Nintendo Switch: new Firmware update now live

[Lite_Agent]

Been two months since the last one, but new Firmware update for the Nintendo Switch is finally live.

Here's the official patch notes:

Added the following system functionality:

• A Sort Software feature is available after selecting to view All Software from the HOME Menu
  • Software can be sorted by time last played, total play time, software title, and software publisher
  • The All Software option displays when there are 13 or more software icons on the HOME Menu
• A View All Available News option is available within News, allowing you to view all news items currently being distributed
  • Go to News > Channel List > View More
• Select from 15 new icons from the Splatoon™ 2 and Yoshi's Crafted World™ games for your user
  • To edit your user icon, head to your My Page on the top left of the HOME Menu > Profile
• A feature to Transfer Your Save Data is now available, allowing you to transfer your save data for individual games between your Nintendo Switch systems
  • Go to System Settings > Data Management > Transfer Your Save Data
  • Save data will not remain on your source system after the transfer process completes
• A Zoom feature can be enabled from within System Settings
  • Go to System Settings > System to turn Zoom ON
  • Once enabled, you can use the Zoom feature by pressing the HOME Button twice
• An option is available to prevent the system from waking from Sleep Mode when an AC adapter is disconnected
  • Go to System Settings > Sleep Mode > Wake When AC Adapter is Disconnected
  • This also applies when undocking your console
• A VR Mode (3D Visuals) restriction is available within Parental Controls
  • This will also be available in the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app through a later update
  • Go to System Settings > Parental Control
  • These settings can also be changed from within Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit
• Hong Kong / Taiwan / South Korea is available for selection in Region
  • Go to System Settings > System > Region
• The following names have been changed (functionality remains the same)
  • Save Data Cloud Backup > Save Data Cloud
  • Transfer Your User and Save Data > Transfer Your User Data

General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.

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https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22525/p/897

Update: looks like it's Ver. 8.0.0. No patch notes yet. Also, controller update too.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I need them to add Smash Avatars.

 

[Becks']

 

[Regiruler]

The lack of feature updates has honestly stopped becoming amusing.

 

[Deleted member 1413]

Removes all references to Reggie in the OS

 

[Deleted member 18742]

Switch is now stable ASF

 

[Worthintendo]

Is it region locked yet?

 

[blackMamba1187]

Damn it all to hell

 

[Sagadego17]

Is it region locked yet?

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mods ban this fiend!

 

[JigglesBunny]

Tasty stability.

 

[The Doctor]

Please post all of your stability gifs and memes

 

[Lite_Agent]

Update: looks like it's Ver. 8.0.0. No patch notes yet.

Also, controller update too.

 

[MegaManTrigger]

Wonder if the update might have something to do with the Switch having the tendency to heat up when pinging the server for eshop/ads too many times.

 

[V_ac]

Update: looks like it's Ver. 8.0.0. No patch notes yet.

Also, controller update too.

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This clearly means we're getting Crafted World avatars. Clearly.

Spoiler

Please add more avatars already Nintendo.

 

[blackMamba1187]

Are the sorting options new in all software?

edit: sure are

Finally can at least look at the list in alphabetical order!

edit: fixed

 

[Kindekuma]

You have 70+ characters in Smash make them avatars already you cowards.

 

[Common Knowledge]

Update: looks like it's Ver. 8.0.0. No patch notes yet.

Also, controller update too.

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This system is gonna be at Ver 47.0.0 by the the end of its lifespan. Maybe at Ver 43.0.0 we'll get two more color themes.

 

[kirbyfan407]

What I'm hoping from these updates these days is for dataminers to find hints at what the upcoming revisions are.

Are the sorting options new in all software?

edit: sure is

Finally can at least look at the list in alphabetical order!

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That's neat!

 

[srtrestre]

My Reggie is enhanced

 

[Regiruler]

Nintendo is totally going to make themes pro exclusive aren't they

 

[HardRojo]

So stable my Joycons are abou- wait no! There's drifting so not stable at all!

 

[Atheerios]

Update 8.0

 

[V_ac]

Are the sorting options new in all software?

edit: sure is

Finally can at least look at the list in alphabetical order!

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Any other new sort options aside from alphabetical order?

 

[Dolobill]

Still waiting for Xenoblade 2 avatars over here.

 

[Aleh]

Please be good.

 

[cucholix]

Rip CFW...

 

[Deleted member 1413]

Yoshi avatars are up.

 

[Deleted member 2791]

They added Crafted World profile pics, Captain Toad (I think they're new ?).
You can sort games by last use, playtime, alphabetical order and publisher in "all software".

 

[Atheerios]

Yoshi avatars hype!

 

[boyifyoudont]

Ooh new Splat 2 icons I think
Octoling Girl, Boy, Squid, Pearl, Marina, Cap'n Cuttlefish, Judd, Lil' Judd, & Sheldon

 

[TheRuralJuror]

So stable my Joycons are abou- wait no! There's drifting so not stable at all!

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2nd drifting pair coming back from Nintendo tomorrow. Love my switch, but the joycons aren't great.

 

[Becks']

OP, you should add this:

Added the following system functionality:

• A Sort Software feature is available after selecting to view All Software from the HOME Menu
  • Software can be sorted by time last played, total play time, software title, and software publisher
  • The All Software option displays when there are 13 or more software icons on the HOME Menu
• A View All Available News option is available within News, allowing you to view all news items currently being distributed
  • Go to News > Channel List > View More
• Select from 15 new icons from the Splatoon™ 2 and Yoshi's Crafted World™ games for your user
• • To edit your user icon, head to your My Page on the top left of the HOME Menu > Profile
• A feature to Transfer Your Save Data is now available, allowing you to transfer your save data for individual games between your Nintendo Switch systems
  • Go to System Settings > Data Management > Transfer Your Save Data
  • Save data will not remain on your source system after the transfer process completes
• A Zoom feature can be enabled from within System Settings
  • Go to System Settings > System to turn Zoom ON
  • Once enabled, you can use the Zoom feature by pressing the HOME Button twice
• An option is available to prevent the system from waking from Sleep Mode when an AC adapter is disconnected
  • Go to System Settings > Sleep Mode > Wake When AC Adapter is Disconnected
  • This also applies when undocking your console
• A VR Mode (3D Visuals) restriction is available within Parental Controls
  • This will also be available in the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app through a later update
  • Go to System Settings > Parental Controls
  • These settings can also be changed from within Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit
• Hong Kong / Taiwan / South Korea is available for selection in Region
  • Go to System Settings > System > Region
• The following names have been changed (functionality remains the same)
  • Save Data Cloud Backup > Save Data Cloud
  • Transfer Your User and Save Data > Transfer Your User Data

 

[Deleted member 2791]

there's a uh
zoom option
idk what it does

 

[KoolAid]

edit: oh nvm, sorting options! that's nice

 

[Resetti]

Any other new sort options aside from alphabetical order?

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Total Play Time
Last Played
Title
Publisher

 

[Cuburger]

VR stability update

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Can you watch Netflix on it yet?

 

[Atheerios]

A Sort Software feature is available after selecting to view All Software from the HOME Menu

• Software can be sorted by time last played, total play time, software title, and software publisher
• The All Software option displays when there are 13 or more software icons on the HOME Menu

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This is huge.

 

[RecRoulette]

NEW SPLATOON 2 ICONS LET'S GO

 

[Justin Iacobellis]

Finally, a noteworthy update.

 

[V_ac]

New sort options are nice! Hopefully there will be an option to have the all software view can be made the default.

Can you watch Netflix on it yet?

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That's never coming in a system update.

 

[Regiruler]

That list makes this quite a bit better than the last update but it's still a bit lacking.

 

[Foot]

Does the zoom functionality work in games or just on the home screen? If it's in games that's sick!

 

[RecRoulette]

This clearly means we're getting Crafted World avatars. Clearly.

Spoiler

Please add more avatars already Nintendo.

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Hey good news.

 

[Hailinel]

Does the zoom functionality work in games or just on the home screen? If it's in games that's sick!

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What's the zoom function actually do?

 

[boyifyoudont]

New Splat icons starting from Octoling Girl

Yoshi icons

 

[Moist_Owlet]

Still has less features than the fucking OG DS

 

[Lite_Agent]

Addd patch notes to OP.

Added the following system functionality:

• A Sort Software feature is available after selecting to view All Software from the HOME Menu
  • Software can be sorted by time last played, total play time, software title, and software publisher
  • The All Software option displays when there are 13 or more software icons on the HOME Menu
• A View All Available News option is available within News, allowing you to view all news items currently being distributed
  • Go to News > Channel List > View More
• Select from 15 new icons from the Splatoon™ 2 and Yoshi's Crafted World™ games for your user
  • To edit your user icon, head to your My Page on the top left of the HOME Menu > Profile
• A feature to Transfer Your Save Data is now available, allowing you to transfer your save data for individual games between your Nintendo Switch systems
  • Go to System Settings > Data Management > Transfer Your Save Data
  • Save data will not remain on your source system after the transfer process completes
• A Zoom feature can be enabled from within System Settings
  • Go to System Settings > System to turn Zoom ON
  • Once enabled, you can use the Zoom feature by pressing the HOME Button twice
• An option is available to prevent the system from waking from Sleep Mode when an AC adapter is disconnected
  • Go to System Settings > Sleep Mode > Wake When AC Adapter is Disconnected
  • This also applies when undocking your console
• A VR Mode (3D Visuals) restriction is available within Parental Controls
  • This will also be available in the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app through a later update
  • Go to System Settings > Parental Control
  • These settings can also be changed from within Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit
• Hong Kong / Taiwan / South Korea is available for selection in Region
  • Go to System Settings > System > Region
• The following names have been changed (functionality remains the same)
  • Save Data Cloud Backup > Save Data Cloud
  • Transfer Your User and Save Data > Transfer Your User Data

General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.

 

[LegendofLex]

Save data transfer sans online subscription is huge.

 

[Deleted member 9971]

Very naice 🤩