One of the biggest draws of the Nintendo Switch 2 is an enhanced suite of social features, allowing you to chat and share gameplay with your friends. It also means new ways to accidentally erode your own privacy. Whether you're still setting up your Switch 2, or you've been playing for a while, there are a few settings you should check right now.
If you migrated from an existing Switch, most of your settings should have been imported, so some things you might not need to tweak. However, there are enough new changes and new features that it's worth doing a quick audit of your privacy settings.
Nintendo Switch 2 $449.99 at Best Buy Shop Now Shop Now $449.99 at Best BuyTo adjust these settings, from the Home screen on your Switch 2, select your profile icon at the top of the display. From there, follow these steps:
Under Play-Activity Settings, you can change Visibility of Play Activity to everyone, your friends, a smaller list of best friends, or no one. (Below this setting, you can also select Delete Play Activity to erase the history of your gameplay that Nintendo has stored.)
While you're here, you can also select Edit Nickname to change how your name is displayed. Handy if you initially used your real name, but have added a few too many acquaintances or strangers over the years.
Learn how the new GameChat system works
GameChat is such a big part of the new Nintendo Switch 2 that they gave it its own button on the right Joy-Con. This new feature lets you join Zoom-like audio and/or video calls, and even share your screen with your friends. However, that also means it's one more thing you can forget to hit mute on.
At any point, in a game or in menus, you can press the GameChat button to pull up the chat overlay and start a session with your friends—as long as you both have set up GameChat and allowed invites from each other. Once you start a chat, your game's screen will shrink a bit and you'll see a Zoom-like array of invited players along the bottom.
While by default it's pretty hard to not notice you're in a chat, this can be changed. In GameChat's settings (more on these below), you can change the Screen Layout setting to use smaller boxes for other players, or hide them entirely. In the latter case, you could be in a chat where other users can hear your microphone without a visible indicator on the screen.
Once you're in a GameChat session, there are a few more settings you can tweak. While in a chat, press the GameChat button and select the Settings gear icon to the right. Here, you'll find options for your screen layout, audio, camera, and screen sharing settings.
Under Chat Audio, there's a toggle to automatically mute your microphone when entering a chat session. I highly recommend enabling this. It's simple to unmute yourself, so it's a handy precaution to make sure your friends don't accidentally hear something they weren't meant to before you're ready to talk.
Finally, under Screen Sharing, there's a single toggle to enable sharing your screen while you're on the Home menu. By default, this is turned on, but if you don't want your friends to know the embarrassing games you play, you can switch it off.
Use the Nintendo Switch App to adjust your console's settings
Some settings here are the same ones you find on your console, and sync to your device. For example, if you tap your profile icon in the app, you can change who sees your online status or play activity. Changing the setting here in the app, and your console will already be updated the next time you use it.
Manage your kids' screen time with Parental Controls
If you're a parent managing privacy settings for your child, you have extra controls via the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app. This is a separate program from the Nintendo Switch App, that lets you set time limits, manage who can chat with your children, and even set spending limits for their accounts.
As a parent, the Parental Controls app lets you decide which users are on that approved list for your child's account. So, for example, you could allow them to use their friend codes to add friends at school or from games, while still only allowing a few core people you know and trust to start a voice or video call.
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