Some Nintendo Switch 2 users have noticed that despite their battery charge indicator saying that there’s no life left in the battery in handheld mode, the device continues on for a couple of hours. Obviously there’s something going on there so Nintendo has issued a manual fix that can be done if your Switch 2 is still playable after the battery saying there’s zero charge left. You can complete the steps down below to fix this.
Steps for when you are able to continue using your Nintendo Switch 2 console for a few hours even though the battery charge indicator displays the battery is almost depleted.
Complete these steps
- Ensure the console has the latest system update.
- Set all three Auto-Sleep mode settings to Never.
- How to set Auto-Sleep mode settings to Never
- From the HOME Menu select System Settings.
- Scroll down the options on the left and select Sleep Mode.
- Set “Auto-Sleep (Playing on System Screen)”, “Auto-Sleep (Connected to TV)”, and “Auto-Sleep (Playing Media Content)” to Never.
- How to set Auto-Sleep mode settings to Never
- Connect the AC adapter directly to the console.
- Allow the console to charge until the battery is 100% fully charged, or until the console has been charging for at least three hours.
- Leave the console alone and connected to the AC adapter for an additional hour.
- When an hour has passed, disconnect the AC adapter from the console and allow the console to display the HOME Menu for approximately three to four hours.
- The remaining battery life must be depleted as much as possible.
- Once the battery charge is almost depleted, power off the console and leave it alone for at least 30 minutes.
- Repeat steps 3 through 6 several times.
- The battery charge indicator will improve gradually by repeating this process several times.
