Nintendo has added a cool new feature to the Switch Online mobile application - allowing users to add Splatoon 3 widgets to their phone's main menus.
To access these new features, you'll need to have the app downloaded on your device of choice and be logged in with your Nintendo Network ID. Be sure to also update the app to Version 2.3.0, if you haven't used it in a while.
We tested it out on Android and were able to add in the widgets from the phone's home screen. Players will be able to pin battle logs, the current stage schedule (includes options for Anarchy and Salmon Run), equipped gear, and also a photo album.
This is definitely a neat little feature that will help Splatoon 3 players stay in the loop with the rotation and allows them to also keep tabs on their in-game stats. The full Splatoon 3 hub 'SplatNet 3' also allows you to make store purchases and then redeem them in-game.
Will you be adding any of these widgets to your phone's home menu screen? Tell us down below.
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Not sure that I'll bother because I like keeping my home screen pretty empty but the stage schedule one is actually pretty neat.
Cool and all but I wish they also did a SplatNet Shop widget. I don't want to display may losing streak on my homescreen XD.
Better yet, the ability to add homescreen shortcuts of SplatNet features. It's a lot of taps just to get to the page you want.
What's a widget? I'm a senile old man who doesn't understand how to use this newfangled rectangular thingumajig in my hands.
Fix the disconnects before anything else
If anyone else is wondering on iOS you push and hold on the homescreen then tap the + in the top right corner.
@Djgoa It's a different team working on the app tho. And I'm sure they are working hard on the disconnect problem 🤞🙂
A widget for Ranked and Salmon Run schedule would be nice tho! And ofcourse the Splatnet Shop!
Now this is super handy to have. Thanks for sharing! 👍
@Not_Soos
Big rectangles that you put on your phone that showcase information you might be interested in, such as news and reminders. Oh, and they also take up a lot of battery life!
I'm in the same boat as @Not_Soos here, I haven't got a clue what a 'widget' even is. All I know is that my sisters use them on their phone and seem to very much like them so I suppose this is a nice update.
This is actually kinda cool, I like having my losing streak on my phone, but now half of my Home Screen is taken up by splatoon 3
When I went to change the stage widget to ranked it called it “bankara” and salmon run was just salmon
I have to buy Splatoon 3 now since all of these new features are coming out
@Zyph yep. Shop is all I would have wanted. Ah well.
I wasnt gonna buy this game after initially seeing it but its so much better than 2. Im really enjoying it when it works.
@SoapMonki the Android version of the widget has buttons to cycle between Turf War, Anarchy Battle, and Salmon Run schedules. They also crammed in the current gear on the schedule widget, which makes it feel a little cramped depending on how large you make it. I'm not sure why they aren't a little more consistent across platforms
oh come on i just cleaned up my home screen
I agree with a few others, the shop would be the thing to add. Let me see what I can order and just order it!
Stopping by the SplatNet 3 shop has been a fruitful way to get some of my favorite gear. People definitely shouldn’t ignore it. Even Wandercrust has been a little fun for me and is worth the while unlike what the last app tried with ink totals. Widgets will just sweeten the deal!
@Fizza You probably have a clock on the main page, that's a widget. You can delete it, move it, or add a different one. They're often real-time updated information blocks that sit in between the regular apps.
I have a page on my Home Screen dedicated to Splatoon
@PhazonEnhanced Oh I just figured it out! So I have ios and after creating the widget I can then edit the widget to change between schedules. Not very handy but at least it's there! Thanks for letting me know!
This is the first mildly cool thing the app has ever done
@SoapMonki
Agreed. I thought it might be cool to have a page that had all the schedules. Nope because for some reason it’s only turf war. Hopefully they add those in a future update.
@Deemo37 Well it turns out you CAN actually choose schedules (someone pointed this out to me). All I had to do is edit the widget (I run IOS), then you can choose which schedule you want to see. It's sadly only one schedule per widget so I have multiple widgets made on one page. But it works!
@Zyph "I don't want to display may losing streak on my homescreen XD."
Then just don't. Baka.
@hyappatsuhyakuchuu Okay.
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