How Do You Turn Off a Nintendo Switch Controller?
Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers, Joy-Cons, and most third party controllers lack any kind of off button, but there are a few ways to turn them off. They are designed to turn off after a period of inactivity, but you can also force one to turn off immediately if you want to save battery power. You can also turn off Joy-Cons either as a pair or individually. There are four ways to turn off a Nintendo Switch controller:
Inactivity: If your Switch controller is left alone long enough, it will turn off automatically.Sleep: If you put your Switch into sleep mode, any connected controllers will turn off.Change Grip/Order: From the Joy Con menu on the home screen, you can select the Change Grip/Order option to switch off controllers you aren’t currently using.System Settings: From System Settings, you can disconnect all of your controllers, which will also turn them off.
How Do You Turn Off a Specific Switch Controller?
If you want to turn off a specific Switch controller while leaving one or more controllers on, the best way is to use the Change Grip/Order function. This is accessed through the Joy-Con icon on the Switch home screen, and it allows you to change the order of your controllers. Any controllers that aren’t activated on this screen will be automatically turned off. Here’s how to turn off specific Switch controllers:
How Do You Turn Off All Switch Controllers?
You can turn off all your Switch controllers at once by putting your Switch into sleep mode. This is useful if you’re not going to use your Switch for a while, as sleep mode consumes less power and switching the controllers off right away instead of waiting for them to time out and switch off automatically helps them conserve battery life. To put your Switch into sleep mode, you can either tap the power button or select the power icon from the home screen and choose the sleep option. If you want to turn off all your Switch controllers without putting your Switch to sleep, you can accomplish that by disconnecting all of the controllers. Here’s how to disconnect Switch controllers and turn them off:
