Can I lock my Switch account?

For most users, a passcode is more than enough for their privacy needs. Similar to mobile phones, a passcode on your Nintendo Switch will help prevent other people from opening certain games or software on your console without your consent.

How do I stop someone from using my Nintendo Account?

Complete these steps

Click Nintendo Account in the upper-left corner of the screen to access your account settings. Select Family group. Select Manage family group. Select Remove a family group member.

How do I block my stolen Nintendo Switch?

Contact your local police department if Nintendo's customer support provides an IP address or location for your stolen Nintendo Switch. We strongly advise against going to the provided location alone. Depending on your region/country, you can contact Nintendo Switch's support via text, phone call, or online chat.

How do I disable a stolen device?

What happens if you delete Parental Controls Switch?

All Parental Controls restrictions will be removed from the console when the app is unlinked.

How to Add a Security Passcode to Nintendo Switch

How do I control my Nintendo Switch from my phone?

To use your phone as a Nintendo Switch keyboard and controller, you'll need to install the JoyCon Doid app on your phone. The app turns your phone into a virtual controller once paired with your Nintendo Switch. And if you have many other players who want to join the game, they can pair up their phones.

Can I remove my account from someone else's Switch?

Can someone else use my Nintendo Switch account?

Please note that you can register one primary console per Nintendo Account. Once you've registered a primary console, your digital purchases can be played by anyone that uses the primary console. Other players will not be able to access your digital games on a non-primary console.

What happens if you unlink a switch account?

Unlinking a Nintendo Account from a Nintendo Switch console does not delete the Nintendo Account or any associated purchases. The Nintendo Account will still be available and can be re-linked to another user account in the future. A Nintendo Account can be linked to more than one Nintendo Switch console at a time.

What does deregistering a switch account do?

Deregistering one console will allow you to select a different console as the primary console for your Nintendo Account. Each Nintendo Account can have one primary Nintendo Switch console at a time.

Does deleting a Nintendo Account delete everything?

Deleting a Nintendo Account will result in loss of all data associated to it, including but not limited to: Mission status, points and rewards in the My Nintendo rewards program. Digital content that you purchased or acquired and that is linked to your Nintendo Account, including in-app content and coins.

Can you control a Nintendo Switch remotely?

If you're quite lazy turning on your Nintendo Switch directly from its power button. You can actually turn on your Nintendo Switch remotely via Joycon Controller.

Is there an app to control the Switch?

The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app lets users control settings for their Nintendo Switch systems.

What happens to a Nintendo child account when they turn 18?

A child account can be created for any child under the age of 18. Please note that once a child account is created, it will not turn into a general Nintendo Account even once the user turns 18.

How do I remove parental controls without my parents knowing?

Can I lock my sons switch?

Via the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app

Tap “Console Settings.” Tap “Restriction Level.” Select the appropriate age of your child (Teen, Pre-Teen, Child), or select “Custom Settings” to make granular decisions about the content your children will have access to on the Nintendo Switch console.

Can you put a parental lock?

You can set up parental controls on Android through both the Google Family Link app and Google Play Store app. While the Google Family Link is designed primarily for Android, it can also be installed on an iOS device to manage accounts.

How do I get parent lock?

How many times can you change your primary switch?

Set your new Switch as the primary console

A single Switch can be the primary console for as many accounts as you want, but each account can only set one Switch as its primary.

Can you unlink a switch account from a child account?

Click “Nintendo Account” in the upper-left corner of the screen to access your account settings. Select “Parental Controls.” Select the Nintendo Account that you want to release from your account. Select “Stop managing this account.”