{"id":10679,"date":"2025-11-11T18:15:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=10679"},"modified":"2025-11-11T18:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:15:34","slug":"nintendo-switch-and-switch-2-system-update-21-0-0-available-here-are-the-patch-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=10679","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 System Update 21.0.0 Available \u2014 Here Are the Patch Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Nintendo has issued a fresh system software update for the Switch and Switch 2, bringing both consoles&#8217; firmware up to Version 21.0.0.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The latest patch adds a range of features for both consoles, including a number of useful changes for managing digital games, and upgrades for the Switch 2&#8217;s built-in Game Chat. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">On both consoles, you can now see a symbol above software icons on the Home Menu that will show whether the game is a cartridge-based or not. You can also set virtual game card data downloading even if you have chosen to disable the &#8220;Use Online License&#8221; setting.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">On Switch 2, you can now receieve a prompt to download any software bundled alongside the console (like Mario Kart World!) which sounds like it&#8217;ll save you from inputting any pesky codes. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Switch 2 Game Chat also gets some upgrades, with the game you&#8217;re playing no longer automatically going to sleep if you&#8217;re still chatting. You&#8217;ll keep chatting, too, if your console is docked and you switch over to a wired connection (or vice versa). <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">And in a minor but amusing tweak, Nintendo has renamed the battery saving &#8220;stop charging around 90%&#8221; option to now more accurately reflect how it operates. It&#8217;s now named &#8220;stop charging around 80-90%&#8221;, so you can stop worrying if it&#8217;s working correctly.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As ever, a few extra tweaks appear to be in the update that haven&#8217;t made it into Nintendo&#8217;s official patch notes. On ResetEra, fans report that you can now disable auto-playing videos in the eShop \u2014 which is a truly welcome addition. Nintendo dataminer OatmealDome, meanwhile, stats that there&#8217;s also a new menu to view your peak brightness value when adjusting HDR settings in TV mode. <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\">\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Switch 2 GameChat with the Nintendo Camera &#8211; Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Here are Nintendo&#8217;s full patch notes:<\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Nintendo Switch Ver. 21.0.0 (Released November 10, 2025):<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Added symbols above software icons displayed on the HOME Menu to indicate whether the software is a physical or a digital version.<\/li>\n<li>Added the ability to download data for a virtual game card even if the &#8220;Use Online License&#8221; setting is turned off.\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>This option is available in the <strong>Options<\/strong> of a virtual game card when accessed via <strong>Virtual Game Cards<\/strong> from the HOME Menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The information regarding Save Data Cloud Backup that appears when launching certain software has been updated.<\/li>\n<li>The option &#8220;Platinum Point Notification Settings&#8221; was renamed to &#8220;Nintendo Switch Online Notification Settings&#8221; in the <strong>Notifications<\/strong> menu in <strong>System Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Added the ability to disable the following options when performing a system transfer from a Nintendo Switch system to a Nintendo Switch 2 system using <strong>System Transfer to Nintendo Switch 2<\/strong> in <strong>System Settings<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Redownload Software on Nintendo Switch 2<\/li>\n<li>Transfer Album Data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Added the ability to adjust the volume from the Quick Settings menu while in VR mode.<\/li>\n<li>General system stability improvements to enhance the user&#8217;s experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Nintendo Switch 2 Ver. 21.0.0 (Released November 10, 2025)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Added symbols above software icons displayed on the HOME Menu to indicate whether the software is a physical or a digital version.<\/li>\n<li>When multiple software downloads are in progress, there is now an option to cancel all.<\/li>\n<li>If a console bundle includes a software download, there will now be an icon to &#8220;Receive Software.&#8221; It will display if the system is connected to the internet.\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>The icon will launch <strong>Nintendo eShop<\/strong> and you can proceed to the downloadable software.<\/li>\n<li>You can still receive the software by navigating to <strong>Nintendo eShop<\/strong> from the HOME Menu directly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When finding users to send a friend request to, the <strong>Search for Users You&#8217;ve Played With<\/strong> option under <strong>Add Friend<\/strong> now includes people you&#8217;ve interacted with in your friends&#8217; GameChat rooms.<\/li>\n<li>Added the ability to download data for a virtual game card even if the &#8220;Use Online License&#8221; setting is turned off.\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>This option is available in the <strong>Options<\/strong> of a virtual game card when accessed via <strong>Virtual Game Cards<\/strong> from the HOME Menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The following updates have been made for GameChat:\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>The game will not automatically go to sleep while chatting.<\/li>\n<li>The option to turn off &#8220;Chat Audio Panning&#8221; has been added.<\/li>\n<li>Chat can continue if the console goes from TV mode (docked) to Handheld or Table mode where this scenario changes the internet from a wired connection to a wireless connection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The following updates have been made in <strong>Accessibility<\/strong> in <strong>System Settings<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>When <strong>Use Text to Speech<\/strong> is turned on, the description of the predictive conversion character on the Japanese keyboard is now read out loud.<\/li>\n<li>The upper limit of <strong>Text-to-Speech Speed<\/strong> was increased from 300% to 400%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The following updates have been made in <strong>Audio<\/strong> in <strong>System Settings<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>The ability to change the audio mode for a wirelessly connected Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller was added. &#8220;Stable&#8221; or &#8220;Low Latency&#8221; can be selected.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Low Latency&#8221; will reduce audio latency when compared to &#8220;Stable&#8221; but may be more subject to interference in some wireless environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The following updates have been made in <strong>Display<\/strong> in <strong>System Settings<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>&#8220;HDR Output&#8221; was renamed to &#8220;System Screen&#8217;s HDR Output.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Improved the screen display when using <strong>Adjust Screen Size<\/strong> to make it easier to adjust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The following updates have been made in <strong>Notifications<\/strong> in <strong>System Settings<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>The option &#8220;Platinum Point Notification&#8221; was renamed to &#8220;Nintendo Switch Online Notification.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The following updates have been made in <strong>System<\/strong> in <strong>System Settings<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>&#8220;Stop Charging Around 90%&#8221; was renamed and updated to &#8220;Stop Charging Around 80-90%&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Thai and Polish were added to the list of options under <strong>Language<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"list jsx-4224303756\" data-cy=\"list\">\n<li>Thai and Polish will only be available in software when it supports the respective language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>General system stability improvements to enhance the user&#8217;s experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em>@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/nintendo-switch-and-switch-2-system-update-2100-available-here-are-the-patch-notes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has issued a fresh system software update for the Switch and Switch 2, bringing both consoles&#8217; firmware up to Version 21.0.0. 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