Battery draining quite rapidly

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Hi I recall this being an issue on a particular firmware for a modded switch but cant remember the fix

I got two switches both on 20.5 firmware - one of batteries is draining quite rapidly when I have it undocked
what would the fix be to keep the battery lasting longer?
 
Hi I recall this being an issue on a particular firmware for a modded switch but cant remember the fix

I got two switches both on 20.5 firmware - one of batteries is draining quite rapidly when I have it undocked
what would the fix be to keep the battery lasting longer?
Turn it off when not in use.
 
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May as well say "fill a sink with water and put it in, problem solved!".

@OP, there are two solutions to this, one quite expedient, add these lines to the mentioned .ini file in atmopshere: https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/issues/2528#issuecomment-3054401265

Or you could rebuild your Emunand entirely after making sure you accepted any prompt on the stock side, but that's quite time-consuming.
Battery drains in 1-2 weeks even on an unmodded console. If you want to conserve your battery, turning it off when not in use is the only way.
 
I am taking a look into the suggestions but imagine have two switches right

one of them is fine the battery does not drain so much but the other one does quite rapidly and ive noticed it is hotter than the other one even when idle.

so its got to be a setting somewhere on this swich or a file (confirugation atmoesphere/bootloader) needs to be modded.
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there is no file in this location

/atmosphere/config/​


except mission control ie a folder.
 
I am taking a look into the suggestions but imagine have two switches right

one of them is fine the battery does not drain so much but the other one does quite rapidly and ive noticed it is hotter than the other one even when idle.

so its got to be a setting somewhere on this swich or a file (confirugation atmoesphere/bootloader) needs to be modded.
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there is no file in this location

/atmosphere/config/​


except mission control ie a folder.

The config files are inside the config template folder.
 
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If you don't connect to the Internet on the modded Switch, you can just permanently enable Aeroplane/Flight Mode in settings, and make sure Bluetooth and (optionally) NFC are enabled, only blocking Internet access.

The permanent fix has already been mentioned in previous replies, but it should be sufficient to only disable ns.notification entries. Also, I believe that's all you need in the /atmosphere/config/system_settings.ini file, no need to use a template (but if you want to, here it is).
 
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If you don't connect to the Internet on the modded Switch, you can just permanently enable Aeroplane/Flight Mode in settings, and make sure Bluetooth and (optionally) NFC are enabled, only blocking Internet access.

The permanent fix has already been mentioned in previous replies, but it should be sufficient to only disable ns.notification entries. Also, I believe that's all you need in the /atmosphere/config/system_settings.ini file, no need to use a template (but if you want to, here it is).
thanks found the file and only added the NS entries to the end of that line and saved it to the file

is that going to be enough? what is it actually doing then?

I left the switch in question off of the dock and will see if its still warm in a few hours and check the battery life.
 
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what is it actually doing then?
The config entries effectively disable the notification service. To my understanding, the problem is a HOS 20 bug with said service that causes an infinite loop and drains the battery if Internet is enabled if a EULA (or something else) wasn't accepted.
 
Battery drains in 1-2 weeks even on an unmodded console. If you want to conserve your battery, turning it off when not in use is the only way.
And you're persisting in your idiocy. We're talking about the console emptying itself completely in a couple of hours here, it thinks it's still on, not the normal battery drain. Please refrain from intervening in subjects you know nothing about. Asking to turn off a modded console is also stupid, when you turn it back on, you're back in stock, and it's a bad idea to use the jig too often.
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one of them is fine the battery does not drain so much but the other one does quite rapidly and ive noticed it is hotter than the other one even when idle.

so its got to be a setting somewhere on this swich or a file (confirugation atmoesphere/bootloader) needs to be modded.
No, it's your Switch trying to show you a prompt you have to validate but can't so the WiFi remains always on. Technically, your console remains fully on with a black screen, hence the drain. It's not a setting that's wrong, it has to be overridden with the lines available on Github, or you have to recreate your EmuNAND.
 
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And you're persisting in your idiocy. We're talking about the console emptying itself completely in a couple of hours here, it thinks it's still on, not the normal battery drain. Please refrain from intervening in subjects you know nothing about. Asking to turn off a modded console is also stupid, when you turn it back on, you're back in stock, and it's a bad idea to use the jig too often.
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No, it's your Switch trying to show you a prompt you have to validate but can't so the WiFi remains always on. Technically, your console remains fully on with a black screen, hence the drain. It's not a setting that's wrong, it has to be overridden with the lines available on Github, or you have to recreate your EmuNAND.
Nobody mentioned a time frame, "quite rapidly" is subjective. That could be hours, or days.

Either way, I feel it bears mentioning.
 
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The config entries effectively disable the notification service. To my understanding, the problem is a HOS 20 bug with said service that causes an infinite loop and drains the battery if Internet is enabled if a EULA (or something else) wasn't accepted.
i dont beleive its made much if any difference

does it matter where those entries are placed? I put them at the very end of the file

the battery still feels warm hours after I put the switch down so its clearly doing something
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edit so this is empty H:\atmosphere\config

so tbc I have just copied the edited file from config templates and about to restart... hope this is what i needed to do in the first place :)

and that my console doesnt die
 
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