The Nintendo Switch has been in people’s homes for nearly four years, but it seems the hybrid console still has a trick up its sleeve that many owners haven’t yet discovered.
On the Nintendo Switch subreddit, site user antglyforreal shared a brief fact about the console’s battery indicator, visible in the Home menu. It’s hardly a revelation and won’t necessarily change the way you use your console, but with so many Switch owners seemingly unaware the feature existed, the post has shot to the top of the subreddit with over 6,000 upvotes.
So, what exactly is this feature? First of all, you need to understand that there are two options for your battery display, and this can be changed in your system settings. One option displays a battery percentage next to the battery icon, while the other disables it for simplicity.
If you choose to turn the screen off, it makes sense to assume that you will never be able to see the exact percentage without going to the settings and turning it back on. But, as anti-glyfor-realistic notes, the stamping of the ZL and ZR buttons causes the system to display the percentage for a short while, meaning you can check it whenever you want without having to keep the number permanently on your home screen .
As you can see, the percentage appears in a different place than usual, just above the battery indicator. It may not be the most exciting feature in the Switch’s arsenal, but we dare say there are plenty of people out there who had no idea it was even possible – nowhere in the console’s settings is the feature mentioned, so why would anyone try?
Did you already know about this handy little feature? Is the news for you and do you think it could really come in handy? Try it on your own Switch and share your surprise with us in the comments below.