Switch controller: Player lights steady
The controller is connected and the lit light shows its controller number.
Applies to: Joy-Con, Joy-Con 2 and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. What you see: colour not named by the maker, steady (solid). Where: a controller.
What to do
Nintendo Australia Support gives no step for this light; the meaning above is all it says.
Source
Nintendo’s own support pages, read on the date shown.
- Nintendo Australia Support: When do the LEDs on my controller light up? — Joy-Con and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. www.nintendo.com Checked 2026-09-29.
- Nintendo Support: The Player LEDs Are Not Working on Joy-Con 2 or Joy-Con Controllers — Joy-Con 2 and Joy-Con on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Switch – OLED Model and Switch Lite. en-americas-support.nintendo.com Checked 2026-09-29.