{"id":65043,"date":"2026-04-10T16:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=65043"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:05:27","slug":"nintendo-reminds-switch-2-users-of-important-setting-for-slowing-down-battery-degradation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nintendo-reminds-switch-2-users-of-important-setting-for-slowing-down-battery-degradation\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo reminds Switch 2 users of important\u00a0setting\u00a0for\u00a0slowing down\u00a0battery degradation\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Japanese&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nintendo_cs?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Support X account<\/a>&nbsp;is a nifty stop&nbsp;for&nbsp;useful tips (and tricks)&nbsp;on&nbsp;using the company\u2019s products and services. One of its more recent tips, which caught many by surprise, shows how you can slow down the&nbsp;<strong>Nintendo Switch&nbsp;2<\/strong>\u2019s&nbsp;battery degradation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">Nintendo Switch 2 \u306f\u300c\u30d0\u30c3\u30c6\u30ea\u30fc\u306e\u5145\u96fb\u3092\u7d0480\uff5e90\uff05\u3067\u505c\u6b62\u300d\u3092\u300cON\u300d\u306b\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3001\u30d0\u30c3\u30c6\u30ea\u30fc\u306e\u52a3\u5316\u3092\u9045\u3089\u305b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u203b\u30d0\u30c3\u30c6\u30ea\u30fc\u6b8b\u91cf\u8868\u793a\u306e\u7cbe\u5ea6\u88dc\u6b63\u306e\u305f\u3081\u3001\u672c\u6a5f\u80fd\u3092\u300cON\u300d\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u3066\u3082100\uff05\u307e\u3067\u5145\u96fb\u3059\u308b\u5834\u5408\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wOaHfuUr8i\">pic.twitter.com\/wOaHfuUr8i<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u4efb\u5929\u5802\u30b5\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8 (@nintendo_cs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nintendo_cs\/status\/2042076295161638998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Post translation:<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>On the Nintendo Switch 2, you can slow down battery degradation by setting \u2018Stop charging at approximately 80\u201390%\u2019 to \u2018ON\u2019.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>*Please note that the system may charge the battery to 100% even when this feature is set to \u2018ON\u2019\u00a0in order to\u00a0calibrate the battery level display.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By opening your Nintendo Switch\u00a02\u2019s\u00a0System Settings menu (the gear icon on your main toolbar) and selecting \u2018System,\u2019\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0find an option that\u00a0lets\u00a0your console\u00a0automatically stop charging once it reaches\u00a0roughly 80-90%\u00a0charge.\u00a0\u00a0Turning this\u00a0option on\u00a0is intended to\u00a0decrease the rate at which your battery degrades, potentially increasing its lifespan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While battery degradation\u00a0naturally occurs as you use electronic devices, factors like structural damage and heat (the latter of which can be caused by overcharging) can cause it to deteriorate faster. The Nintendo Switch 2\u2019s built-in\u00a0option, resembling recent smart phones,\u00a0looks to help\u00a0alleviate heat buildup from overcharging by halting the charging process once it has reached an acceptable percentage.\u00a0Though you will still eventually have to change your\u00a0console\u2019s\u00a0battery, turning this\u00a0option\u00a0on will\u00a0hopefully make it last longer and prevent any battery swelling.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-switch-2s-cheaper-japan-only-model-may-be-generating-loss-of-160-per-unit-for-nintendo-japanese-analyst-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Switch 2\u2019s cheaper, Japan-only model may be generating loss of $160 per unit for Nintendo, Japanese analyst says<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/hitachi-launches-multilingual-intuitive-voice-command-recognition-software-for-nintendo-switch-2-game-devs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hitachi launches multilingual \u201cintuitive\u201d voice command recognition software for Nintendo Switch 2 game devs<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official Nintendo Support X account has posted a reminder to Nintendo Switch 2 users to put on battery-friendly settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":65046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,33],"class_list":["post-65043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-nintendo"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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