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Switch Parental Controls App Update Adds New Play Tracking Features

Because we all use it for monitoring our children right? Right???

The Nintendo Switch Online app became available for download yesterday, but that’s not all that’s new in the world of Nintendo’s Switch-connected apps. The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app got an update today, with a bunch of new features for keeping track of playtime.

You can view the full change log below:

Version 1.1
View play records for individual users

You can now see how much time each family member spends on the Nintendo Switch console. The app will display:

Daily and monthly game time per person

Daily non-gaming time spent on the console

Daily time spent with Parental Controls disabled

Average play times per month

Days played per month

You can share Monthly play records with another parent or guardian via the app.

View game downloads

You can now see a record of downloads to your console and enable push notifications for new downloads.

Disable alarms for today

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Parents or guardians can use their PIN to disable play time limit alarms and game suspensions for a full day. This can come in handy on special occasions and holidays, or whenever everyone’s allowed to play longer.

You can download the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app from the iOS App Store or the Android Play Store.

Oliver Brandt

Deputy Editor, sometimes-reviewer, and Oxford comma advocate. If something's published on Vooks, there's a good chance I looked over it first. I spend way too much on games and use way too many em dashes.