The Switch 2 will finally back up screenshots to the cloud
Nintendo released an update to its Switch Online mobile app yesterday renaming it to simply the Nintendo Switch App and adding support for the Switch 2, which releases on June 5th. Alongside Switch 2 support comes new features, first announced in early April, making it easier to access screenshots on other devices and adding mobile notifications for GameChat invitations.
The most useful update to the app is that the Switch 2 will be able to upload screenshots and videos to it through the cloud. The Switch 2's album will have a new Upload to Smart Device option for manually sending screenshots, as well as an automatic uploads feature where the 100 most recent screenshots and videos on the console will be available in the app.
Files will be stored in the cloud for up to 30 days, Nintendo says, but can be downloaded from the app to a mobile device's camera roll to be saved permanently. If you attempt to upload more than 100 screenshots and videos, the oldest screenshots will be overwritten. A free Nintendo Account is required to use the feature, but a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership is not.
Sharing screenshots from the original Switch was a more cumbersome process requiring a smartphone to scan a QR code on the console and then connect to a temporary Wi-Fi network to transfer the files wirelessly.The Nintendo Switch App will also let you see when you've been invited to a GameChat call and includes the Zelda Notes features for the Switch 2 editions of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Although not active in the app yet, the feature will include achievements, spoken directions to areas you mark on a map, and access to additional Princess Zelda recall memories.
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