Nintendo Switch Online (app): all the updates (latest: Ver. 2.9.0)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for the Nintendo Switch Online app on Android and iOS (originally released on July 18th 2017 in North America, and July 19th 2017 in Europe and Japan).

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Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.9.0

• Release date: February 21st 2024 (North America) / February 22nd 2024 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.
• Starting with this update, your device needs following OS to run the app:
  • Android: Ver. 8.0 or more recent
  • iOS: Ver. 15.0 or more recent (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Nintendo

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.8.1

• Release date: December 6th 2023 (North America) / December 7th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 2.5MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.8.0

• Release date: November 29th 2023 (North America) / November 30th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 33MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.7.1

• Release date: November 7th 2023 (North America) / November 8th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 468KB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.7.0

• Release date: August 23rd 2023 (North America) / August 24th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 32.04MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.6.0

• Release date: July 23rd 2023 (North America) / July 24th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 31.59MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.5.2

• Release date: June 12th 2023 (North America) / June 13th 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 2.45MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.5.1

• Release date: May 21st 2023 (North America) / May 22nd2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 2.42MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.5.0

• Release date: February 28th 2023 (North America) / March 1st 2023 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 31.63MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• The Splatoon 3 widgets are now accessible on the lock screen in iOS 16.
• Content that appears on the Splatoon 3 widgets has been updated.
• Other minor changes have been implemented.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.4.0

• Release date: November 30th 2022 (North America) / December 1st 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 32.05MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• The Splatoon 3 widget now supports X Battle.
• The app now supports the per-app language preferences in Android 13.
• Other minor changes have been implemented.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.3.1

• Release date: Ocober 4th 2022 (North America) / October 5th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 2.25MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Bug fixes implemented.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.3.0

• Release date: September 26th 2022 (North America) / September 27th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 29.65MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• You can now use the Splatoon 3 widget within the app, allowing you to check Battle Logs, Stage Schedule, Current Gear, and Album from your device’s home screen. (Note: Widget support not available on all devices.)
• Other minor changes have been implemented.

• Additional notes: none
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.2.0

• Release date: July 25th 2022 (North America) / July 26th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 17.77MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• You can now send friend requests using your friend code. (Accepting a friend request requires a Nintendo Switch console.)
• You are now able to copy your friend code as a URL and/or save it as a QR code, which others can then use to send you friend requests.
• Other minor changes have also been implemented.

• Additional notes: starting with this update, users on iOS will need iOS14 or more recent.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.1.1

• Release date: May 17th 2022 (North America) / May 18th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 2.2MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Bug fixes implemented.
• Fixes an issue causing NookLink and SplatNet 2 not to show up on certain Android devices.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.1.0

• Release date: May 8th 2022 (North America) / May 9th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 30.61MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Support for Dark Mode has been added to the app’s Settings. (Requires Android OS 10 / iOS 13 or later.)
• Other minor changes have also been implemented.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 2.0.0

• Release date: March 6th 2022 (North America) / March 7th 2022 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 5MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• The app’s overall design has been updated.
• You can now see which of your friends are online.
• You can change your online-status settings.
• You can view your friend code.
• Other minor changes have also been implemented.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.14.0

• Release date: November 30th 2021 (North America) / December 1st 2021 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 29.72MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• A technical issue with About Data Usage settings has been resolved.
• Other minor changes have been implemented.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.13.2

• Release date: October 17th 2021 (North America) / October 18th 2021 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 2MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Several issues have been addressed.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.13.0

• Release date: September 27th 2021 (North America) / September 28th 2021 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 2.6MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Several issues have been addressed.
• Other minor changes have been implemented.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.12.0

• Release date: August 2nd 2021 (North America) / August 3rd 2021 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 30.18MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Changes to the display during voice chat have been applied.
• Minor issues have been resolved.
• System requirements have been updated to Android 6.0 / iOS 12.0 or higher.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.11.0

• Release date: May 18th 2021 (North America) / May 19th 2021 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 30.18MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• List of changes:

• Starting with this update, even Child Accounts can access the various game services (such as NookLink for Animal Crossing: New Horizons).

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.10.1

• Release date: February 16th 2021 (North America) / February 17th 2021 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 2MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.10.0

• Release date: December 6th 2020 (North America) / December 7th 2020 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 50MB (Android)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.9.0

• Release date: September 6th 2020 (North America) / September 7th 2020 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 50MB (Android) / 69.8MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.8.0

• Release date: July 20th 2020 (North America) / July 21st 2020 (North America, Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 3.6MB (Android) / 69.8MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.7.0

• Release date: June 17th 2020 (North America) / June 18th 2020 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 50MB (Android) / 69.8MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.6.1

• Release date: March 9th 2020 (North America) / March 10th 2020 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 3MB (Android) / 69.8MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.5.3

• Release date: January 19th 2020 (North America) / January 20th 2020 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 3MB (Android) / 69.8MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• Fixed an issue that made it impossible to sign in from some devices.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.5.2

• Release date: August 1st 2019 (North America) / August 2nd 2019 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 44MB (Android) / 69.8MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• Bug fixe implemented.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.5.1

• Release date: April 24th 2019 (North America) / April 25th 2019 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: ???MB (Android) / 69.8MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• Bug fixe implemented.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.5.0

• Release date: April 7th 2019 (North America) / April 8th 2019 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 22MB (Android) / 69.8MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• Various improvements have been made for performance and ease of use, including changes to button locations.
• Various issues are now resolved.
• The supported Android versions have changed. Android version 5.0 or higher is now required to use this app [Android]
• Supported iOS versions changed. To use this app, iOS 10.0 or later is now required. [iOS]

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.4.1 (iOS)

• Release date: September 18th 2018 (Europe, North America, Japan)
• Platform: iOS
• Download size: 64.5MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• Various issues are now resolved.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.4.1 (Android) / Ver. 1.4.0 (iOS)

• Release date: September 13th 2018 (North America) / September 14th 2018 (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android / iOS
• Download size: 9.6MB (Android) / 64MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• More software added that supports voice chat.
• Various improvements implemented, including performance and usability improvements.
• Bug fixes implemented.

Ver. 1.4.0 patch notes

• Added voice chat support for additional software.
  • A list of software that supports voice chat can be found within the app by selecting “Voice Chat” from the Main Menu, and then selecting “Supported Software.”
• Other enhancements have been made to improve performance and usability.

• Additional notes: none.
• Official website: see links above!

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.1.0

• Release date: September 12th (North America) / September 13th (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 8.39MB (Android) / 98.5MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

• Voice chat will now continue when other apps are opened.
• Voice chat will now continue during sleep mode.
• Improved support for Bluetooth devices.
• Other issues are now resolved.

Note: On devices using Android 6.0 or later, voice chat cannot be used during sleep mode while power-saving features are activated. To use voice chat during sleep mode, go to Settings/Other in this app, then select Power Saving Settings and deactivate battery optimisation for this app.

• Additional notes: this app cannot be used during sleep mode while power-saving featured are activated (Android 6.0 or later). You need to go to Settings/Other, then select Power Saving Settings and deactivate battery optimisation for this app.
• Official website: Android / iOS

Nintendo Switch Online – Ver. 1.0.4

• Release date: July 18th (North America) / July 19th (Europe, Japan)
• Platform: Android, iOS
• Download size: 22MB (Android) / 98.5MB (iOS)
• Patch notes:

None. This is the first public build for the app, so there isn’t any.

• Additional notes: service will officially launch alongside Splatoon 2, on July 21st. Until then, you will get a “Server maintenance” error after logging in to your Nintendo Account
• More details: make sure to check out this post for additional details about the app (including system requirements, language, etc.)
• Official website: Android / iOS

How to download updates for the Nintendo Switch Online app for Android and iOS?

To download updates for the Nintendo Switch Online app, you have two options:

• tap on the notification that should appear on your phone;
• go to the App Store / Google Play Store, and more precisely to the “My Apps & Games” section > Installed tab (Play Store, Android) or the Updates tab (AppStore, iOS).

To check that you have the latest version installed, launch the app, and go to the Settings page (gear icon at the top right corner of the main screen): it’s listed there.