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How to Access/Change the Quick Settings on Nintendo Switch 2

Follow these steps to access and configure the Quick Settings on a Nintendo Switch 2 console.

Complete these steps

  1. Press and hold the HOME Button for at least one second to access Quick Settings. Within the Quick Settings screen you can access the following options:

    • Sleep Mode: Set the console to sleep mode.

      • In System Settings, you can configure it so that the screen is locked after the console is woken from sleep mode.

    • Auto-Brightness: Enable/disable screen brightness adjustment based on ambient brightness.

    • Screen Brightness: Manually adjust screen brightness.

    • Volume Control: Adjust the volume for the active audio source (console speakers, wireless Bluetooth headphones, a wired headset, external speakers, or in VR mode).

    • Flight Mode: Disable all wireless communication functionality, including online communication, local communication, Bluetooth and NFC. Some types of wireless communication can still be enabled manually when the console is in flight mode.
      Important: If the Joy-Con 2 controllers are detached from the Nintendo Switch 2 console when flight mode is activated (for example, the console is being used in tabletop mode), you must touch the console screen and enable Bluetooth communication within System Settings > Flight Mode > Bluetooth in order to operate the console with the Joy-Con 2 controllers.

    • GL/GR Buttons: When a compatible controller is connected and you have launched software, you can map the GL and GR Buttons to other buttons on the controller for convenience. This setting is saved on a per-game and per-user basis and is shared between different compatible controllers.

    • Button Mapping: Must be enabled through System Settings. You can jump to the button mapping menu to change mapping for a controller or swap between different presets.

    • Handheld Mode Boost: When this feature is enabled, while the console is in handheld or tabletop mode, supported Nintendo Switch software runs as if it is being played in TV mode.

  2. To exit Quick Settings, perform one of the following actions:

    • Press the B Button

    • Press the HOME Button

    • Tap outside of the Quick Settings screen

Additional information

Quick Settings are a group of frequently used settings that can be invoked at any time. They will be displayed on the right side of the screen.