{"id":278863,"date":"2021-06-19T15:30:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T12:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-turn-off-a-ps5-controller-when-paired-using-bluetooth\/"},"modified":"2021-06-19T15:30:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T12:30:06","slug":"how-to-turn-off-a-ps5-controller-when-paired-using-bluetooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-turn-off-a-ps5-controller-when-paired-using-bluetooth\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Turn off a PS5 Controller When Paired Using Bluetooth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Turn off a PS5 Controller When Paired Using Bluetooth&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-730298\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-729761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ps5-controller-dualsense-feature.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Sony's DualSense controller for the PS5 against a teal background\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you pair the Sony PlayStation 5 DualSense controller with your smartphone, tablet, or PC using Bluetooth, you need to manually switch off the controller when you\u2019re done playing to save battery life. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the DualSense works perfectly well using Bluetooth, it doesn\u2019t power itself down when you\u2019re done using the PS5 controller. If you shut down your PC or switch off your phone, the DualSense will keep trying to connect to the device that it was paired with. This leads to battery drain, which you can avoid by manually switching off the PS5 controller.<\/p>\n<p>To turn off the PS5 DualSense controller, hold down the PlayStation button for around 10 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-730300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ps5-dualsense-controller-ps-button.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The PlayStation button on the DualSense controller\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can confirm that it\u2019s turned off by looking at the lights around the touchpad. If they\u2019re no longer lit, then the DualSense has been successfully turned off.<\/p>\n<p>To turn it back on again later, just hold the PlayStation button down for a moment until it lights up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Use a PS5 Controller on Windows 10<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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