Random: Did you know about Nintendo Switch’s ZL / ZR battery feature?

The Nintendo Switch has been in people’s homes for almost four years now, but it looks like the hybrid console could still have the odd trick up its sleeve that many owners have yet to find out.

On the Nintendo Switch subdirectory, the user of the antglyforreal site shared a quick fact about the console’s battery indicator visible from the Home menu. It’s not a reveal 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 climbed to the top of the subdirectory with over 6000 positive votes.

So what exactly is this feature? Well, first of all you need to understand that there are two options for your battery display, and it can be changed in your system settings. One option displays a battery percentage next to the battery icon, while the other turns it off for the sake of simplicity.

If you choose to turn off the display, it would make sense to assume that you can never see the exact percentage without going into settings and turning it back on. But, as Antglyforreal notes, mashing the ZL and ZR buttons allows the system to show the percentage for a short time, which means you can check it whenever you want without having to keep the number on your screen. welcome permanently.

As you can see, the percentage appears in a different place than usual, just above the battery indicator. It might not be the most exciting feature in the Switch’s arsenal, but we dare say there are a lot of people out there who didn’t even know it was possible – the feature isn’t mentioned as void. share in the console settings so why would anyone try?

Did you already know about this nifty little feature? Is this news to you, and do you think it might be useful? Try it out on your own Switch and share your amazement with us in the comments below.