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Nintendo Switch Launch Thread: Now you're playing with power; HYBRID POWER!
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JoshuaJSlone
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How long had it been? When putting tempered glass protectors on both my phone and Switch I've had bubbles that seemed like they wouldn't budge, but by the next day they had worked themselves out.So I fucked up applying the amFilm screen protector :/
I ruined the first one by peeling off the little tab that says step 1 and not the actual film and the other side with the two tabs fell off. The second one went way better, but there was an air bubble that would not go away no matter what. Here's a pic of it
Is there any way to get rid of it still or do I have to buy another set?
Karspankey
Banned
Thanks for trying to help. Both protectors are dead now, but yeah, it hadn't been any time at all. I steamed up my bathroom, and lifted the protector and got rid of the bubble. However, another one popped up and I think it was because one of the corners were on the plastic of the Switch and not aligned properly from when I put it back on (didn't have the tabs on the sides to help guide it)
I'm filling out a replacement order with TechMatte now to see if they will forgive me for my stupidity, lol
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Target in Randhurst (near Arlington Heights, IL) has two grey Switches right now. I'm looking at them...
BFIB
Member
Take a credit card and push the bubble toward the edge.So I fucked up applying the amFilm screen protector :/
I ruined the first one by peeling off the little tab that says step 1 and not the actual film and the other side with the two tabs fell off. The second one went way better, but there was an air bubble that would not go away no matter what. Here's a pic of it
Is there any way to get rid of it still or do I have to buy another set?
This was me too. I messed up the first one and then the second went on but it had a bubble near the edge that would not go away no matter how many times I gently rubbed it with the card. I ended up pulling up the edge of the protector and lying it back down. It went away. I was about to be so frustrated. It looks fine now. No bubbles!
Just got this USB-C power meter. Now I can get a little more scientific than the previous observation I made with regards to the fast-charging rate of USB-PD chargers and powerbank. The Switch is currently being used as a battery for the Nexus 6P, indicated by the arrow. Discharging it to around 80% battery before plugging in the USB-PD battery and chargers.
What happens if you move the power flow the other way? How well does the Nexus 6P charge the Switch?
Help gaf! I got a refund on my switch last week and purchased a new one from nintendo but i did not deactivate it now i can't download any games or demos on my new switch.
Support call centre is now close I wanted to buy a few games any ideas?
I was thinking of deleting my account and making a new one but would that effect mynintendo points? or is that linked to Nintendo ID?
Support call centre is now close I wanted to buy a few games any ideas?
I was thinking of deleting my account and making a new one but would that effect mynintendo points? or is that linked to Nintendo ID?
Strafebogey
Member
By the same amount, if I recall correctly, 5V 0.5A, because the Nexus 6P isn't a USB-PD device, the latest Google Pixel phones are. There's a prompt on the Nexus 6P that toggles the direction the charge flow goes. I use the Nexus 6P to drain the Switch battery faster down to below 80% before I start taking the readouts for the different chargers.
Fabthegnome
Member
not had much luck finding a switch without issues, switch one had a stuck pixel, switch two scratches on the back of the tablet and now may I present switch number three..
do you think I'm cursed? : [
do you think I'm cursed? : [
MAX PAYMENT
Member
What's wrong?
Robobandit
Member
It's bent.
Jaded Alyx
Member
"Jaggies" ? It's sub-native so quite blurry. I'm not sure jaggies is the term you're looking for.
The patch yesterday fixed the rumble and updated the lighting.
chekhonte
Member
Just got this USB-C power meter. Now I can get a little more scientific than the previous observation I made with regards to the fast-charging rate of USB-PD chargers and powerbank. The Switch is currently being used as a battery for the Nexus 6P, indicated by the arrow. Discharging it to around 80% battery before plugging in the USB-PD battery and chargers.
really interesting.I have a usb c powerbank which my switch tries to charge. I haven't tested if the battery will start to charge the switch after it get's to a certain percentage. I'll give it a try.
That's a cool doodad by the way.
victreeb3l
Member
Pretty crazy how typical non gamers are getting the Switch. One of my best friends decided to get one yesterday when it went up on Amazon. Zelda fever plus the handheld console idea was really appealing to him.
Few people in my office were asking me about it and are waiting for restocks to purchase one themselves. Pretty nuts.
Few people in my office were asking me about it and are waiting for restocks to purchase one themselves. Pretty nuts.
Sony makes a $50 USB-C dock for their phones that happens to fit the Switch, otherwise I found a $20 folding phone/tablet stand (or non folding $13 one) that seems like it should work well, although the plastic official Hori one looks like it'd be fine too and fold flatter.
...course none of those have a battery built in. I did see one similar to that folding one with a 10,000mah battery in the base/open gap where it folds but I forget how much it was. Course you could ghetto rig something yourself like tape/glue a battery to the base of whatever stand yourself and find a short USB cable.
Yeah, same here. My coworker's last system was the Wii and she wants one.
Strafebogey
Member
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbrea...-south-iphone-dock-best-nintendo-switch-stand
The "unexpected" dock for Nintendo Switch: The TwelveSouth HiRise 2 for iPhone. Love the minimalistic design, but I needed a collapsible kind, so I went with the Hori Premium Stand.
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The "unexpected" dock for Nintendo Switch: The TwelveSouth HiRise 2 for iPhone. Love the minimalistic design, but I needed a collapsible kind, so I went with the Hori Premium Stand.
chekhonte
Member
I work at an apple store and 6 coworkers have bought a switch not including myself. 4 of them I didn't even know were interested in games.
From my limited insight, it seems to be interesting dorks who moved over to phone games and their last dedicated game device was the DS when they were kids.
I hope that this console has solid penetration into the casual market. I've been wanting a console like this for ages and would love to see a long life and a ton of games. It still worries me that it's just not profitable anymore for third parties to develop for a single device as you can't port from the ps4/xbox one if you're game is highly demanding. We'd need to see this console on track to sell 60M before we'd start seeing other companies jump on board. That's no impossible but I just never know how a Nintendo console will do.
Strafebogey
Member
The way I made sure that the charge is going the right way (powerbank to Switch) is to have it on sleep mode first before plugging in the cable from the powerbank. Do not plug the cable first on to the Switch and then connect the other end to the powerbank later, more often than not, that results in the charging flow going the opposite way.
On certain occasion I had to completely switch off the Switch, and then plug in the charging cable from the powerbank. It gets confusing sometimes, but I've gotten the Switch to start charging from sleep mode down pat now with plugging in the charging cable into the Switch last.
Smiles and Cries
Member
Hi, Can someone start a thread where we can submit wrap designs for the Switch from dbrands website?
The wrap visualization tool is good and I'll like to see what people come up with. Just an idea.
I thought the glue eats the Switch's plastic? did they fix the issue?
chekhonte
Member
Really good to know. I'll test that out next time I run my switch down
You can't. The beefiest power source will always charge the weakest power source with USB.
Strafebogey
Member
Not necessarily. The rules has changed with USB-C PD.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/02/nintendo-switch-usb-c-macbook-pro/
It all depends on which device is slaved to do the charging first.
A quick snap to prove it. I plugged in the cable into the Nexus 6P first while it is on, turn off the Switch, and plugged the USB-C cable to the Switch. Reverse that process if you wanna do the opposite.
MAX PAYMENT
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Who cares?
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Test was performed using Zelda BotW, Max Brightness, WiFi Connected, Battery at 65%
Nintendo Switch Charger 14.9v 1.00-1.48a (observed values)
RP-PB059 USB-C/PD 15.2v 1.00-1.45a (observed values)
RP-PB059 USB-A 4.9v 1.45a (observed values)Equipment used in this test:
Plugable USB-C Voltage and Amperage Meter
RavPower RP-PB059 20100mAh Power Bank
iOrange-E 6.6ft USB C to USB C Cable
Nekteck USB 3.1 USB-C to USB A Cable
JStein0222
Member
If ARMS is gonna hit before E3, shouldn't we get some info (like a solid release date) vaguely soon? I'm thirsty for any Switch updates though, a direct would be hype as hell
Strafebogey
Member
Fantastic work! Looks like the RAVPower indeed pushed slightly better amperage than the QB820. The QB820 fluctuates around 0.9A to 1.2A (at 15V) as well, but I took it as 1.0A as it hovers around that mark more often than the peak and lower figures.
Now to figure out how to get this shipped to South East Asia.....I rather not resort to eBay.
I'm hoping for a direct honestly
Vaev
Member
Apparently PETA is trying to stir the pot with Nintendo again over 1-2 Switch 'Milk' mini game lol
http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/31/15141004/nintendo-switch-1-2-switch-peta-milking-minigame
http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/31/15141004/nintendo-switch-1-2-switch-peta-milking-minigame
Well I can't get these air bubbles out of the screen protector I have. I really suck at applying these things. I am only using it to prevent scratching when I dock it. I think I'll Google those yarn cozies some guy's wife has been making.
Found a cool one! In the 'States too, so hopefully a short shipping time: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/503...campaign=uk_location_buyer&utm_content=113418
Found a cool one! In the 'States too, so hopefully a short shipping time: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/503...campaign=uk_location_buyer&utm_content=113418
It should be fine unless it starts to cause people to go out and milk cows for real...
Revolutionary
Member
I just got my Switch in the mail and I've already run into a problem I didn't think of: Playing with headphones while docked.
I thought the Pro controller would be the answer but it seems like it doesn't have a headphone jack. What are my options here, aside from getting headphones with a really long cord?
I thought the Pro controller would be the answer but it seems like it doesn't have a headphone jack. What are my options here, aside from getting headphones with a really long cord?
BasedKiliK
Member
That's your only option unfortunately (AFAIK).
Robobandit
Member
someone who paid $300 for a console and wants one without manufacturing defects, I'd imagine.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Nope, thanks! Hopefully it fully fixes it
Get one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IV1H1ME/?tag=neogaf0e-20
It's BT 4.0 and then if you don't have bluetooth headphones use this to receive!
It has all the controls you need. About $60 total but it could worth the convenience!
forknknife
Banned
Get one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IV1H1ME/?tag=neogaf0e-20
It's BT 4.0 and then if you don't have bluetooth headphones use this to receive!
It has all the controls you need. About $60 total but it could worth the convenience!
Hmmmm interesting. Although I think there are more compact BT receivers than that dongle right?
SmiteOfHand
Member
The original hardware had loads of slowdown. Nothing particularly unoptimized about them on Switch. That is just how these games play.
If they release Metal Slug 2 (not X) then you will really see some shit.
Karspankey
Banned
TechMatte are pretty swell people. Getting a replacement for the two amFilm screen protectors I goofed up on and ruined! Good product and a good company!
So I have a new Switch and it will not connect to my wifi.
It will find the signal sometimes and when I click connect to internet it won't work.
Sometime it won't find the signal at all as found connections.
It's connected to the internet only twice but not long enough to download the system update.
Any suggestions?
It will find the signal sometimes and when I click connect to internet it won't work.
Sometime it won't find the signal at all as found connections.
It's connected to the internet only twice but not long enough to download the system update.
Any suggestions?
Bring up a hotspot on your phone if possible to rule out your router. If the switch still has issues then the wifi chip is probably defective.
M
Macapala
Unconfirmed Member
Anyone else have an unresponsive Y button (or any other button for that matter) on their right joycon? If I push the Y button in quick succession it can be very unresponsive. This isn't a problem in Zelda, but in Blaster Master it almost breaks the game. Is there an easy fix for unresponsive buttons or do I need to call Nintendo?
I know you can change the button mapping in BM, but that doesn't fix my Y button being unresponsive.
I know you can change the button mapping in BM, but that doesn't fix my Y button being unresponsive.
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