As the Nintendo Switch homebrew scene continues to develop at a rapid pace, one of the biggest feats has been the possibility of running Android OS on your Nintendo Switch console. Since the system runs on the Tegra X1 chipset, which coincidentally also powers the Nvidia Shield TV, scene developers have decided to invest their time into getting a form of Android working on the Nintendo Switch. Back in June, we got our first major tease as to just what that would mean for the community, with amazing possibilities such as watching media apps not normally available on the Switch's OS, using it as a comic reader, playing mobile games and apps, getting solid performance in emulators like DraStic, or playing games through remote play.

According to the team behind the project, they're looking at hopefully releasing their first public beta within the next five days. So, as excitement and anticipation builds, make sure to go grab an extra micro SD card, as the installation will require you to dedicate the entire contents of the micro SD to the installation. You can be certain that the moment the release drops, an informative news post here will quickly follow. For now, let us know what feature you're most excited to test out by using Android on your Switch!

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[Deleted User]

Random thought, is this going to have OTG support? Both in Tablet form and Docked mode?

 

[Qubarf]

AFAIK on first release it wont have usb support in tablet mode but docked usb should work like normal

 

[Deleted User]

AFAIK on first release it wont have usb support in tablet mode but docked usb should work like normal

ok that's not too bad so. Another thought is dual booting Lakka and Android, but then again, lakka may not even be needed if emulator compatibility is as good as I'm hoping it will be.

 

[Qubarf]

ok that's not too bad so. Another thought is dual booting Lakka and Android, but then again, lakka may not even be needed if emulator compatibility is as good as I'm hoping it will be.

Dualbooting is though to be very difficult on android and the developers have strongly advised against it but if it's lakka you want, I am sure emulators will run without any problems on android.

 

[spotanjo3]

Because I have half a dozen devices within arm's reach that already run Android natively. I don't need another buggy Android device when I can do already do everything this port will do, but without the bugs.

I own a Shield Portable, Shield Tablet, Shield TV, an HP Touchpad with Android on it, and a Galaxy S8, so I'm not exactly missing anything if I don't use this myself.

Good for you. If I use my apps on it and it is too buggy and struggle then I will get a Shield version. I doubt because my favourite streaming app should works fine on this one, I hope.

 

[Deleted User]

Dualbooting is though to be very difficult on android and the developers have strongly advised against it but if it's lakka you want, I am sure emulators will run without any problems on android.

Yeah, part of me is even expecting stuff to work even better than Lakka honestly. Had far more time to mature and all that.

 

[chaleman]

question guys.. will the joycons be recognized as directly connected to the switch or will they be recoginzed as a bluetooth control? I'm asking this because of possible lagging on the inputs... thanks...

 

[zeveroth]

Will this work with output? Angry birds 2 would be great on the big screen.

 

[Deleted User]

So this means i can play PUBG mobile on Switch?!

 

[wormdood]

Hype! RPGMakerMV Ports on switch <3

Btw.. is there a way to use the joycons as Bluetooth devices in Android?

yes you can use joycons with android ...open bluetooth on your phone and press the sync button on your joycon (try it with your phone assuming you have an android phone)... but only as standalone controllers not as a pair ... you can also sync ps4 controllers to android (hold home and share to put the controller into pairing mode )

But the issue with this is the apps/games controls don't always map to the controllers well on android and if the apps developer didn't intend controller support then you need a rooted device and a 3rd party app to adjust your controllers inputs

 

[The Real Jdbye]

@Chary the Shield Tablet is Tegra K1, not X1. Shield TV is X1.

 

[OkazakiTheOtaku]

Very looking forward to Drastic on the Switch

 

[Deleted User]

HYPE

 

[The Real Jdbye]

This is basically what I've been waiting for since the Switch was just hacked. I don't like carrying a separate tablet around, it's why I stopped using my Nexus 7 when phones started to get bigger, didn't seem like the extra inch and a half or so was worth it.
But I carry the Switch around with me anyway, and I've always thought it would be nice to have a secondary use for it when I'm not using it to play games (which is most of the time TBH, don't play games that often)

I hope Steam Link works. That and Kodi (or some other media app I can pirate with) are the things I'm most interested in.
I recently got a GameSir T1s and the Steam Link app works well with that. The bigger screen of the Switch would be nicer though.

 

[the_randomizer]

So, this requires CFW and hacking? So far, that hasn't been clarified.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

So, this requires CFW and hacking? So far, that hasn't been clarified.

You need to be able to enter RCM and use the Hekate bootloader to load Android, that's it. You don't need any CFW (like Atmosphere or SX), just RCM and Hekate.

 

[the_randomizer]

You need to be able to enter RCM and use the Hekate bootloader to load Android, that's it. You don't need any CFW (like Atmosphere or SX), just RCM and Hekate.

Well, I guess that's less of a hassle. Good.

 

[ganons]

This is the closest X1 tablet we will have

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

This is the closest X1 tablet we will have

The Google Pixel C had an X1 in it, which released in 2015. And a full speed one, not the underclocked one in the Switch. So yeah, not really.

 

[DEADLYkerv666]

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As the Nintendo Switch homebrew scene continues to develop at a rapid pace, one of the biggest feats has been the possibility of running Android OS on your Nintendo Switch console. Since the system runs on the Tegra X1 chipset, which coincidentally also powers the Nvidia Shield tablet, scene developers have decided to invest their time into getting a form of Android working on the Nintendo Switch. Back in June, we got our first major tease as to just what that would mean for the community, with amazing possibilities such as watching media apps not normally available on the Switch's OS, using it as a comic reader, playing mobile games and apps, getting solid performance in emulators like DraStic, or playing games through remote play.

According to the team behind the project, they're looking at hopefully releasing their first public beta within the next five days. So, as excitement and anticipation builds, make sure to go grab an extra micro SD card, as the installation will require you to dedicate the entire contents of the micro SD to the installation. You can be certain that the moment the release drops, an informative news post here will quickly follow. For now, let us know what feature you're most excited to test out by using Android on your Switch!



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