Comment on Nintendo Switch Is Removing Integration for X, Formerly Twitter
Kachilde@lemmy.world 7 months ago
And nothing of value was lost
Comment on Nintendo Switch Is Removing Integration for X, Formerly Twitter
Kachilde@lemmy.world 7 months ago
And nothing of value was lost
MagnyusG@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I remember it being convenient for getting screenshots off it to pc quickly, but I don’t know if there’s a better method of doing so. I rarely, if ever, use the share function to begin with.
Chozo@fedia.io 7 months ago
This is something that Nintendo should have had a better fix for years ago. With my PS5, I can access my screenshots and video clips from the app and save them directly to my device. I can't believe that Nintendo hasn't managed to do something as simple as this, they're just so unwilling to make a modern product.
iAmTheTot@kbin.social 7 months ago
Nintendo has always treated online as an afterthought.
Vilian@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
except when selling 30 year old game higher that it was and you can only paly it online
flames5123@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yea, last time I tired, you have to connect to its personal wifi hotspot and download them via the app. It’s so backwards!
gila@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Good news, they have had a better fix for several years now. About a month after the PS5 came out, so what you described was possibly an actual factor in it.
Maven@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
“Better” is such a strong word. It’s a kludge where you have to connect your phone and switch to a virtual wifi and then you can send up to ten photos at a snail’s pace. I kept using twitter because it’s such an annoying process.
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
You can directly connect to the Switch over a wifi network it creates. You can select up to 10 photos to share at a time. It’ll create a one-time-use wifi network (the connection details are different every time) and generate a QR code so you can connect to it. After your phone is connected, it’ll generate another QR code that’ll direct you to a webpage (a local IP address, specifically) where you can browse and download the photos from.
Make sure to turn off data on your phone while you’re trying to do this. Some phones use data as a fallback if the wifi network they’re connected to isn’t connected to the internet.
Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
This is a newer function though, wasn’t always available
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
It’s been a function for at least a few years. And they didn’t mention whether it had to be new or not.
Donut@leminal.space 7 months ago
Yeah it’s so cumbersome, especially if you forget data being on.
At least you can bookmark the second QR code because it’s always the same IP address. So once you’re connected you can just directly navigate to
192.168.0.1/index.htmland you’re in.Gestrid@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Honestly, it’s easier for me to just double-tap the power button to open the camera and scan the QR code than to have to open my bookmarks.
And I don’t mind that the SSID for the wifi changes eventually time. Again, it’s simply faster to turn off data and scan the QR code than it is to force my phone to connect to a network that isn’t connected to the internet.
Yeah, there’s more convenient ways this could’ve been done, but it’s not a horrible design.
Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
If you have a hacked Switch you can use mtp-server or ftpd. I like the MTP approach, it works just like DeckyMTP on the Steam Deck.
xthexder@l.sw0.com 7 months ago
Classic Nintendo, making simple things like copying screenshots so complicated hacking your switch is a reasonable thing to do…
Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
They also make obtaining games for a reasonable price impossible, so hacking the switch is kinda necessary. And they make playing games with reasonable frame rates impossible, so emulating the Switch on a powerful PC is reasonable.
DreitonLullaby@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
I do think there should be more easy official wireless options, but it isn’t actually difficult to transfer your screenshots & video’s over to a PC. All you need to do is put your microSD card in an SD card adapter, and plug it into a PC. Although that worked better back in 2017 when it released; most computers don’t have SD card slots anymore.
Alborlin@lemmy.world 7 months ago
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DreitonLullaby@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
I used the Facebook posting feature back in 2018 before I had an SD card because I was running out of space. I regret it now though because it severely compressed the video & audio and entirely wiped the date/time metadata. Even though I don’t recommend it, I feel that Facebook would be a better option than Twitter, because you can private posts.