How to become best friends in Animal Crossing New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is one of the most fun and addictive games available on Nintendo Switch. Players can spend hours decorating their island with various trinkets they like, or go hunting to find over 80 different bugs and fish scattered around the world. But what about when you need a helping hand? So, here is a quick guide on how to use the Animal Crossing Best Friends app that will walk you through the steps required to become someone’s best friend in Animal Crossing.

Note. Before becoming best friends in Animal Crossing, players must be listed as friends on each other’s Nintendo system.

How to Unblock the Best Friend App in ACNH

Once you unlock the ability to visit other islands, the steps to becoming best friends are as follows.

1. Get to the airport and talk to Orville at the counter, tell him you want to play online with others, this will unlock the Best Friends app on your NookPhone. This app is important as it allows you to chat with other players and send out invitations.
2. Send out invitations or visit someone’s island to make friends. If you want to keep your privacy, Orville will help you set up a temporary code. Either way, once that’s done, you’ll end up on each other’s friend list.
3. Now open the Best Friends app on your NookPhone, select a player from your friends list and send them a request. All that’s left is to accept your friend and both of you can collect all the bells you can collect.

Players who are just starting out will have to wait a whole day before they can visit the other islands. It is recommended to perform activities such as making logs or changing the color of the roof, as well as getting to know the game.

This process can be a little tricky, but the fun it brings makes Animal Crossing New Horizons well worth your time. Check out our guides on how to get pearl oysters or how to get customization kits to unlock all the Animal Crossing features.