Guides/Batteries

Has the battery life of your handheld drastically decreased? Or is your battery looking puffed up and swollen?

It might be time to replace your battery.

Please read below to verify this is the case.

Bloating / Expanding Battery

The first step is to verify your battery is safe to use.

Failing any of these questions, you should look into battery replacement, skipping the next steps.

Do make sure to safely dispose of your battery. See IFixit's guide

1. Is my device starting to expand or have a buldge?

2. Is my battery able to easily spin when spun on a flat surface for an extended period of time?

3. My battery has a buldge/ bump anywhere?

Jumpstart Method

Is your charging LED turning on, but turns off after a few seconds or flashing?

If so, it may be able to be jumpstarted, see [[[Guides/JumpStart-Method|JumpStart Guide]]] to details.

Battery Playtime Testing

To verify you battery is getting bad or has worse playtime comparted to a new battery, please run one of the following tests for your given device

- 3DS: ~2h 34m 35s

- 3DS XL: TBD

- New 3DS: ~2h 28m 18s

- New 3DS XL: ~2h30m 57s

- 2DS: TBD

- New 2DS XL: TBD

- Switch

- Switch: TBD

- Switch v2: TBD

- Switch Lite: TBD

- Switch OLED: TBD

- DS: TBD

- DS Lite: TBD

- DSI: TBD

- DSI XL: TBD

- Gameboy

- Gameboy Advance SP: TBD

- Gameboy Micro: TBD

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