#poweroff

We’ve you been asking, and Bandai has been listening. In a recent software update, Bandai has quietly added a power off button on the Tamagotchi Uni, after hearing the outcry for there no being one upon the initial release. How do you access it? You need to reset the device by pressing the reset button on the back of the Tamagotchi Uni, and then hold down “A” + “C” buttons while booting, you will then see options for continue, reset all, restore version, and off. How cute that they added a Tamagotchi icon next to the off option?

Selecting the off button will power off the device! To power the device back on, you’ll need to hold the “B" button down for 5 seconds. Upon powering on, you’ll want to select “Continue” to restore all of your content.

We even booted up another Tamagotchi Uni that we did not update, it’s actually running the original software, version 1.0. Trying the same trick does NOT display any further option then continue and reset. So we’re not entirely sure which software update added this new feature.

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One of the biggest complaints we hear from Tamagotchi Uni owners is the lack of a power on/off switch. We’ve seen some others create solutions to power off the device, and now Tamagotchi Center has just recently released their modification.

This modification is a bit different as it’s really a lot less obtrusive! UniPause is a circuit board that will enable a one-hit power off where you will use the reset button on your Tamagotchi Uni to power off the device. To power it back on, simply long press (5 seconds) the B button to boot the device, and it will then as you to continue (keeping your data) or reset (start over).

When the Tamagotchi Uni is off with the UniPause modification, no battery is being consumed. The modification is a little circuit that you’ll need to solder on after removing your backplate, a rather quick installation. We do like that you do not need to modify your Tamagotchi’s original backplate.

Everyone has been asking if you can turn off the Tamagotchi Uni, and the answer is that you cannot. Not at this time at least. Ratamazone recently interviewed Tara Badie, Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America, Senior Director Brand Strategy. Ratamazone asked the burning question if the Tamagotchi Uni can be turned off, and the answer Tara provided came as no surprise.

Tara responded that no, the Tamagotchi Uni cannot be turned off at this time. Tara has verified this with the Japan team who is responsible for product development. Japan did say that you’ll need to wait for the battery to die, which is a bit tough because honestly the battery life is actually pretty good on the Tamagotchi Uni, even on low.

Tara is not sure if an off functionality is even physically possible, but it very well could be. It does make sense that there is no off button, since pets not have off buttons, and this does emulate pets in the real world. Sure we use to pull the batteries out of our older Tamagotchi’s, but the Uni is a bit different.