Nintendo Switch: you can finally connect your Bluetooth headset, miracle – Frandroid

Nintendo Switch update 13.0 allows Bluetooth headsets to be connected. No more need for a dongle.

No more need for a dongle!

This is a function that we were many and many to expect since the launch of the Nintendo Switch in 2017. The console may be equipped as standard with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, it was impossible to pair a bluetooth headset till today.

If you used to use a wireless headset with your smartphone, PC or tablet, you cannot use it on your Nintendo Switch. A shame for a modern mobile device.

It is now fixed.

Bluetooth Audio listening only

This is what Nintendo announced very soberly in a tweet on the night of September 14th to 15th. With the Nintendo Switch system update 13.0, you can now pair Bluetooth headsets or headphones.

The latest #NintendoSwitch update is now available, including the ability to pair Bluetooth devices for audio output.

For more information, including restrictions on some features while using Bluetooth Audio, please visit the support page: https://t.co/vzAB6lZTDu pic.twitter.com/6J5xcDl5kU

– Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 15, 2021

There is, however, an important nuance that must be understood. Here Nintendo only offers Bluetooth Audio listening, without the possibility of using the headset microphone. For voice communications, alternative systems will still have to be found.

Nintendo also warns that latency may be a problem in Bluetooth. The latency inherent in using Bluetooth is a well-known problem of Android products.

Nintendo is ahead of its competitors

The Nintendo Switch was often singled out for the lack of a Bluetooth audio connection, because it is a portable product where this synchronization is very practical.

However, it should be remembered that this is a classic situation in the game console market. In fact, neither the PlayStation nor the Xbox offer a Bluetooth audio connection.

It is all the more ridiculous in the case of the PlayStation that Sony is one of the best manufacturers of bluetooth headsets, and that the DualSense controllers use Bluetooth to connect to the console, including the jack port integrated into the controller.

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