how my controllers atop disconnecting
I wish I knew! 🤷
This helped me alot thanks so much
I'm so glad!
thank you man you are my saviour
Glad I could help!
thanks so much dude
I'm so glad I could help! Which method worked for you?
@@Scrob the remote play method
Thx so much mi amigo. It works.
You're welcome!
Thanks!!! I love you
Glad I could help!
I watched so many videos until I got to you. I thought I was not gonna be able to reconnect my controller and take it to the police station canter Until I started using the motion VR controller, and I finally got connected. Thank you so much.
Awesome! I'm so glad my new video helped you! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Ty so much ❤
You're welcome 😊
Can someone help my controller only connects when I plug the charger in the controller but it shows a question mark where it says the 3 bars of it charging what do I do
I've never heard of that. Have you tried fully powering your console off and then restarting it? That might refresh the device list so it shows up properly.
FYI, I had a cable that would light up gold (charging) but wouldn't connect, so I had to swap a couple to find one that it would then connect after a reset.
Thanks for sharing! I'm so glad you got it figured out in the end!
Thank you so much!
You're welcome! Thanks for commenting!
Life saver.
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know that it worked for you!
My remote charges but just won’t pair and I tried another remote too, idk what to do 😭😭
Did you try seeing if the remote works in safe mode with a cord? If it doesn't work in safe mode with the cord, then it means you need a new cord. On the other hand, if it does work in safe mode with a cord, then that means that you need a new Bluetooth receiver inside your console.
I love you man thanks so much. I've been sitting here so mad on the verge of crying because of this, not realizing a simple usb switch could do the trick. My old one wasn't stable but I tried a new one and it worked. I dont know how you find these solutions but thanks man you're a life saver
I'm so sorry that you were so frustrated, but I'm so glad my video helped you!
thanks bro!
You're welcome! Which method worked?
@@Scrob the usb one my usb wasnt working i cant explain how happy i am i thought i lost a controller
Awesome!
Thank you so much i hope both sides of your pillow is cold
Glad I could help!
U could use a thumb tac
Thanks for the tip!
LIFE SAVER
Nice!
OMG!! I've been trying to do this all afternoon, you saved my day, thanks 😭❤️
Glad I could help!
This worked 10/10
@@Johnagh_19 Awesome! Which method?
@@Scrob method 2
@@Johnagh_19 thanks for letting me know. Glad I could help!
Use this video 10/10 recommended
Thanks! Glad it worked for you!
Thx it finaly is working
Let's go! Also, thanks for posting the first comment on this new video! 🙏
Which method helped you?
Thank you so much sir i was freaking out
Happy to help! Which method ended up working for you?
@@Scrob using a phone to sign in and disconnect and recoonect your controller
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know!
OMG THANK YOUUU
You are so welcome! Out of curiosity, which method helped you?
So I was trying to connect the dualshock to my laptop to play a game with a friend. Unfortunately, I was forced to unplug the ps4 because it was repeatedly turning it on whenever I tried to connect it to the laptop. When I was done, I plugged the ps4 back in, and tried to reconnect my controller. Now, even when I use an usb cable (that works) on either of the two ports, it refuses to find my ps4 and connect it, so i cant press okay and even start up the ps4. I have the "The PS4 was not turned off properly." screen. What do I do in this situation?
@@cameronharrington6813 did you try to put the PlayStation in safe mode and connect it using the cable?
I have come to the conclusion that my cables are charge only I ordered the official PlayStation Charging cable and will try it tomorrow when it arrives. If that does not work probably will purchase a new controller
Any luck?
@@Scrob so I found the issue was the cable, the official PlayStation cable worked just fine all I did was plug the cable into the PlayStation and did the connection like how everyone does it
Congrats!
Was referred from another video but sadly still no joy. My USB cable charges the controller and I see the orange light but it just doesn’t connect when I press the ps button. Even in safe mode. Not sure what to do
Does it connect to other devices, like phones/tablets?
@Scrob thank you for trying to help me but it didn’t work 😢 ; I have taken it to PlayStation to be fixed
Any update?
And also you can use a keyboard and mouse
My controller when connected with a good cable, just shows the orange light
edit: tysm for the help
edit: ong my comment got hearted
Any luck?
@@Scrob It was the dam wire, I had an charge only wire which did not support data transfer. Turns out, you need an charge and data transfer micro usb wire for connecting your dualshock to your ps4 (mine is pro but probably same method for you)
@@NotItzIshanI'm so glad you got it working! Thanks for letting me know, and congrats!
@@Scrob Thank you again
It did work for me I was try lot of times but it wasn't working
So, were you able to get your controller connected?