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My Macbook Pro charger charges Nintendo Switch, so maybe this was fixed later? Switch is 2017 device.

DeRock 4y ago
I have a device from launch, and remember for the first while this didn't work, but now does. It must've been fixed at some point with a SW update.
mattnewton 4y ago
For me, it will charge but not power the dock for playing on a TV.
- univerio 4y ago
  There's a specific PD profile (15V IIRC) that your charger needs in order to be able to power the dock, and older MacBook chargers didn't have it.
smoldesu 4y ago
I have a launch-model Switch, and it still has trouble charging even on latest firmware. It's very possible that this is one of the "Mariko" fixes; Nintendo silently released a refresh of the Nintendo Switch before the OLED model was announced, dubbed the Mariko models. These had a number of changes, including but not limited to: - New, more secure boot sequence - Updated Nvidia Tegra board - ~20% better battery life - Reinforced chassis design It seems likely that they took the opportunity with Mariko to redesign their charging ICs to be more tolerant. I heartily recommend looking up some of the more subtle differences between the models too, it's really interesting to see how Nintendo updated a mass-market product without anyone really noticing.
- jnovek 4y ago
  Just to make this thread a bit more aggravating, I have two pre-Mariko switches — at least they both have the Nvidia Tegra vulnerability, anyway — and I have yet to see either fail to charge on random USB-C cables and chargers. As another poster mentioned, however, they will only dock with the OEM charger. Seems like whatever is happening with the OG switch USB-C implementation it’s not straightforward.
  - Tijdreiziger 4y ago
    When docking, the Switch specifically wants 15V/2.6A [1]. Any less and it won't dock. There are some third-party vendors which have somehow circumvented this requirement, though [2]. [1] https://switchchargers.com/how-nintendo-switch-charging-works/ https://switchchargers.com/how-nintendo-switch-charging-work... -- scroll down to "Nintendo Switch Dock" [2] e.g. https://skullnco.com/collections/nintendo-switch/products/jumpgate-for-nintendo-switch https://skullnco.com/collections/nintendo-switch/products/ju... and https://www.gulikit.com/productinfo/506086.html https://www.gulikit.com/productinfo/506086.html
- izacus 4y ago
  The change has to have come earlier, my pre-Mariko Switch had no troubles charging from multiple phone, MacBook, tablet and 3rd party USB-C chargers.
  - smoldesu 4y ago
    It's interesting, that does seem to be what people are reporting... I wonder if that suggests that an IC redesign came before Mariko but after launch?
    - izacus 4y ago
      I'd say there was a firmware update of the USB-C chip somewhere early to fix bugs.

I have a device from launch, and remember for the first while this didn't work, but now does. It must've been fixed at some point with a SW update.

mattnewton 4y ago

For me, it will charge but not power the dock for playing on a TV.

univerio 4y ago
There's a specific PD profile (15V IIRC) that your charger needs in order to be able to power the dock, and older MacBook chargers didn't have it.

smoldesu 4y ago

I have a launch-model Switch, and it still has trouble charging even on latest firmware. It's very possible that this is one of the "Mariko" fixes; Nintendo silently released a refresh of the Nintendo Switch before the OLED model was announced, dubbed the Mariko models. These had a number of changes, including but not limited to: - New, more secure boot sequence - Updated Nvidia Tegra board - ~20% better battery life - Reinforced chassis design It seems likely that they took the opportunity with Mariko to redesign their charging ICs to be more tolerant. I heartily recommend looking up some of the more subtle differences between the models too, it's really interesting to see how Nintendo updated a mass-market product without anyone really noticing.

jnovek 4y ago
Just to make this thread a bit more aggravating, I have two pre-Mariko switches — at least they both have the Nvidia Tegra vulnerability, anyway — and I have yet to see either fail to charge on random USB-C cables and chargers. As another poster mentioned, however, they will only dock with the OEM charger. Seems like whatever is happening with the OG switch USB-C implementation it’s not straightforward.
- Tijdreiziger 4y ago
  When docking, the Switch specifically wants 15V/2.6A [1]. Any less and it won't dock. There are some third-party vendors which have somehow circumvented this requirement, though [2]. [1] https://switchchargers.com/how-nintendo-switch-charging-works/ https://switchchargers.com/how-nintendo-switch-charging-work... -- scroll down to "Nintendo Switch Dock" [2] e.g. https://skullnco.com/collections/nintendo-switch/products/jumpgate-for-nintendo-switch https://skullnco.com/collections/nintendo-switch/products/ju... and https://www.gulikit.com/productinfo/506086.html https://www.gulikit.com/productinfo/506086.html
izacus 4y ago
The change has to have come earlier, my pre-Mariko Switch had no troubles charging from multiple phone, MacBook, tablet and 3rd party USB-C chargers.
- smoldesu 4y ago
  It's interesting, that does seem to be what people are reporting... I wonder if that suggests that an IC redesign came before Mariko but after launch?
  - izacus 4y ago
    I'd say there was a firmware update of the USB-C chip somewhere early to fix bugs.