For Nintendo Switch ("NS") players, the most troublesome thing is to share screenshots on NS.
Nintendo does not provide direct sharing functions on NS such as Weibo and WeChat, which are commonly used in mainland China. To quickly share screenshots and recordings, you must use its "Share to Smartphone" function. However, if you follow the official export method, you not only need to scan the QR code twice, but also need to save it one by one on the web page...
Fortunately, though, there are various tricks to quickly transfer screenshots and recordings on NS. Today, APPSO is here to recommend a few ways to quickly transfer screenshots on NS, so that you can share the best game moments on NS faster.
iPhone: Shortcuts, Switshot, and SwitchBuddy
For many iPhone users, Shortcuts is one of the daily must-have productivity apps. For screenshots and recordings on NS, we can also quickly save to an album through the Shortcuts app.
APPSO has prepared a "Get Media shared by Switch" shortcut for you. Follow APPSO (WeChat appsolution) and reply to "NS1" to get this shortcut.
After saving this shortcut on iPhone, we can also use the "Automation" function of the Shortcuts app to scan the code once to complete the screenshot and record and save work. Here's how:
After that, we started the NS sharing function as usual, then scanned the first QR code with the iPhone's camera or the scanner in the Control Center, and after a while we could see the iPhone pop up the Shortcuts app. We only need to click on the notification to save the screenshot selected on NS to the album.
In addition to Shortcuts, there are other third-party apps that support directly saving screenshots on NS to your phone. For example, Switshot, which supports Shortcuts, and SwitchBuddy, which supports scanning codes directly in the app and iCloud Drive, can help you quickly save or share screenshots of NS.
Android：Switch Transfer Tool
For Android users, the Switch Transfer Tool also quickly gets selected screenshots and recordings on NS.
Simply install and launch the Switch Transfer Tool and it will launch a barcode scanner within the app. At this time, just activate the "Share to Smartphone" option in NS, scan the first QR code, and switch Transfer Tool can automatically save screenshots from NS.
▲ Image from: Switch Transfer Tool official store page
The saved screenshots are automatically saved in the storage space of the mobile phone, which we can use directly in WeChat and Weibo, or directly back up using the network disk or the album app.
Computer: USB cable sharing
In NS, there is also the option to export screenshots and recordings to your computer via USB cable. If you have mass screen takers and recording management needs, this is the perfect way to do it.
First, start USB sharing mode on NS. Open System Settings on NS, select "Data Management", "Manage Screenshots and Videos", and then click "Copy to Computer via USB Connection", NS will start the MTP service for computer access.
If you're using a Windows computer, connect directly to your computer via a USB cable, then find a portable device called "Nintendo Switch" in Explorer ("My Computer" or "Computer"), open it in "Album", and view or copy screenshots and recordings in different game categories.
Because macOS systems can't read MTP devices directly, Mac users need to install a third-party app to do just that. According to APPSO testing, Google's "Android File Transfer" app can read NS screenshots and recordings.
If you have to ask why: some Android phones are also connected to the computer as MTP devices, so Android File Transfer is essentially just an MTP reader, and does not mean that NS is an Android system device.
The above is a few ways for APPSO to quickly share and manage NS screenshots. What other lessons do you have for NS screenshot sharing or management? Welcome to share it with us in the message area.
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