Is there a way to make a charging Gen 1 Nintendo Switch turn off the screen while its charging, seems counterproductive/wasteful to have that on while trying to charge it (lemmy.world)

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I dont keep the base out/hooked up, prefer to treat it like a handheld

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[-] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

I might be misremembering, but can't you put it to sleep? Hold the home button to bring up the menu, or use the power options on the home screen.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I tried that but it was still light black and showing a charging symbol. It wasnt off-black, it was on-black

[-] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 2 points 22 hours ago

I think you can also power the console off completely and still charge it.

This is not an official Nintendo source, but:

When your Switch is in sleep mode, it still consumes a small amount of power. This is necessary to keep the system ready to wake up instantly and maintain processes like downloading software updates. However, the power draw is minimal, especially compared to running a game. When completely turned off, the Switch consumes virtually no power. This theoretically minimizes stress on the battery during charging.

https://cyberpost.co/should-i-turn-off-my-nintendo-switch-while-charging/

this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2026

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