Overview

• Users have reported that the Switch 2’s battery charge indicator often misaligns with actual power levels, sometimes cutting out long before reaching zero.
• Nintendo’s support guidance instructs users to power off the console, enter Recovery Mode by holding both volume buttons and the power button, then reboot to reset the battery meter.
• An alternative recalibration method involves fully charging to 100 percent, draining until nearly empty, then repeating the cycle multiple times to progressively improve accuracy.
• Some early adopters have encountered bulging back panels that may signal swollen lithium-ion batteries, prompting Nintendo to open investigation cases.
• Affected owners are being advised to power down bulging units, package them safely and return them to Nintendo for inspection or repair under warranty.