The Nintendo Switch has been sitting in people’s homes for almost four years now, but it looks like the hybrid console still has the weird trick up its sleeve that many owners have yet to discover.
About the Nintendo Switch subreddit, the site user antglyforreal shared a quick fact about the console battery indicator that can be seen from the Start menu. This is hardly a revelation and will not necessarily change the way your console is used, but with so many Switch owners seemingly unaware of the feature, the message shot to the top of the subreddit with more than 6,000 votes .
What is this feature exactly? Well, first you need to understand that there are two options for your battery display, and these can be changed in your system settings. One option displays a battery percentage next to the battery icon, while the other one turns off for simplicity.
If you choose to turn off the screen, it makes sense to assume that you can never see the exact percentage without going to the settings and turning it on again. But, like antigly-true notes, the system lets the percentage be displayed for a short time by pressing the ZL and ZR buttons, which means you can check it whenever you want, without having to permanently dial the number on your home screen keep.
As you can see, the percentage appears in a different place than usual and just sits on top of the battery indicator. This may not be the most exciting feature in the Switch’s arsenal, but we dare say there are many people out there who had no idea it was even possible – the feature is not mentioned anywhere in the console, so why would anyone try it?
Did you know about this handy feature? Is this news for you, and do you think it might come in handy? Try it on your own Switch and share your surprise with us in the comments below.