Can I charge the Switch with my MacBook Pro charger?

[Particle Physicist]

I am going on a trip soon and wondering if I can charge the Switch with my MacBook Pro charger. They are both USB-C but I don't know if it will bust my Switch.

Also, any recommendations for good carrying cases?

 

[_zoipi]

If it's USB C it would mainly work. I can charge my Switch with a kinda generic USB C cable.

 

[Deleted member 37233]

I charge my Switch often times with the USB-C charger of my Google Pixel, so I guess it should work fine?

 

[Pikachu]

I do it all the time (with my MBP charger)

 

[Joe]

I charge my Switch with my phone charger, and I charge my phone with my laptop charger. By transitive property, you should be fine.

 

[Kittens McMittens]

I use my 2018 MBP charger on my Switch. It's not caused any damage yet! I'd be a bit wary about doing it the other way around, and in any case the Switch charger doesn't put out enough juice to keep a MBP running anyway.

 

[pswii60]

I charge my Switch with my Samsung S8/S9 charger without issue.

A few people have claimed it can damage the battery or something but people say a lot of things; been charging my Switch this way for 2 years now and it's perfectly fine.

 

[Static]

A lot of people have talked about their Switch's getting bricked using non-Nintendo chargers. Enough that I'll never do it. Even chargers thaat have been sold as third-party switch docks have had these claims.

 

[Soulfang]

https://switchchargers.com/ has you covered. The answer seems to be "yes" for the Apple chargers.

 

[forgiventhrice]

I use my iPad Pro 11' charger . It's a yes OP

 

[Particle Physicist]

https://switchchargers.com/ has you covered. The answer seems to be "yes" for the Apple chargers.

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Nice. Thanks!

 

[@dedmunk]

I did it the other way around and I think it killed the board in my 15" touch bar pro.

 

[night814]

Any USB-C works, it's great if you have a new phone.

 

[KingDrool]

I've been doing it since the Switch came out.

 

[Treythalomew]

I've been doing it since the Switch came out.

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Also been doing it since launch, anytime I travel just take the single charger or if I don't want to stop playing at home.

 

[Completely Anonymous]

Never considered trying this. Might have to do so on my trip next week, because that is one less charger to carry

 

[Syriel]

A lot of people have talked about their Switch's getting bricked using non-Nintendo chargers. Enough that I'll never do it. Even chargers thaat have been sold as third-party switch docks have had these claims.

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That's going to be generic chargers that don't meet standards.

Official Apple and Samsung gear will be up to spec and not an issue.

 

[rAndom]

That will work fine. Charging it undocked will just make it operate like charging a phone with a USB-C port.

 

[Gallows Bat]

Yes, USB C devices only draw as much power as they need so there's no danger of overloading it or anything.

 

[Lakeside]

That's going to be generic chargers that don't meet standards.

Official Apple and Samsung gear will be up to spec and not an issue.

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I've read plenty that indicates it's Nintendo that didn't follow the specs properly. At best it's a controversy. Unfortunately some of the documentation behind this was lost with Google+.

For the record I charge mine with my Macook charger all the time and if it bricks it bricks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...e_switch_is_not_usbc_compliant_and_overdraws/

 

[cakely]

Yes.

But you can't use it as the charger when running the switch in docked mode and hdmi out.

 

[BrucCLea13k87]

Yep, I have multiple times.

 

[Replicant]

It will charge it but I can't be used for the dock

 

[hyouko]

I do this all the time too. As others have said, wouldn't (and apparently can't?) use it for docked mode, though.

 

[Particle Physicist]

I do this all the time too. As others have said, wouldn't (and apparently can't?) use it for docked mode, though.

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I am mainly looking to bring less chargers on a trip so this is great news.

 

[BanditoMac]

so weird, i literally just plugged my Switch to my macbook charger and saw this thread. please stop spying on me op

 

[opticalmace]

Another thumbs up here, I do it all the time. I've heard bad things about using the MBP charger with the Switch dock though, so I'd avoid that.

 

[firehawk12]

What was the old thing with some third party charger frying the port or something?

 

[Particle Physicist]

so weird, i literally just plugged my Switch to my macbook charger and saw this thread. please stop spying on me op

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I just wanted to make sure you didn't fuck up your Switch. I'm looking out for you!

 

[Ponchito]

I've charged my Mac with my Switch charger so I guess it works the other way around.

 

[johan]

I am mainly looking to bring less chargers on a trip so this is great news.

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Another thing you can do is buy one of those multi usb charger bricks. I have an anker one with 5 usb ports (there's also ones on the market with USB-C, but those might not be powerful enough for a MacBook Pro charge+use scenario) and a detachable power cable, meaning I only had to buy a standard Japanese/US power cable when I went to vacation on Japan. And a few small usb cables for my devices of course. No annoying power converter brick!