You can add friends by using the Nintendo Switch App on a smartphone. Instead of reading out your Friend Code, you can get them to scan your QR code, or you can scan theirs.

New to the Nintendo Switch 2 is the ability to add friends without using the console itself, and instead using your Nintendo Switch App to add friends you meet in person.

Adding friends on Nintendo Switch isn't our favourite thing in the world. Typing in a 12-digit unique code just so we can see what our besties are playing or join them in a quick game of Mario ...

You can add friends by using the Nintendo Switch App on a smartphone. Instead of reading out your Friend Code, you can get them to scan your QR code, or you can scan theirs.

Friend codes are still the main way of adding friends on Nintendo Switch 2, but there's a quicker way to add friends this time with QR codes.