The Nintendo Switch Setting You May Want To Change If You Use Headphones – SlashGear

Buried in the Nintendo Switch’s system settings menu is an option called “Mute When Headphones Are Disconnected,” which does exactly what you’d think. If the Switch is on and you disconnect your headphones (accidentally or on purpose), any audio that’s playing will be muted automatically, rather than continuing uninterrupted through the system’s built-in speakers. This should free you from the responsibility and potential anxiety of inadvertently blasting your game audio for everyone in your vicinity to hear.

To turn this option on, open the “System Settings” menu at the bottom of the Switch’s home screen (the icon looks like a gear). Scroll down to the very bottom of the System Settings list to the “System” sub-menu, then scroll down a little bit until you find it (it should be sitting right below “Console Sound”). Select “Mute When Headphones Are Disconnected” to toggle the feature on or off — when on, it will show “On” to the right of the option name in a bright turquoise color.

And that’s it! With this option turned on, you no longer have to worry about any public faux pas with your Nintendo Switch audio. But please do be careful when playing while out and about all the same.