How do I hide my online status on the Nintendo Switch?
From the Nintendo home page select the profile you want to appear offline.
Select a Nintendo Switch user profile from the upper left hand corner.
On the user’s profile page scroll down to User Settings and go to Friends Settings.
Click on the first option ‘Display online status to:’.
You have 3 options here All Friends, Best Friends and No One. If you want to hide your online status from everyone select ‘One One’ and press the A button on the Switch controller to appear offline.
Now that you know how to hide your online status on the Nintendo Switch, also considering hiding your recently played games. Information on games you’ve recently played may be visible to some users.
From the same User Settings page, go to ‘Play Activity Settings’.
Select ‘Display play activity to:’.
Choose ‘No One’ to hide all your recent game history.
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