NookPhone

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The player using their NookPhone

The NookPhone is a smartphone the player is gifted by Tom Nook at the beginning of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, part of the Deserted Island Getaway Package. In-game, Tom Nook explains to the player that he had the phones made for every individual on the island.

Opening the phone allows the player to access the various apps, which can be unlocked by completing certain tasks. Apps unlocked by default include the Camera, Critterpedia, Map, Passport, and ! Rescue Service apps. A unique feature of the phone is the ability to call a Rescue Service. If the player uses the service, it allows the player to reappear outside their chosen location. Using this specific app costs Nook Miles, while all other apps do not.

After completing Tom Nook's workshop on customization, Customizable Phone Case Kits can be purchased from the Nook Stop for  1,800 Nook Miles each. Customizable Phone Case Kits allow players to change the NookPhone's case to a custom design. Introduced in version 1.6.0 is the Pocket Camp Phone Case, which is a promotional item themed after Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp that can be applied to the player's NookPhone.

Apps

App		Unlocked By	Description
50px	Camera	Available from start	Allows the player to pan and zoom the camera to take snapshots, as well as set a filter and border style.
	Nook Miles	Available from start Nook Miles+ accessible after the player pays off their initial home loan.	Displays Nook Miles and Nook Miles+ challenges and allows the player to collect miles after completing them.
50px	Critterpedia	Catching a bug, fish, or sea creature	Displays an encyclopedia of bugs, fish, and sea creatures the player has caught and indicates if they've been donated to the museum.
	DIY Recipes	Completing Tom Nook's workshop	Displays all DIY recipes the player has collected.
	Nook Shopping	Buy 100 items from Nook Shopping at the Nook Stop	Access the full Nook Shopping catalog from the NookPhone
	Island Designer	Receiving the Island Designer Construction Permit	Allows the player to construct cliffs, rivers, and paths on the island, as well as request cleanup of items or view the manual.
50px	Custom Designs	Available from start (standard designs) 800 Nook Miles at the Nook Stop (pro designs)	Allows the player to view, use, and edit custom designs.
50px	Map	Available from start	Displays a map of the player's island, showing where buildings are as well as indicating the player's position.
50px	Happy Home Network	Happy Home Paradise	Allows the player to view and visit the previous clients whose vacation homes they have designed for Paradise Planning, as well as share their designs on the internet with other players.
50px	Room Sketch	Happy Home Paradise	Allows the player to design a room by using the items from their catalog in a similar fashion to Photopia. Saved room designs can then be used in vacation homes.
50px	Chat Log	Using multiplayer	Displays the chat history of players, both in single-player and multiplayer. It is cleared when the player exits the game.
	Passport	Available from start	Displays the player's passport and allows them to edit their photo, comment, and title.
50px	Best Friends List	Using multiplayer	Displays a list of other players added as friends showing their online status, and allows the player to manage Best Friend requests.
50px	Call Resident	Having another player move to the island	Allows the player to summon another resident to play local co-op multiplayer
	! Rescue Service	Available from start	Calls the Rescue Service, who will transport the player to a location on the island for 100 Nook Miles.
	Island Life 101	Ver. 2.0 update	Periodically provides tips and guidance about life on the island.

Gallery

• Tom Nook smartphone.JPG

  When Tom Nook gifts the player the phone, he asks if them if they have used a smartphone before.

• Player on Nookphone1.JPG

  After gifting the phone, Tom Nook waits for the player to start it up.

• TomNookAskingPlayerNookPhone.jpeg

  Tom Nook asks the player if he can install an app on the player's phone.

• Tom Nook on Nookphone in tent.JPG

  Tom Nook and the player use the phone in the Resident Services tent.

• NHNookPhoneCrop.png

  The NookPhone interface as seen at E3 2019

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  A Customizable Phone Case Kit

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  NookPhone model in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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  A NookPhone featured in a spread from the Summer 2020 edition of Nintendo Magazine

See also

• NookLink, a similar feature in the Nintendo Switch Online mobile application

Gameplay elements

Player Player • Mayor (approval rating) • Catalog • Catch quotes • Hairstyle • Passport • Pockets • Photo • Reaction • Reputation • Resident Representative • Skin tone • Tool • Town Pass Card Town Town/island • Hemisphere • Amenities • Animal tracks • Rebuild the town • Acres • Objects • Public works projects • Town fund • Town initiative • Town ordinance • Lost and found • Group Life House • Happy Home Academy • Balloon • Event • Fashion check • Fêng shui • Home loan • Letter • Luck • Moving • NookPhone • Savings • Visit Activities Badges • Bug catching • Constellation • Designing • Fishing • Mystery Island Tour • Part-time job • Stalk Market • Swimming • Tour (Tortimer Island) Character AI Villager • Starting villager • Special character • Catchphrase • Compatibility • Conversation • Episode • Friendship • Hobbies • Scrapbook Memory • Nickname • Personality • Petition • Sickness • Star sign Quests Ball • Favor • Hide-and-seek • Lost item • Time Capsule Minigames NES games • Doubutsu no Mori e+: Doubutsu-tachi to Asobou! • Desert Island Escape • Animal Crossing Puzzle League Currencies Bells • Caps • Leaf Tickets • Medals • MEOW Coupons • Nook Miles • Play Coins • Poki • Vouchers Vehicles Bus • Camper • RV • Taxi • Train Connectivity Multiplayer • Dream • DS Suitcase • Friend Code • Happy Home Network (Design Contest) • Nintendo Network • Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection • NookLink • Tag Mode • Transfer • WiiConnect24 Cheating Cheating device • Glitch • Gameplay modification • Seeds • Time travel Fourth Wall • Reset • Secret code • Category