If you are a Nintendo Switch fan, you should take advantage of its airplane mode feature. Right now, most consoles have this feature.
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Airplane mode allows gamers to play their game offline without being disturbed. But, since this function cuts people off from their WiFi, many players disregard them.
This needs to change since the airplane mode of the Nintendo Switch enhances your gaming experiences. Here are some of the benefits you can have when you activate this feature.
Nintendo Switch Airplane Mode's Benefits
LifeHacker reported that Nintendo Switch's airplane mode offers various benefits. One of these is saving as much battery power as possible.
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When you activate the airplane mode, your Nintendo Switch will turn off all other unnecessary system processes that can drain your console's battery power.
Aside from this, Nintendo Switch's airplane mode can also boost your loading time. It can do this by pausing all the in-game updates that affect your game's loading time.
Some popular "Super Mario Odyssey" players claim that their gameplay is smoother and faster when airplane mode is activated.
However, the benefit of airplane mode will still depend if you are a member of Nintendo Switch Online or not. This means that if you are using Nintendo's cloud service, then using airplane mode will affect your gaming experience instead.
How To Activate Switch Airplane Mode
According to Nintendo Support's official blog post, there are certain things you need to remember when using your console's airplane mode.
Just like in smartphones and other electronic gadgets, the airplane mode also cuts off WiFi, Bluetooth, and other wireless communications features.
If you are good with this, here are the steps you can follow to activate your Nintendo Switch's airplane mode:
- Go to your Home Menu and find the System Settings option.
- After that, look for the Airplane Mode button. Click it so you can move further to the next section.
- Once you are in the Airplane Mode section, you can now press the "A" button. This will activate the airplane mode feature.
- If you want to deactivate the airplane mode, just follow the provided steps and click the "A" button again.
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Written by Giuliano de Leon
