The Nintendo Switch has been sitting in people’s homes for almost four whole years, but it looks like the hybrid console may still have some weird trick up its sleeve that many owners haven’t discovered yet.
In the Nintendo Switch subreddit, the user of the antglyforreal site has shared a quick fact about the console’s battery indicator that can be seen in the Start menu. It’s hardly a revelation and won’t necessarily change the way the console is used, but with so many Switch owners apparently not knowing the feature existed, the post has reached the top of the subreddit with over 6,000 positive votes. .
So what exactly is this feature? Well, first of all, you need to understand that there are two options for the battery screen and this can be changed in your system settings. One option shows a battery percentage next to the battery icon, while the other turns it off for simplicity.
If you decide to turn off the screen, it would make 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 antiglyforreal notes, shredding the ZL and ZR buttons causes the system to display the percentage for a short time, meaning you can check it whenever you want without having to keep the number on the home screen.
As you can see, the percentage appears in a different place than usual, sitting just above the battery indicator. It may not be the most exciting feature of the Switch arsenal, but we dare say there are a lot of people who had no idea it was even possible: nowhere in the console setup s mentions the function, why would anyone try?
Did you already know this clever little feature? Is it news to you and do you think it can be useful? Try it out for your own Switch and share your surprise with the comments below.