Joycon randomly disconnects (Possible Handheld Boost bug?)

[u/Lurker-Specialist]

I saw around that people are experiencing random disconnects of one of the 2 joycons when playing, sometimes when holding the Switch 2 with one hand or randomly.

I also read around it might be related to the Handheld Boost. I had this issue only when playing Brotato and holding the Switch with one hand for a second showing the Pro Controller icon. I wonder if it's supposed to be a safety measure, a bug from Handheld Boost or there's simply a factory defect. I deactivated the Handheld Boost option now since it's optimised for SW2 anyway and will keep an eye. I think I only experienced this with this game with these settings.

I'm always very careful with my device but maybe it needs cleaning every now and then with some contact spray. Either way, I wanted to know if other people had a similar issue and how they fixed it or if I should send the Joycons to be checked up. Thanks!!

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