Nintendo Switch system software

Nintendo Switch system software
Operating system and user interface of the Nintendo Switch
DeveloperNintendo
HAL Laboratory[1]
Written inC, C++ and HTML for eShop and online services settings
OS familyProprietary OS, derivative of the Nintendo 3DS system software (containing components which are based on FreeBSD and Android)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelClosed source
Initial release1.0.0 / March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03)
Latest release19.0.1 / October 28, 2024 (2024-10-28)[2]
Available in
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • Dutch
  • English (United Kingdom)
  • English (United States)
  • French (Canada)
  • French (France)
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Russian
  • Spanish (Latin America)
  • Spanish (Spain)
Update methodDirect download
PlatformsNintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch Lite
Nintendo Switch OLED
Preceded byNintendo 3DS system software
Wii U system software
Official websitesupport.nintendo.com

The Nintendo Switch system software (also known by its codename Horizon)[3] is an updatable firmware and operating system used by the Nintendo Switch video game console. It is based on a proprietary microkernel. The UI includes a HOME screen, consisting of the top bar, the screenshot viewer ("Album") Icons, and shortcuts to the Nintendo eShop, News, and Settings.

  1. ^ Brian (2 April 2017). "HAL Laboratory developed various parts of Switch - Nintendo Everything". nintendoeverything.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Nintendo Switch System Updates and Change History". Nintendo. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ Gauvain Tanguy Henri Gabriel Isidore Roussel-Tarbouriech; Menard, Noel; True, Tyler; Vi, Tini; Reisyukaku (2019). "Methodically Defeating Nintendo Switch Security". arXiv:1905.07643 [cs.CR].

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