How to Share Parental Controls with the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls App

Follow these steps to share Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch Parental Controls with another person in your Nintendo Account family group.

Before you start

Both Nintendo Accounts need to be in the same family group and have the Parent/Guardian role to share Parental Controls. The family group admin can invite members to the family group, as well as set Nintendo Accounts to have the Parent/Guardian role as long as they are over the age of 18.

Complete these steps

1. Download the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app on both smart devices you will be using to manage Parental Controls.

2. Link your Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch to the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app on one of the devices. The other device does not need to sign into the app with a Nintendo Account yet.

3. Select Parental Controls in the lower-right corner.

4. Select the Settings icon in the top-right corner.

5. Select Shared Parental Controls.

6. Select Begin Setup.

7. Review the supervised consoles that will be shared, then select Next.

8. Select the family group member that you want to share Parental Controls with, then select OK. A confirmation message should appear, and you can select OK again to close it.

   • Family group member isn't appearing

     • If you are the family group admin setting this up, you can select Invite to create a QR Code that the other person can scan to invite them to the family group and continue this process.

     • If you are not the family group admin, the admin will need to invite the other parent or guardian to the family group before you can proceed.

9. Have the other parent or guardian sign in to their Nintendo Account using their smart device.

   • If they are already signed in on the other device and have one or more consoles linked, go to Shared Parental Controls to proceed.

10. You'll be prompted to start sharing Parental Controls. Select Yes, then select OK.

Additional information

• While settings are shared, both parents or guardians can change the Parental Controls settings on each Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch console linked to either smart device. You can also receive notifications when the person you're sharing with makes changes to Parental Controls settings.

• You can stop sharing parental controls by selecting Delete Settings for Shared Parental Controls. Each smart device will still be linked to whichever consoles they had linked directly.