Nintendo will soon discontinue Google and Apple sign-ins

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That means you won’t be able to use your Google or Apple accounts to log in to your Nintendo account as of January 26. Nintendo Switch users have until January 25 to change how they sign in to the Nintendo Switch app on their smartphones. Apple is a software and consumer electronics company based in Cupertino. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View.

gaming Nicholas Sutrich | Nov 10 2026 - 3:06 pm PT 0 Comments Nintendo Switch users have until January 25 to change how they sign in to the Nintendo Switch app on their smartphones. Nintendo is going all-in on passkeys in a scheduled update to the Nintendo Switch app and will be sunsetting 3rd party logins after January 25, 2027.

The news was made available on an official Nintendo support page . After January 26: You cannot use your Google or Apple accounts to log in to your Nintendo Account.

Instead of using 3rd-party account linking, Nintendo is recommending that users register a passkey for an exclusive, secure login experience through the Nintendo Switch app. If you forget to do this before January 26, you can always head to the Nintendo account page and run through the “forgot password” instructions.

Nintendo recommends making sure you can log in to your account ASAP via non-Google or Apple links to ensure that you don’t run into problems before January. Nintendo didn’t elaborate on the policy change, although some surmise it’s based on security-related measures.