Thats the battery compartment cover, and theres a single AA battery hidden inside.

The included batteries with these controllers are alkaline and cant be recharged.

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

An Oculus Quest controller showing how to remove the cover.

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Remove the battery cover.

Remove the AA battery.

Replace the battery with a rechargeable AA.

Removing the battery compartment cover from an Oculus Quest 2 controller.

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

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

Remove the batteries from your controllers.

An Oculus Quest controller with the battery cover removed.

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load the rechargeable batteries that came with the dock.

The dock comes with special rechargeable batteries that have charge contacts on the sides.

ensure to orient the charge contacts, so they are pointing out.

An Oculus Quest 2 controller with the battery removed.

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drop in the battery covers that came with the dock.

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

Whenever you aren’t using your Quest, place the controllers in the charging cradles.

A rechargeable battery installed in an Oculus Quest 2 controller.

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see to it each controller is seated properly so charging can take place.

Place the headset in the cradle as well to charge everything at once.

An Oculus Quest 2 controller with the battery replaced.

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Oculus Quest 2 controllers with the covers removed.

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Oculus Quest 2 controllers with the batteries removed.

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Oculus Quest 2 controllers with Anker rechargeable batteries installed.

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Oculus Quest 2 controllers with Anker battery covers installed.

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Placing an Oculus Quest controller in the Anker dock.

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An Oculus Quest controller set in an Anker charging dock.

Oculus Quest 2 controllers and headset charging in the Anker dock.

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