Nintendo Switch 2 Back Cover Installation

Fully pull out the game card tray.

Double-check the power and volume buttons to ensure they're seated correctly. If the rubber membrane beneath the buttons is out of place, ensure it's aligned with its pegs.

Check the microphone to ensure it's fully seated in its slot in the frame.

Align the top of the back cover with the top of the console.

Set the top edge of the back cover into place, checking the buttons and ports to ensure they're aligned properly. If they aren't, lift the back cover and try again.

Press along the top edge to fasten the clips securing the back cover to the console.

Squeeze the rest of the back cover and console together to fasten the clips.

Use a JIS 00 driver to install the three 3.1 mm‑long screws securing the back cover: one on the top edge of the console, and two on either side of the bottom USB-C port.

Use a Y00 driver to install the two 4.4 mm‑long screws in the kickstand cutout.

Install the two 3.6 mm‑long gold screws on each side of the console (four in total).

Power on the console and test functionality to ensure it's working as expected.

Align the right side sticker with its recess. Ensure the cutout in the sticker is aligned with the Joy-Con connector.

Set the sticker into its recess, first on one side, then the other.

Use your finger or the flat end of a spudger to press the sticker into place.

Repeat this procedure to install the left side sticker.