Operating system for the Nintendo Switch video game console
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Nintendo Switch system software
Operating system and user interface of the Nintendo Switch
Developer
Nintendo HAL Laboratory[1]
Written in
C, C++ and HTML for eShop and online services settings
OS family
Proprietary OS, derivative of Nintendo 3DS system software (partially Unix-like via certain components which are based on FreeBSD and Android)
Working state
Current
Source model
Closed source
Initial release
1.0.0 / March 3, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-03)
Latest release
18.0.1 / April 22, 2024; 16 days ago (2024-04-22)[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 method
Direct download
Platforms
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch Lite Nintendo Switch OLED
Preceded by
Nintendo 3DS system software Wii U system software
Official website
support.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.
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^"Nintendo Switch System Updates and Change History". Nintendo. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^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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