Nintendo Switch update lets you share screenshots to your phone or PC

Nintendo Switch update lets you share screenshots to your phone or PC
By Sam Byford

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Nintendo has released a new firmware update for the Switch, and for once it actually adds some features to the console’s barebones OS.

The biggest one is a new way to share screenshots and videos directly to your smartphone by scanning a QR code. The process is a little awkward, but it definitely beats the previous method of uploading everything to Twitter or Facebook first.

Here’s how it works:

With the new system update on #NintendoSwitch, you are now able to wirelessly transfer photos and videos from your Nintendo Switch to a smartphone for easier sharing!https://t.co/FHsNV9djsE pic.twitter.com/unXPYkNej1

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 1, 2020

You can also now copy screenshots and videos to your PC over USB.

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December 1, 2020 at 07:46AM
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