How to Charge Oculus Quest/Quest 2 Controllers

This article explains how to charge Oculus Quest and Quest 2 controllers, including how to use the optional charging station.

How to Charge Oculus Quest and Quest 2 Controllers

The controllers that come with the Oculus Quest and Quest 2 may look like they don’t have removable battery compartments, but they do. If you look carefully, you’ll find a small eject icon molded into the plastic of each grip, roughly opposite from the location of the trigger button. That’s the battery compartment cover, and there’s a single AA battery hidden inside. The batteries that come with these controllers are alkaline, and you can’t recharge them.

To charge Oculus Quest and Quest 2 controllers, you need to replace the included alkaline batteries with rechargeable batteries. You then need to charge those batteries when they run out of power, using a compatible battery charger. For the sake of convenience, you may want to buy four batteries instead of two and leave two of them on the charger, so they’re always ready.

Here’s how to charge your Oculus Quest controllers:

1. Hold an Oculus controller in either one or both hands, with the small eject symbol facing up and away from you.

2. Gently push away from yourself with your thumb or thumbs to unlock the battery compartment cover.

3. Remove the battery cover.

4. Remove the AA battery.

5. Replace the battery with a rechargeable AA battery.

6. Replace the battery cover, and then repeat steps 1-5 with the other controller.

7. Optional: Place two additional AA batteries on a charger.

8. When the batteries in your controllers die, swap them for the fully charged batteries.

How to Charge Oculus Quest Controllers Using the Charging Dock

Oculus Quest controllers aren’t rechargeable from the factory, but the Anker Charging Dock for Oculus Quest turns them into rechargeable controllers. Anker produces the dock, but it’s an officially licensed Oculus product that makes charging your headset and controllers nearly effortless.

Here’s how to charge your Oculus Quest controllers using the charging dock:

1. Remove the battery covers from your controllers.

2. Remove the batteries from your controllers.

3. Install the rechargeable batteries that came with the dock.

   The dock comes with special rechargeable batteries that have charge contacts on the sides. Make sure to orient the charge contacts, so they are pointing out.

4. Install the battery covers that came with the dock.

   These covers are identical to the factory covers, but they have electrical contacts to facilitate charging.

5. Whenever you aren't using your quest, place the controllers in the charging cradles.

6. Make sure each controller is seated properly so charging can take place.

7. Place the headset in the cradle as well, and it will charge everything.