How to Take and View Screenshots on Nintendo Switch 2

Take a screenshot on Switch 2

Open the game or screen you want to capture.
Press the Capture Button on the left Joy-Con 2.

Switch 2 saves the screenshot to Album.

Find and edit your screenshots in Album

Go to the HOME Menu.
Select Album.
Select a screenshot.
Press the A Button to open the menu.

In that menu, you can add text to the screenshot or upload it to the Nintendo Switch App. Album also lets you share captures on social media or save them to your smart device.

Fix “Unable to take a capture now”

Some games and apps don’t allow screenshots. Nintendo says that’s by design. The message “Unable to take a capture now.” means the software blocks the Capture Button.

If the Capture Button does nothing in other places too, test it from the HOME Menu.

Undock Switch 2.
Attach the Joy-Con 2 controllers.
Go to the HOME Menu.
Press the Capture Button on the left Joy-Con 2.

Then match what you see to the list below.

Free up space: If a message asks you to free up space, delete downloaded software. You can also insert a microSD Express card to hold new screenshots or copies from System Memory.
One game only: The Capture Button may not work in that game. Check the game’s manual.
Still no response: Try a different left Joy-Con 2. If it works, the first one needs service through the Nintendo Service Center website.

Short on space? Here’s how to move games between System Memory and a microSD Express card.

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