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Reverting to factory settings is an important feature of any operating system. It's vital for the quality control and optimization of your new Android gaming phone or games console. Reverting your mobile devices to their original settings can repair technical faults. This is an essential feature if you want to resell. The Nintendo Switch has excellent hard reset options for various situations. They can be confusing, so here's a guide on how to factory reset a Nintendo Switch console. Read on to learn how to get a clean slate on your Switch.
How to use a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller with an Android phone or tablet
Nintendo has ergonomics controller design down pat
When it comes to comfortable Bluetooth controllers, there's no better match than the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. The sturdy and well-designed ergonomics make the Pro Controller one of the best for long gaming sessions. Its impressive design helps overcome the awkward B/A/Y/X button layout that perplexes many gamers accustomed to the Xbox controller layout.
Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu launches hot off the heels of Skyline's death
You'll need a beast of a phone to run it though
Android has long been a home for emulation, but the business of developing and publishing emulators is a maze of thorny legal issues that have caused the demise of numerous emulators. While emulators for consoles no longer in production are relatively safe, the demise of the Nintendo Switch emulator Skyline earlier this month showed that it's easy to incur the wrath of companies when it comes to modern consoles.
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Popular Switch emulator on Android shuts down in response to Nintendo's latest DMCA order
Right before Tears of the Kingdom launches
Emulators on Android have long given gamers the ability to play their favorite games from older consoles without having to actually own them. While the best emulators can bring you back to the glory days of the PlayStation 2 or the GameCube, some companies are not thrilled with them. Nintendo has been at odds with emulators for years and after filing a new DMCA order, a popular Switch emulator will be shutting down.
The Nintendo Switch Online 2.0 app update finally lets you see which friends are active
Plus, you can view your friend code for easy sharing
When it comes to online functionality in video games, Nintendo tends to struggle, and the Nintendo Switch isn't free from the company's short-sightedness, thanks to an Android and iOS app that's necessary to get the most out of your online games on the system. Standard functionality like in-game voice chat has been cordoned off to the app for many Switch games, and since Nintendo Switch Online is tied to a subscription service, the lackluster app has been a sticking point for ages.
Qualcomm is helping make a faster Nintendo Switch that runs Android
Could the holy grail of mobile gaming really be within reach?
Qualcomm's newly announced Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is all set to power the next generation of Android flagships, and while that promises to bring some incredible gaming performance to your next phone, smartphones are only one part of how many of us access games on the go. The popularity of dedicated consoles just refuses to wane, and right now everyone's looking to what's coming next after the Nintendo Switch. This week at the Snapdragon Tech Summit Qualcomm is revealing its own effort to dethrone Nintendo's champion, with the introduction of the G3x Gen 1 Gaming Platform.
New OLED Nintendo Switch pre-orders open today — and what are you going to do, NOT buy one?
Because I'm sure buying one
Last week, Nintendo surprise-announced a new Switch model. The Nintendo Switch (OLED model) isn't quite the "Switch Pro" pundits had hoped for; it's a smaller mid-generation refresh, largely focused on quality-of-life hardware improvements like the eponymous larger, OLED display. But this week, another surprise: you can pre-order the thing starting today.
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You can score a rare discount on a Nintendo Switch Lite today — with one caveat
It may have an accent, but it's on sale
It's become a running joke that Nintendo's games hardly ever go on sale. And it's true: while big-ticket releases from the likes of Ubisoft or EA are liable to be in a BOGO sale three months after release, Nintendo toes the MSRP line for as long as possible.
Fuji's new Pokémon-themed mobile printer is a nostalgic Nintendo Switch accessory and I love it
It's no Blockbuster Video, but it scratches an itch
Nostalgia is a powerful thing, and savvy legacy companies know how to capitalize on it. Nintendo and Fujifilm, two such companies with more than 200 years of combined history, have teamed up to create the ultimate nostalgia trap: an adorable Pokémon-themed instant photo printer. It connects to your phone to pop out tiny prints of your favorite photos — or, using a special app, Nintendo Switch screenshots.Released in conjunction with New Pokémon Snap, this special edition Instax Mini Link is meant to evoke the feeling of printing out your favorite critter snaps at Blockbuster, a millennial rite of passage. It's not cheap, but it's a ton of fun — especially if you've got little ones of your own to share it with.
The Nintendo Switch Joy-Con may just be a better Bluetooth camera shutter than game controller
At least stick drift won't affect your camera shutter's performance
Taking a group shot on your phone is more challenging than it has to be. Sure, you can set up a timer to go off after a few seconds, but there's no guarantee you'll be smiling with the shutter finally clicks. Remote shutters can make things a lot easier, but who wants to pay extra cash just for the occasional opportunity to capture a family portrait? If you're the owner of a Nintendo Switch, you're in luck. Just grab a Joy-Con the next time you need to take a photo remotely.
Qualcomm plans its first foray into the consumer electronics market in years — with a device that bears a strong resemblance to Nintendo's wildly popular Switch game console. According to a source familiar with the company's strategy, the Android-powered game console will attempt to showcase the company's Snapdragon chipsets in a less traditional form factor.
This shady new emulator turns your Android phone into a Nintendo Switch
Animal Crossing isn't worth getting involved with this mess
Did you know your Android device can play old school Gameboy games? It's one of the reasons why Android is such a unique platform. Installing emulator apps that make Pokemon Blue accessible 24/7 from your front pocket is super cool. Now a new emulator has popped up online that purports to unlock Nintendo Switch gaming capabilities on Android devices — but it pays to look before you leap.
Mobile gaming continues to grow in relevance, with significant releases like Fortnite and PUBG being published on smartphones, but many titles have been held back by awkward touchscreen controls. External controller support in Android has worked to address that, giving players more powerful options. It turns out a pretty big one arrived thanks to an AOSP commit this past June, granting Android gamepad mappings for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
Developer group 'switchroot' has been working on porting Android to the Nintendo Switch for a while now, and a few days ago, most of the documentation and installation guides appeared. If you've been itching to play Candy Crush on your Switch, the unofficial Android ROM has finally been released.
Late yesterday, the developers responsible for the long-awaited Android ROM for the Nintendo Switch (a group known as switchroot) pushed up a thread to the XDA forums describing most of its upcoming features, limitations, and even the installation process. All that's missing at this point is download links, but the page says the developers expect to have them posted soon — on the order of days.
We're mere hours away from Amazon's Prime Day sales, which are effectively Black Friday in July. It's had such an influence on consumer spending habits, even other retailers are trying to get in on the action. Many folks have set aside some cash for the occasion, and we've got a short list of deals to keep an eye out for over the next two days.If it isn't clear, these deals aren't live just yet, but we're told they're coming over the next two days. The mechanisms of sales may vary, some of these may be long-lasting sales that span the entire event, others may be lighting deals that sell out in minutes, so if anything on this list catches your eye, be sure to follow our coverage.(As always, our prices and numbers below regarding discounts and comparisons are free of inflated MSRP or other ridiculous numbers. When a recent price isn't clear or has fluctuated, savings are indicated as a range. Several of these deals may also be Prime Member exclusives, YMMV.)
Earlier this year, a handful of enterprising developers were able to boot Android Q on the Nintendo Switch, though it was pretty rough at the time. In the intervening months, they've made quite a lot of progress, and a new @switchroot_org Twitter account was started yesterday to show off the group's achievements, which include rigging Nintendo's console to play Overwatch via Nvidia's GameStream.
Pokémon Go enjoyed immense popularity in the weeks and months following its 2016 release. It's since tapered off, but the game is likely to see a resurgence this fall with the release of two new Nintendo Switch games that borrow heavily from Go's gameplay and feature some cross-platform elements. One of those elements is the Poké Ball Plus, a spherical Switch controller that doubles as a Pokémon Go Plus-style smartphone accessory, allowing players to catch monsters in the mobile game without interacting with their phones.
The Tegra X1 is one of Nvidia's latest mobile processors, powering devices like the Nintendo Switch, Google Pixel C, and Nvidia Shield. It's not uncommon that vulnerabilities are discovered in SoCs, and that has just happened for the Tegra X1. Katherine Temkin and the ReSwitched hacking team have just released details about a security flaw, nicknamed 'Fusée Gelée,' that allows unauthenticated arbitrary code execution on devices using the Tegra chip.