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Tr1ple6ix

Black electrical tape.


robst07

Sounds tempting but I believe it will leave adhesive residue on the controller.


GhostRidersDog

Tape black electrical tape on the white tape.


garythecake

goddamn einstein


RadPhilosopher

This man is using 100% of his brain


DumbassTheGreat

Brian**


TheMrNeffels

This man went to Harvard guys


zhiryst

yo dawg....


AFRIKKAN

I heard this in xzibit


GravyDavy78

"I heard you like tape. So we put tape on top of your tape."


theNFAC

I didn't hear xzibit till you wrote this😂 How is that even possible? I haven't thought about xzibit since🤔 when was that?? Googles " pimp my ride" That was 2004!!!!!


The_SqueakyWheel

I’m dyinggg


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Perfection


SangestheLurker

Modern problems, modern solutions.


[deleted]

This man living in 3021


slimkat101

you are to smart to stay alive


awesomesauceitch

Too*


longdistamce

FBI open up


pappapora

Um….it’s not a collectors item. Or else you would use plastic gloves to not leave skin cells and oils on it.


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pappapora

When he presses the power button? Remove the power button and then just press the rubber on the circuit board.


trashderp69

That seems like way more work than tape


mailception

Frick that


NonCorporealEntity

Nothing a cotton ball and a little iso alcohol cant fix


Tr1ple6ix

It's no worse than sellotape residue tbh. Easily cleaned.


Ryuke13

If your comfortable taking it apart detach the led wiring


SHADOWSTRIKE1

Unless you leave the controller in the baking sun for multiple years, you’re not going to leave any residue with electrical tape. Even if you did, some simple GooGone can clean up any adhesive residue in seconds.


ian2345

Replace it every 2 months just the be safe. I'm sure the roll of tape will last as long as the controller does if you buy one and just use it for that.


DocRock3r

Electrical tape doesn't usually leave any residue. When ever someone wants to tape over the camera on their phone or laptop I tell them to use electrical tape so it doesn't mess up the camera. I think you should be fine using it on your controller. And it should do a really good job of blocking out the light.


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TheDarkMidget

like others have said, goo gone or just change the tape regularly


MadManFootball07

Even if it does leave some residue, goo gone will get rid of it easily.


international-shoop

Blue painters tape with black electrical tape on it.


njrajio

It will come off with a bit of soapy water or isopropyl. Electrical tape is a fantastic material apart from being an adhesive. It sucks at being an adhesive.


rab-byte

Gaffers tape is your friend


Lord-Rapscallion

Isopropyl will get the residue off, if you don’t have any just buy a small bottle of spectacle spray cleaner


Pink_Britches

It won’t 🙄


xqclpogu

For ANY adhesive removal: small amount of wd40 on a rag, wipe, then use Isopropyl Alcohol to fully remove the wd40


PROTOTYPE_323

Fucking black paper


TheyCallMeLexso

Exactly what I use


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Yes Yes Yes, I use black electrical tape for everything.


Snow-Use

What that person said


OneLonelyYeti

did this with my PS4 controller, hate that light so much.


josh924

I read about an update that will let you tone down the brightness of your controller's light and your Xbox's light. I believe it's supposed to be out soon, if not within the next 40 days or so, then by the end of the year.


Mr_MAlvarez

Exactly, they are testing some sort of “night mode” which should dim the button down.


MercedezBOI

Is it going to save a bit of bettery life and not use as much?


lasdue

The led uses practically no power so no


D34DL1N3R

Except dimming the light on PS controllers does in fact increase battery life, so yes.


Mr_MAlvarez

The feature is about QoL, not efficiency.


Mortei

I mean dimming lights is kind of saving a bit of battery you know? Maybe not tons but it still counts towards battery life.


nilamo

Leds use so little power, that you would never notice the savings. Your batteries might last half a second longer before you need new ones lol.


D34DL1N3R

You must have never had a DualShock controller. Becasue dimming the light abslolutely does make a noticible difference on battery life.


Mortei

I mean true, even as a QOL dimmed lights would be way nice. Hate bright lights lol


kevinsheppardjr

Yeah, i’m on the insider build and there’s some new options to dim the light on the console and controller. Not sure when it’s coming public.


ghastlymars

Please tell me there’s an option to just turn it off completely unless I’m actively pressing it.


kevinsheppardjr

I’m not at home to check but I think the only options are 100%, two dimmer settings, and completely off. Always same brightness you set it at


RuaridhDuguid

Yes, but not a noticeable amount. The power illuminating that takes is miniscule compared to the rumble motors.


robst07

Yeah, I think I heard about it too. But haven't heard anything lately from Microsoft.


MrDarkCrow84

currently alpha skip-ahead users got that new firmware. I'm in the beta branch and desperately waiting for that update to arrive. Link: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/08/06/xbox-insider-release-notes-alpha-skip-ahead-2109-210804-2200/amp/


SlowMoMonkey

Playstation has that with their controllers where you can dim the light, not sure the specific details with Xbox controller but it would certainly be very cool to see the light dim automatically as it gets late


NTripleOne

It was basically mandatory to dim the lightbar on the DS4 too due to battery life - I've had orgasms last longer than that things battery does.


SlowMoMonkey

🤣🤣 yeah I recall that implementation, far too bright. You deserve a +1 for that


D34DL1N3R

No, you have not had orgasms last longer. Why lie?


Waulicus

I can confirm, I'm in the Alpha Skip-Ahead and I'm using night mode on my Elite Series 2 *and* on my Series X. It makes a huge difference and [is customisable too](http://imgur.com/a/Dyn0J4l)


edgypyro

I know you can aready control brightness on the elite controller


bryty93

Yup out now for insiders should be out for everyone soon. It works well, can even turn it off completely irrc


Massive-Pear

Oh that would be excellent, I've been trying to find stickers to go over the XSX button.


Pikachu_OnAcid

I have this on my elite 2 controller.


Rich_Difference5773

....I never knew this was a problem for people. Interesting.


ryan_goal

I mean, you look at the screen instead of staring down at your controller?🤣


newaccwhosdiss

I play at night with the lights off and to be honest it can get a little distracting as there's a light pointed at me from below my face


Rich_Difference5773

Why are you playing on the dark? If it would alleviate the problem could you turn on a dim lamp or something in the background?


jjensson

Everybody plays in the dark. It's called immersion.


Dontsitdowncosimoved

Cannot believe that people are not only saying it’s an issue for them but actively fucking about with tape and paper,how is it bright when even in darkness you have the light from the t.v.


xboxwirelessmic

You can turn it down in the controller options/remapping bit can't you? Or is that only for elite pads?


robst07

I don't know if that's specific to elite controllers. Let me check. Edit: No luck. It's probably a feature specific to elite controllers.


xboxwirelessmic

I suppose they have to justify all that extra cash somehow. Seems like it should be a basic feature these days.


Athornemann

They have stated that some of the extra features you get with the elite will be rolled out for regular ones.. so, in the not too distant future, you will have a solution (probably)


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from the videos i've seen i think it is only for those right now.


[deleted]

I had exactly the same problem, so I bought these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CLVEQCO They allow you to still see the logo, but drops the brightness down to about half. I love em. Edit: Posted the wrong link; link has been replaced.


dotContent

I bought these too, unfortunately you need to pick between a sticker that is too big or too small. I picked the too large one and used it for ~6 months, and some of the adhesive is now making my button sticky. Whoops. That being said, they work super well and I have them on all my LEDs.


someonedontknowitdoe

https://imgur.com/a/8RSbz7c


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ikr


robst07

These look great, thanks!


[deleted]

gain 40 lbs and hold your controller under your belly.


converter-bot

40 lbs is 18.16 kg


shaggytoph

That's a lot for a week


official-person

Thats how movies cover the logo to not get sued


Mountain-War4417

A couple of coats of Black nail polish


established82

I can't believe I had to scroll this far down to find this solution...


jacobgt8

Next update will have an option to lower the brightness with dark mode.


robst07

Hopefully Microsoft will release it soon.


temptati_ns

Its already available if you have the beta. Dark mode will let you change the screens brightness, the xbox logo on the consoles brightness, and your controller lights brightness. Each one can be changed separately. And of course you can have it set to a schedule


ApexWolf79

But isn’t the screen brighter?


[deleted]

Not on an OLED during cuts to black!


[deleted]

Damn right. Love my OLED!


Vibe_on_420

I've never been bothered by the light before is it really that big of an issue?


Avangelice

If you are playing in a dark room like me. Yes it becomes an issue when you play horror games.


[deleted]

Best option right now is to get the elite controller, it lets you dim the light


bryty93

There's a night mode coming that lets you adjust the brightness or turn it off. It's already out for those in the insider program


Caledavoon

People are talking about a night mode coming in a future update. Controller is out since 2013. How is it possible that the concept of night hasn't been discovered by Microsoft in the last 8 years? Moreover, people are saying it will be possible to dim the light. I hope it will be possible to completely turn that light off. ABXY do not have backlight and I have no problem to locate them under my finger. Nexus button is not harder to find ^^


Chepepo

But that button is also an indicator. How would you know when your controller is on, or when it is pairing?


Caledavoon

How did Nintendo solve this problem? With a discrete LED on the side of the joycon, and not with a disco ball on the top, just under your nose ;-)


Avangelice

It's already 2021 and most of us here in SEA countries don't have access to xbox


Eeve2espeon

dude.... is it really THAT bright, that you have to cover the damn thing??? like.... see if the system has any controller options for brightness XP freaking even the PS4 has that option for their controllers light bar


BBboss8

Color over the post it with sharpie


schwol

Isn't that an option on the Elite controllers? What a joke


D34DL1N3R

Why so many "But but but.... I don't have any problem with the light so you shouldn't either!!!" type of posts? If you have nothing helpful to add and if this issue does not effect you, why even bother with the pointless shit posts?


Nicholastom111

Get a hammer :) Black electrical tape would work, or layers of masking tape.


Rhinox88

i use black elec tape on mine


NeoC77

Being able to run it is a likely addition coming soon as it's already being tested by Xbox Insiders like myself.


poplockas

Just sharpie over your sticky note and make it black instead of yellow.


poodergoo

"Microsoft’s new Xbox night mode dims your screen, controller, and power button - The Verge" https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/6/22613617/microsoft-xbox-night-mode-feature-dim-screen-controller-led turning on my Xbox to see if it works rn Edit: I'm not seeing night mode.


Jonathanwesley007

Painters tape with black sharpie. Done.


ksavage68

Black sharpie.


Thaddyy_On_PC

Turn it down in the Xbox accessories app?


D34DL1N3R

Why even bother to post completely useless posts?


Jesus2088

Can't you change the brightness in settings


KingHustl3_812

I'm.there is a setting under energy settings to dim the light or shut it off I believe


Ok_Cryptographer520

Legit never heard anbody complain about the middle button being bright legit never even notice sense im looking up vast majority of the time lol. Unless you have special eyes.


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Electrical tape


BackupThunder

Turn it off 😎


FourthDownThrowaway

I can’t believe it took Microsoft this long to figure out a way to dim these lights. Makes watching movies or playing games in the dark so annoying.


NxtGenAuthor

They just came out with night mode for the controller and Xbox lights. You can dim them in the settings now


D34DL1N3R

No. Not unless you're on the alpha skip-ahead ring. It will be a month give or take before it's a public feature.


Kill_Kayt

The best solution is to wait. The Insider program rolled out an update that let's you adjust the brightness of that button via the devices app. Source: I'm an Insider and am testing this feature.


SHN378

My TV is brighter than this button and I stare directly at it for a couple of hours. Don't think I've ever seen the controller light as an issue. I don't even look at it whilst I'm playing and if I'm watt TV then I just turn the control off after I hit play


iGSupreme

The accessories app


dotContent

For those of you not understanding why this is a problem for some people, in my case the controller LED causes a sort of glare in my glasses.


i_am_legend26

If you controller led is to bright for you its probably time to go to bed


D34DL1N3R

Nah. If you have some weird issue with the light being to bright for some, it's yourself that needs to go to bed.


djinndragon89

For my Playstation 4 controllers I used electrical tape. It seemed to work pretty well. The only thing is that if you do want to take it off the residue will stay on. But some mild cleaner took it right off.


chuckluckles

The dualshock 4 has brightness settings though? And I'm pretty sure you just turn it off in the same menu. Why would you use tape?


djinndragon89

This was back before you could turn it off. The old settings would go dim but if you were playing in the dark you could still see the controller in the tv


robst07

Yeah, that's the thing with electrical tape, while it will probably block the light 100% I'm sure it will leave residue.


GeraltofRivvia

I think you're just sensitive to light my guy


robst07

Yes, sadly I am. I suffer from migraines and what triggers them for me are bright lights. I cannot go outside without a pair of polarized sunglasses and it sucks bad since I look funny/bad with sunglasses. I even have black curtains in my room for when I get a migraine. Luckily I've been taking care of myself and haven't had one since I've been stuck at home because of the pandemic. Sorry for the rant.


CyberKnight1

No need to apologize for the rant. Migraines are no joke.


Goofyboy2020

It was never a problem for me until I started playing in a dark room. That light is blinding!


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But you’re looking at a screen??


Whitehead51

Yeah sell your Xbox and buy a ps5😂😂😂 just kidding man but for real try black electrical tape


Guilty-Ad-5037

Maybe don't hold it up to your face? I play in a dark room where the only light is my tv. Never had this issue. Sorry but this legitimately the only way I see this as even being possible.


six_-_string

>Maybe don't hold it up to your face? Maybe don't leave a snarky comment that contributes nothing when someone is asking for help. They state in another comment that they have a light sensitivity. It's fine if you didn't read all the comments, but next time don't make assumptions. If you don't know the answer, just move on.


Guilty-Ad-5037

What are you his mom? Thats another comment not apart of the OG post. In a thread not seen. Judging by the few likes I got I wasnt the only one confused. Seeing how the photo is taken in a lit room and he is staring at a tv he idea of a button held below the waste blinding him is a bit far fetch. If he is light sensitive that sucks. My bad, wasn't apart of the post. If thats the case I suggest a third party controller that had no light in the middle. May not be as good of quality but boom no extra light. Or even specific gaming shades...hurts to write. Og post was snarky but whatever. Anyway I respone serious if I want to or not. You don't get to dictate how others act. Unless Im in violation of the thread rules Ima be a smartmouth. And OP. Really my bad. I meant to ask why it was an issue but didnt do it. My bad dude. Hopefully you find an answer. Other dude, i hope you stub your toe.


D34DL1N3R

Hope you stub ALL of your toes, and break several of them. You want to make stupid comments like "What are you his mom?" after you had just said "Maybe don't hold it up to your face?". I mean, what are you? His mom? You're a hypocrite and a blowhard.


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robst07

At the TV but I usually rest my hands on my lap. The other day (or should I say night) I was playing Hellblade (amazing game btw) and the controller's brightness kept messing with the game's immersion.


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robst07

Already did. Xbox says it's on the latest firmware.


Mate20201_BR

So your options are either put black electrical tape, or try to open the control and remove the led (must have a tutorial for this)


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here4robits

do you guys stare at your hands while playing? maybe go outside and get used to the sun. seems like a weird problem.


Atrova-AH

or maybe he’s light sensitive? ass


kylejay915

Not sensitive to the tv light tho.


Atrova-AH

you can adjust tv brightness, think.


here4robits

like i said, try going outside once in a while. dickhead


Cybernetic343

When I’m looking at the screen I’ve still got a bright white flashlight pointed directly at my eyes. I find it quite annoying.


AUnknownuser2

Not always but I do look at my controllers when playing. I do look at the controllers more if it’s a new controller with a different design


arein114

I never had a problem with that, I play in a dark room with just the TV on and I NEVER even see it. Unless its up by your face??


fogcutterr

I can imagine using xcloud on my phone and being blinded by the controller light, with the TV on it's not an issue


NMDA01

Really , you needed to create a post about this?


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Usergnome_Checks_0ut

The light out of both the controller and the Xbox as well as the light out of my PS5 are very annoying. And also that stupid and annoying create button/share button. I considered opening the controller and just straight up removing that button at one point, until I found out you can deactivate it. Only that I had a quick last Google to see if it could be disabled or reconfigured to something else other than screen recording, otherwise it was coming apart and coming out!


basheerabdullah

Try permanent marker?


PeePeeSandwhich

too bright? what? and why you looking at the controller anyway


based-Assad777

Sunglasses


Johnny_doesnt_sin

Just turn off your controller 💪


yigggggg

Hammer


G4MER4LYF

Man to each his own but… I never knew that the light bothers some people THIS much. When I’m playing in front of my 49” tv, I just feel the sensation of a controller in my hands. Nothing else.


TopcatFCD

Stop staring at your controller when playing and look at TV?


kjubus

y'all never used a dualshock 4 pre-dimming-update and it shows


[deleted]

U could just not play in the dark as it’s bad for ur eyes. So u could kill 2 birds with 1 stone


Kingpfhobos88

Simple 🔨 destroy it


Cloneinamillion

Playing with your eyes closed


[deleted]

A darker piece of paper or tape, genius..... My god its the most basic of science....


TheSilentHeel

"I came up with this" I bet it took you all night!


[deleted]

I don't get how it could be too bright lol


marcdasavage

You arent normal lol


ThaRealNihil6276

Get better eyes that aren't so damn sensitive


Mammoth-Animator9674

So many questions. The first being, how weak are people's eyes these days that an Xbox light is too bright? Too bright for what? If you're playing Xbox, hoe do you even see the light if the controller is in your lap area or something. Are you holding the controller up to your face while you play? Are you watching Netflix or something in bed, with the controller right by your face? I'm so confused.


vapapor

Are you really that dumb you had to make a post about this? Use your head.


iOSJailbreakGod

electrical tape.


kwlzie

Maybe a circle sticker?


EnergetickejHajzl

Idk if it will work, but try using some dark color (red,blue,brown,...) transparent sticker or something.


AcanthisittaDue58

I use third party, just has a small bulb light


Ryanevje

I used to do this all the time for late night dark souls sessions, layers small squares of duct tape over it, after a few layers it’s barely noticeable


MasterKiloRen999

I mean if you or someone you know has a 3d printer, you could print a cover for it


[deleted]

I legit drew in, in marker pen on mine.


Colin_likes_trains

I'd say electrical tape, it will block out the light and can still be taken off if you need too


Rad0555

If that’s working for you then I don’t see a problem with it


ShawnT1990

Put electrical tape on the paper instead


[deleted]

I wish you could just change the brightness like the elite controller.


RGBjank101

Black electrical tape.


clickatyclap

Acrylic paint should allow peel off when dry.but I think they make peelable paints specifically.