I don't think it was there from launch, but I will accept it may have been in a previous update. Or maybe I just never turned it on/off from the settings page and never noticed.
No, its not in the quick menu
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Nintendo Switch: new Firmware update available (Ver. 3.0.0)
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I don't think it was there from launch, but I will accept it may have been in a previous update. Or maybe I just never turned it on/off from the settings page and never noticed.
No, its not in the quick menu
Cuningas de Häme
Member
Was thinking the same? It seems that people do not dive in the options anymore. That is my favourite thing of any piece of tech I buy! So fun to meddle with everything.
TheGamingBox
Banned
not happening with my switch, what one are you using?
DarkConfidant
Member
Same.
In my bedroom, I used to get 1 bar and it wouldn't load anything, let alone play a game.
Now I got 3 bars in the same spot, and actually managed to play a few Party Mode games of Arms without noticeable lag.
Nico_D
Member
Yes it is. But If anyone else doesn't have the problem, then it can't be servers. But it can't be connection either since third party trailers work fine.
--- while writing it occurred me to test it further. I have a japanese account and all the japanese trailers etc. work fine, no buffering, no stuttering. All the english ones are shit.
So maybe it is servers. Nintendo Europe?
ThisIsMyDogKyle
Banned
So wait they fixed the wifi signal issue as well? that's awesome if so!
shotgunbob04
Member
It was there before the update.
Been there since the Day 1 patch, IIRC.
Kingpin Rogers
Member
I'm shocked there isn't more outcry at the character limit for nicknames. I have to use my first name because my username is too long. It only gives you like 10 characters or something. Ridiculous.
molnizzle
Member
Brevity is a virtue.
Monkeyball
Banned
How can they fix wifi with an update?
Pretty sure the entire problem was just the icon not showing what people expected because even though I had 1 bar in many places I could stay at 1 bar for 2 or 3 bar drops on other devices and still be connected.
xxbrothawizxx63
Member
Definitely a "Quality of Life" update more than anything.
There are some cool features that I never would have expected them to include, but they're all just small improvements.
I like that Nintendo is handling their OS functionality completely differently from Wii U and 3DS where you could only change the most incredibly basic settings. Now, they're giving us quite a bit more control over the small nuances of the user experience.
There are some cool features that I never would have expected them to include, but they're all just small improvements.
I like that Nintendo is handling their OS functionality completely differently from Wii U and 3DS where you could only change the most incredibly basic settings. Now, they're giving us quite a bit more control over the small nuances of the user experience.
It wasn't in the last patch, I've had it enabled for at least 2 weeks.
they changed the wifi range setting from medium to large?
is not so hard to believe
Seemed to be the case for me. Now behind the wall of my room, 7m from the wifi, I can't access wifi. Fuck you Nintendo.
Sent from laptop who works perfectly fine with the same wifi.
Surround sound broken confirmed. LFE channel and rear right have swapped places.
Actually I'm not sure rear right channel plays at all, but LFE channel definitely plays from rear right speaker now.
jts
...hate me...
That's just their crappy video network. They also stutter for me even on ethernet, and eShop videos did that on Wii U too.
DaxMedFlax
Member
The headphone audio is much louder now! I'm pleased.
Weird, I never have problem like that. Maybe there is a port forwarding or some kind of router setting that could help?
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Time to boot up Thumper.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I can confirm this as well, with my daughters TV. She's got some mediocre 1080p in her room (She's 8 years old), but we kept having an issue of the switch messing with the inputs. Last night after the update, no issues whatsoever.
She can now have cable tv on in her room without the inputs jumping back and forth.
Okami Haundo
Member
Just caught on to the whole serious debate about software version numbers... Stay crazy Gaf. Stay crazy.
Right. I bet none of those people even focused on the improvements from said update instead of the damn numbers and periods lol.
Geno Breaker
Banned
How exactly does the new volume thing work? Don't have a Switch yet, and it sounds pretty sweet, but I would like to some good details on it.
JershJopstin
Banned
I can't say for sure it shipped with the options, but I think it was there by the day one update. I'm certain it's been there for months.I don't think it was there from launch, but I will accept it may have been in a previous update. Or maybe I just never turned it on/off from the settings page and never noticed.
No, its not in the quick menu
EDIT:
Basically, they raised the maximum volume, and if you think it's too loud with headphones, you can set it back to the old scale in the options. If your system has parental controls, it's lowered by default and requires the parent to raise it to maximum. If you don't have them setup, it defaults to the new scale.
sleepnaught
Member
You just go to settings and check/uncheck higher headphone volume, that's it.
jts
...hate me...
I mean it could well not be that, but, to me, stuttering videos from Nintendo, regardless of my connection quality, is definitely a thing. Maybe it's regional and related to how Nintendo propagates their videos through regional servers/mirrors.
In any case there's a network test in the settings that also says how are the DL/UL speeds.
Doesn't happen on mine. I tested for one hour having the Switch docked while watching TV and the signal stayed on the cable box input.
The biggest test was checking it this morning after having the Switch in the dock all night. Before this update, the HDMI switcher would switch signals during the night even when the TV was off so turning on the TV would show a blank screen instead of the TV signal.
Muffin Awesome
Member
Is this fixed, mine is all over the place in reporting percentages back and is just happening more and more it is super annoying. Ever since buying an additional set of joycons.
ChuyMasta
Member
xxbrothawizxx63
Member
That's lame. Thought you could set the new max volume and have it scale based on your selection.
Still nice that they increased the output though.
Imagine if/when smash gets ported
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AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Holy shit, the new headphone volume is a big difference. Playing ARMS and it's amazing.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
Wow, yeah, they fucked up Switch's surround sound big-time with this update.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I know it sounds silly, but Thumper with this new maxed audio makes it feel and sound so much better, imo.
With the news that the Pokken controller now works on the Switch, I suggest that everyone try their non-Xinput wired controllers with the Switch to see if anything else works.
It's possible that the Switch is now like the PS3 where any HID-type controller just works (but the button layout may not make sense).
It's possible that the Switch is now like the PS3 where any HID-type controller just works (but the button layout may not make sense).
You can test each channel when switching to surround. I haven't had a chance to test in a game yet, so maybe it's just the test that's broken but I doubt it. Maybe someone else can confirm broken surround in games too?
Depends on what your overall Internet connection is.