Homebrew Suggestion APK to NSP/XCI converter

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Like with all the Wii U to Switch port threads, the answer is in this case as well that the game is in a format that is highly processor and OS specific, is only avaialable in a machine readable format that can't be easily altered and it would be a huge waste of time to try to port it because of this.
Buy it on the avaiable platforms or if it is likely to be officially ported to Switch just wait and don't waste your energy.
 
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Like with all the Wii U to Switch port threads, the answer is in this case as well that the game is in a format that is highly processor and OS specific, is only avaialable in a machine readable format that can't be easily altered and it would be a huge waste of time to try to port it because of this.
Buy it on the avaiable platforms or if it is likely to be officially ported to Switch just wait and don't waste your energy.
it was just a thought i didnt really expect much
 

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God, you people.....

An APK is a container. It's not an MP3 or something, it is a container of files. Among those files are binaries. For Android. Which the Switch does not run.

No, there will never be an 'Apk to NSP converter'. That wouldn't achieve anything. You'd still have binaries for a DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEM. Jesus.....

What is theoretically possible is booting Android on the Switch. With a sufficient level of hardware control (which we have) and extensive work, one could port the Android variant* from the Nvidia Shield TV (which features a Tegra X1) to the Switch. But I'd say that occurring is unlikely - it's just a lot of work & doesn't really appeal to the FOSS crowd the way that straight Linux does.

*By variant I am referring to the patches/drivers Nvidia wrote to get Android up and running on their SOC. As opposed to grabbing AOSP and starting the work of getting it running on the Switch SOC from scratch. Having Nvidia's patch set(s) helps a lot.
 
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I see that original poster is 15 years old.

I was asking questions like that when I was 15. In a mean time I learned that life (universe) is crual :D

Similar question:
Can you write a homebrew that converts my granny into a car?
 
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You can convert XCI (Horizon) to NSP (Horizon) but ...
Horizon ≠ Android.
It's like asking for a *.deb (Linux) to *.msi converter (Windows).
 
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I see that original poster is 15 years old.

I was asking questions like that when I was 15. In a mean time I learned that life (universe) is crual :D

Similar question:
Can you write a homebrew that converts my granny into a car?

im 15 too, i dont think its a valid excuse for making a thread about apk to nsp/xci though :P
 

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