{"id":1457,"date":"2025-06-04T06:10:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2025-06-04T06:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:10:40","slug":"nintendo-switchs-android-app-gets-a-huge-update-ahead-of-a-switch-2-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/06\/04\/nintendo-switchs-android-app-gets-a-huge-update-ahead-of-a-switch-2-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch&#8217;s Android app gets a huge update ahead of a Switch 2 summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With a new console on the horizon and summer break, parents might need this update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/zYWK3NUA5h6QwHKCtLcXDf.jpg\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch 2 lifestyle render\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Image credit: Nintendo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-you-need-to-know-3\">What you need to know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nintendo updated its Parental Control app on the Play Store with a redesigned interface and Switch 2 support ahead of its June 5 debut.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The app brings over parental controls for GameChat, letting parents decide who their kids can talk to and when they can use video chat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The update also lets parents easily extend their child&#8217;s play time on a Switch or Switch 2 by five, fifteen, or thirty minutes with the ability to disable the limit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Nintendo just rolled out an update for its Switch parental control app, giving parents more control and a fancy new look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The update arrived this weekon the Play Store, spotted by Android Central&#8217;s Nicholas Sutrich. One thing users will notice is the Parental Control app now has a cleaner, reworked UI. More importantly, Nintendo announces that the Android app now supports the Switch 2, which is perfect timing as the console is set to launch in a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nintendo states the app lets parents control a Switch 2&#8217;s &#8220;access to GameChat.&#8221; Parents can manage which friends their kids can speak to and &#8220;when they can use video chat.&#8221; Additionally, the update gives parents the ability to connect and manage multiple Switch devices, as well as the ability to extend playtime limits with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When tapping a connected Switch, parents will see a day-by-day breakdown of its activity. If your child has been playing, you will see how long they&#8217;ve played and whether or not you&#8217;ve granted additional time. Parents can then hop into a monthly breakdown to see days played and playtime averages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the playtime limit, parents will find the option to extend it by five, fifteen, or thirty minutes. However, there is an option, marked by Nintendo&#8217;s Starman icon, to disable the daily limit. This will let your kid run wild in whatever games they&#8217;re playing without worry (it is summer break, after all).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Nintendo-1744633-USG-003\">USG-003 Battery for Nintendo DS Lite DSL NDSL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"just-gamin-3\">Just Gamin&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/u5nAHtby87XiWAArhMsNPG.jpg\" alt=\"A snapshot of a parent's overview of a Switch's playtime broken down by days.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/46GAaBJXYyqZr4GPVKmHPG.jpg\" alt=\"The Nintendo Parental Control app lets parents easily extend their child's Switch play time by five, fifteen, or thirty minutes with the option to disable the limit entirely, too.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the play-time limit area, parents can also manage any &#8220;restricted features&#8221; on their child&#8217;s Switch or Switch 2. Nintendo states these are age-based restrictions concerning the games your child might play. The update was spotted early this week and should be readily available for all Android users to download\/install via the Play Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Nintendo broke the news earlier this year, we&#8217;ve known that the Switch 2 was on pace for a June 5 launch. That means we&#8217;re only two days away from having it in hand, and this parental control app update is likely in preparation for that occurrence. Aside from the device&#8217;s redesign, theSwitch 2 sports a new feature: GameChat. The added &#8220;C&#8221; button lets users initiate a chat with friends that lets them share their screen to make it feel like you&#8217;re right next to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, there&#8217;s a camera that users can grab to make things feel a little closer.<\/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<p>While we eagerly await the Switch 2 this week, it seems that Nintendo istrying to avoid Switch 2 emulationon Android devices. It looks like Nintendo&#8217;s &#8220;Game Key Card&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a new console on the horizon and summer break, parents might need this update. (Image credit: Nintendo) What you need to know Nintendo just rolled out an update for its Switch parental control app, giving parents more control and a fancy new look. The update arrived this weekon the Play Store, spotted by Android &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/06\/04\/nintendo-switchs-android-app-gets-a-huge-update-ahead-of-a-switch-2-summer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nintendo Switch&#8217;s Android app gets a huge update ahead of a Switch 2 summer<\/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":[177],"class_list":["post-1457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo","tag-switch-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457","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=1457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1458,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1457\/revisions\/1458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}