Battery Icon always showing empty with a lightning bolt,

Discus and support Battery Icon always showing empty with a lightning bolt, in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; This has been an issue for a few years, over these years I've had multiple WIRELESS controllers ranging from rechargeable batteries or built in... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by oLukey, May 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM.

  1. oLukey
    oLukey Guest

    Battery Icon always showing empty with a lightning bolt,


    This has been an issue for a few years, over these years I've had multiple WIRELESS controllers ranging from rechargeable batteries or built in rechargeable batteries , I've never plugged the controller into the Xbox itself, however, it's always showing as "plugged in", even on the xbox accessories app, it shows it as plugged in, due to this, I've never actually been able to see the battery life of a controller, I'm now having to resort to the Razer controller app to see the battery percentage,

    I know it's a petty thing to be annoyed over but it's just highly irritating.

    Has anyone else had this issue? if so, have you been able to fix it?

    For all of you about to respond with stupid answers, I've tried:

    - Factory resetting Xbox

    - Changing controllers

    - Plugging the controller directly into the Xbox to see if it resets it

    - Seeing if it's the same on another account (it is)

    - Checking for updates

    - Changing power options from energy saving/ sleep, (No idea why I tried but I did anyway)

    I know it's a long shot but oh well. any help would be much appreciated.

    :)
     
  2. SweetMonet Win User

    Battery Icon always showing empty with a lightning bolt,

    Hi, oLukey! It's my pleasure to assist you with this today.

    Since you've already performed a full reset, the issue may be related to the console itself. However, please try the following steps to see if they help resolve the problem.

    Press and hold the Power button on the front of your Xbox until the console turns off.

    Unplug everything from the back of your Xbox.

    Wait 3 minutes, and then plug the power cord and HDMI back in.

    Then, please check if that fixes the issue.

    Let me know if that works. Thank you!
  3. oLukey Win User

    Battery Icon always showing empty with a lightning bolt,

    Thank you for the reply,

    Just followed those steps but the battery level is still "Plugged In"

    I think I just have to come to terms that it's this Xbox, I appreciate the response though.
  4. JohnnyXeo Win User

    Xbox one graphics glitch

    It looks like lightning bolts!
  5. ll Ronin ll Win User

    500 squad point character

    You can shoot lightning bolts from uranus.
  6. OrdealByFire Win User

    These fake Black Ops 2 Prestige symbols > The real ones.

    14 makes no sense. Feathers with a human skull and lightning bolts. Uh.
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