Open the PS5 controller: Here’s what you should look out for

If you are having problems with your PS5 controller, you should first try to claim on your warranty before opening it up.

Open the PS5 controller: Expose battery

Please note that the warranty on your PS5 DualSense controller is automatically voided once you take it apart. If you have any problems with the controller, you should first try to claim under warranty. However, if you decide to repair the controller yourself, you run the risk of damaging it and making it unusable by mishandling it. If you still want to try to open the controller yourself, proceed as follows:

• To gain access to the inside of the PS5 controller, you will need a flat tool. This should preferably be made of plastic. The controller has no visible screws. Therefore, you need to insert the tool between the housing and the back cover and use it as a lever. This will allow you to remove the lower black cover, which gives access to the first screws.

• To expose the screws in the upper section, you must carefully prise open the upper releases (L1 and R1). This will allow you to remove the plastic piece. This will expose two more screws. Below that, there is one screw under each of the L1 and R1 buttons and another screw in the lower area of the button handle.

• After you have removed these four screws, you can unlock the retaining tabs with the flat plastic tool. These hold the controller in the lower section. This will allow you to remove the back cover completely.

• After removing the back cover, the first thing you will see is the large battery of the controller. You can easily remove the battery with your fingers as it is not glued and has only one connector. Just pull the connector and you can remove the battery.

Open thePS5 controller: Expose keypad, D-pad and touch panel

If you need to open your controller further, do the following:

• The next thing you need to do is remove the plastic part where the 5.7 Wh battery sits. This supplies power to the PS5 controller. After removing it, you can see a screw that you need to unscrew. Take a pair of flat tweezers and disconnect the plugs of the lower connectors of your controller. You can then remove the black plastic piece.

• When you have removed the black plastic piece, you can access the control board. You can pull this upwards with your hands. Be careful because the two joysticks are attached to the board and a cable. This leads to each side of the handle of your controller.

• If you need to repair the LED lighting on the PS5 controller, now is the time to do it. After removing the circuit board, you will have access to the upper part. This can be removed by removing two screws. It is possible to remove the entire piece, including the transparent plastic.

• If you now separate another screw on both sides of the controller from the white plastic piece, you can remove it from the housing.

• You can then remove the top cover. This allows you to replace both the keypad and the D-pad, as well as the touch panel.