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The Backbone One is a mobile game controller for the iPhone. It was released in October, 2020.

A bug(living creature kind) got in my backbone

My left trigger and joy stick started acting funny, like they were constantly being pressed. Decided to pop it open to see if there was any obvious problem. Nothing seems broken, but there was an actual insect inside.

If you open up the sides and put the controller face up, there is a little square ish piece of tape(?) inside the back half near the top. I'm assuming it's a little bit of padding to reduce noise from releasing the trigger. The insect was underneath that. It's big enough you can see it's bent and squished from the trigger hitting it. I'm guessing this kept the trigger slightly pressed. I got the insect out, but my left trigger won't work now. Any suggestions?

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Ironic, isn't it?

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XD yep. Seems the insect wasnt the problem though

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Honestly, I'd recommend replacing the trigger. There's a guide here, but I have no idea where to get replacement parts from. Maybe check ebay? Otherwise, you might be able to send it in to Backbone for repair.

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