Hacking [Tool] Joy-Con Toolkit

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That is sick! I'mma try it out.

Dumb question: Is there a risk of 'bricking' its firmware if I mis-use it?
 

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No. You know when you sync a joycon it shows on the system what color it is on screen? This changes that.
For a second I thought this would change the physical color of the controller (like the whole joy con controller.) Digitally, I was about to say "Damn Nintendo you made the future!" lol
Definitely need to try this out even though I just have the regular grey ones.
 

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For a second I thought this would change the physical color of the controller (like the whole joy con controller.) Digitally, I was about to say "Damn Nintendo you made the future!" lol
Definitely need to try this out even though I just have the regular grey ones.

Yea, I'm glad this is a thing! Instead of buying new joycon when new colors come out, I plan to wait and just buy the shells. I bought my neon console joycon shells for $15. You can't get those retail since the retail neon joycon colors are swapped. Better than spending $80 if you want to put a little work into it. The only thing missing would be the colored SL and SR button but that's not a big deal. If the joycon are detached, they have the straps on.
 

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Any possibility for a linux version? Tried a VM and since my bluetooth adapter is built in im unable to use it in a VM.
Normally most VM software allows you to pass-through usb devices.
I'm doing this all the time with VirtualBox with windows host and ubuntu as guest.

That is sick! I'mma try it out.

Dumb question: Is there a risk of 'bricking' its firmware if I mis-use it?

Hopefully no!
The allowed writable section from fw does not include the important sections.
Even if you manually erase what you can, you can restore it from a back up (address 0x6000-0x10000).

Lastly, I undusted my GDI knowledge and the next version will show a joy-con or a pro controller with the colors reflected on them and not the button.

PS: I need someone to PM me a Pro controller SPI dump to check differences with joy-cons.
EDIT: I received a dump.
 
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One thing I noticed is that it doesn't save the custom colors I set in the extra boxes. The ability to save custom colors and have them still be there after you restart the program would be awesome.
 
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Hopefully no!
The allowed writable section from fw does not include the important sections.
Even if you manually erase what you can, you can restore it from a back up (address 0x6000-0x10000).
Cool, thanks. So it's totally safe. :)
 

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I can't get this to work. I'm on windows 10. I have 4.5.2 framework installed. The program just crashes on startup.
 

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Fucking. Awesome. Works excellent.

Do you think an Android version would be possible? Only asking because I know the Android Bluetooth stack can be kind of limited.
 

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Fucking. Awesome. Works excellent.

Do you think an Android version would be possible? Only asking because I know the Android Bluetooth stack can be kind of limited.
I've had success in connecting the JoyCons to my Note 5, so I'd imagine an Android version might be possible if everything can be ported over. I believe this version is written in C# (?) since it's a Windows-only application tho

I'm setting up a VM now on my Mac to see if it'll run. Didn't think I'd have to since I have windows lol
Ok, let me know if that works haha. Not sure what the issue is if all your stuff is up-to-date.
 
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I've had success in connecting the JoyCons to my Note 5, so I'd imagine an Android version might be possible if everything can be ported over.
Yeah I was able to connect my JoyCons to my S5 and Note 4, but both have an insane amount of lag. I guess it wouldn't really matter in this situation, though.
 

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I've had success in connecting the JoyCons to my Note 5, so I'd imagine an Android version might be possible if everything can be ported over. I believe this version is written in C# (?) since it's a Windows-only application tho


Ok, let me know if that works haha. Not sure what the issue is if all your stuff is up-to-date.

Okay so I'm waiting for Windows to download. Just FYI I don't have a USB BT device, I'm just paired via Bluetooth. Is that going to be an issue in VM?
 

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