Homebrew [NEW] Browser Check Bypass (yls8)

[zoogie]

It appears yellows8 has discovered a way to bypass the mandatory browser update nags to re-enable browserhax and has decided to share this info with us.
only works on firm 10.5 or less

Old3DS/New3DS Browser-version-check bypass
When the browser-version-check code runs where the savedata for it was never initialized(such as when the user used the "Initialize savedata" option), it will use base_timestamp=0 instead of the timestamp loaded from savedata. This is then used with "if(cur_timestamp - base_timestamp >= <24h timestamp>){Run browser-version-check HTTPS request code}".

Hence, if the savedata was just initialized, and if the system datetime is set to before January 2, 2000, the browser-version-check will be skipped. This includes January 1, 2000, 00:00, because that's the epoch(timestamp value 0x0) used with this timestamp.

See here (or below) for bypass usage instructions.

As of Feburary 24, 2016, the browser-version-check requires that the installed Old3DS browser be on >=v10.6. With New3DS, it only has to be on >=v10.2 currently. To bypass this requirement on Old3DS/New3DS, you can do the following(if you want to know how this works see here):

1. Goto System Settings. Then change the datetime to January 1, 2000, 00:00.
2. Use the browser 'Initialize savedata' option, before any page gets loaded triggering the browser-version message.
3. Continue to use browserhax as normal.
4. Note that you must not press the HOME button to return from the browser normally, otherwise you will have to reinitialize the savedata again. Once the datetime reaches January 2, you will have to repeat these steps if you want to continue using this bypass.

NOTE
This workaround was fixed with the latest update, 10.7.0-31 https://github.com/yellows8/browserhax_site/commit/d6c35eabfb83f70aeda10b757c9119c40fa844d1

Source

 

[James310]

Has Anyone tested it? I cant since my New 3ds xl bricked :/

 

[Urbanshadow]

That easy? Not even a hacky savedata? Well, ok. It can be patched very easily, but good news everyone!

 

[hobbledehoy899]

Yellows8 is one of the few actually cool people in the word.

 

[zoogie]

Just counting the minutes until someone disrespects me by making a redundant thread.
https://twitter.com/smealum/status/702748808065601537

 

[Suiginou]

Jesus fuck Nintendo, are you even trying?

 

[zoogie]

Jesus fuck Nintendo, are you even trying?

Cmon now, everyone makes mistakes.
And fortunately for us, Nintendo makes all of them.

 

[d12unk13astard]

Fuck you ninty!! Fuck you in the throat

Yellows is a god among men!

 

[VaiCorinthians]

long life to browserhax.. free entry point always is cool

 

[ChaosRipple]

That has got to be one of the worse ways to code. Whoever coded this for Nintendo should have checked if the SaveData == initialized SaveData instead of just comparing time.

 

[daxtsu]

I have to admit I chuckled pretty hard at that. Roll clock back, format browser savedata, done. Heh.

 

[KytuzuEX]

it removed the 9.9-10.1 update nag from my sister's 2DS xD

 

[Damon_girl]

I don't use browserhax but this is awesome. Just don't set your date back to 1970.

 

[Supster131]

I don't use browserhax but this is awesome. Just don't set your date back to 1970.

This isn't an iPhone

 

[Arubaro]

Is this doable on o3ds? You have to update to 10.6 so it has no sense

 

[Damon_girl]

This isn't an iPhone

True, but you never know.

 

[Supster131]

Is this doable on o3ds? You have to update to 10.6 so it has no sense

No.. This was made so you don't have to update to 10.6! This works on ≤10.5. Also yes, it should work on the o3DS.

 

[KytuzuEX]

Is this doable on o3ds? You have to update to 10.6 so it has no sense

Nintendo secretly updates the browser, they left behind a flaw... even if you are in a lower version of your 3DS, the browser would be forced to be in the latest version. Because they expect you to update so they have the browser up to date.

 

[Arubaro]

No.. This was made so you don't have to update to 10.6! This works on ≤10.5. Also yes, it should work on the o3DS.

But the OP said you need to be on 10.6 on o3ds to make this work, but the thing is because that is the latest version right now, you will not have the browser nag, and browserhax doesn't work in this version...

 

[KytuzuEX]

But the OP said you need to be on 10.6 on o3ds to make this work, but the thing is because that is the latest version right now, you will not have the browser nag, and browserhax doesn't work in this version...

...And yet, I tried on a 10.6-less 2DS that was in 9.9.0 for months with a update nag and it worked.