{"id":1447,"date":"2025-05-30T02:49:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2025-05-30T02:49:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:49:50","slug":"update-your-nintendo-switch-app-now-if-youre-getting-a-switch-2-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/05\/30\/update-your-nintendo-switch-app-now-if-youre-getting-a-switch-2-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Update your Nintendo Switch App now if you&#8217;re getting a Switch 2 next week\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/switch-2-app-hero-4.jpg\" alt=\"switch-2-app-hero-4\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Nintendo Switch Online App has been renamed to the Nintendo Switch App, and now supports the Nintendo Switch 2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switch 2 players can now accept GameChat invitations on the Switch 2 app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can now upload Switch 2 screenshots to the Nintendo Switch App and the Zelda Notes service has been added.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The release of theNintendo Switch 2is now officially a week away, and in anticipation of itshighly awaited launch, Nintendo has updated the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app with a new name and features for the Switch 2, ensuring it&#8217;s ready for the console on day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting with the name, the Nintendo Switch Online app is now simply called the Nintendo Switch App, dropping the &#8220;Online&#8221; designation that has long been associated withNintendo Switch Online, the company&#8217;s subscription-based online membership service. Nintendo Switch Online provides players with online multiplayer access, cloud save data, and access to classic NES, SNES, and Game Boy games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the app&#8217;s name has changed, it retains the same functionality as before. It hasn&#8217;t lost any core features, such as the ability for Switch 1 players to chat with friends through the app. The most significant change in the app&#8217;slatest 3.0.1 updateis its support for the Nintendo Switch 2, enhancing the in-app experience for the new console&#8217;s features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Nintendo-1746905-OXY-003\">OXY-003 Battery for Nintendo Game Boy Micro OXY-001 Y76NB01<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-nintendo-switch-app-is-ready-for-the-switch-2\">The Nintendo Switch app is ready for the Switch 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"you-can-now-upload-switch-2-screenshots-to-the-app\">You can now upload Switch 2 screenshots to the app<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/switch-2-app.jpg\" alt=\"switch-2-app\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nintendo \/ Pocket-lint<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the Switch 2&#8217;s new features is GameChat, a built-in service that allows players to talk with friends while playing games on the Switch 2. Think of it as Nintendo&#8217;s version of Discord or an Xbox Live Party. With the latest Nintendo Switch app update, Switch 2 players can now receive and accept GameChat invitations on the app, making it easier to hop into a call with friends without interrupting what they&#8217;re doing on their Switch 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the app has been enhanced with other features for connecting with friends, including the ability to add Switch Online friends through the app and to enable notifications when a friend goes online. It&#8217;s clear that with this app update and GameChat, Nintendo is placing a much larger emphasis on connecting with friends for the Switch 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The feature I&#8217;m most excited about that has been added with the update is the ability to upload screenshots you&#8217;ve taken on your Switch 2 to the Nintendo Switch mobile app. This will make it much easier to quickly share screenshots with friends and family or to post on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Nintendo-1739057-HAC-006\">HAC-006 Battery for Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Fits HAC-006 Left Right<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/switch-2-app-update.jpg\" alt=\"switch-2-app-update\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To upload a screenshot, players can go to the Switch 2&#8217;s gallery and select the &#8220;Upload to Smart Device&#8221; option (as seen in the image above). You&#8217;ll be able to upload 100 files to the app at a time, but they&#8217;ll only be stored for 30 days before they are deleted, so make sure to download them. It&#8217;s also worth noting that a Nintendo Switch Online subscription isn&#8217;t required for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the Nintendo Switch app has added the newZelda Notes service, providing players with handy tools for playing the Switch 2 Editions of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Zelda Notes includes some exciting add-ons, such as a voiced navigation feature that helps you locate Koroks and challenging shrines, voice memories from characters in the game, a photo studio to customize your Zelda screenshots, and much more. However, Zelda Notes won&#8217;t be available until the Switch 2 launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Nintendo-1738737-CTR-003\">CTR-003 Battery for Nintendo Switch NS Pro Wiiu 3DS 2DS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nintendo Switch app&#8217;s 3.0.1 update for the Switch 2 is now available for download on iOS and Android devices. In just a week&#8217;s time, the Nintendo Switch 2 will finally launch on June 5, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The release of theNintendo Switch 2is now officially a week away, and in anticipation of itshighly awaited launch, Nintendo has updated the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app with a new name and features for the Switch 2, ensuring it&#8217;s ready for the console on day one. Starting with the name, the Nintendo Switch Online &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/05\/30\/update-your-nintendo-switch-app-now-if-youre-getting-a-switch-2-next-week\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Update your Nintendo Switch App now if you&#8217;re getting a Switch 2 next week\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[221],"class_list":["post-1447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch-app"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1447"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1448,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447\/revisions\/1448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}