Switchroot plans to release Android on the Nintendo Switch within the next five days

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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 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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I'm so excited and bitter at the same time. I bought an unhackable Switch because I'm not interested in piracy or emulators on Switch. I would have never anticipated that Android would be ported to it. If I held off just a little longer (for the newer model with enhanced battery), or bought a hackable one, I would have had the best of both worlds.
Also, since no one mentioned it: Valve ported HL2 and Portal to the Nvidia Shield. Other Android devices cannot directly run them, and would struggle to do so even with hacks. The Switch having the same chip as the Shield means that it could potentially run these two games. Now that's awesome!
 
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I’m excited about how the Bluetooth will work. Could we finally use Bluetooth headphones? Can we connect the wii more? Also, this comes at a great time for me. My battery in my k1 tablet is very bad. Kind of don’t want to replace the battery.
 
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Very excited for this.

(Desktop) Linux runs great on Switch, unfortunately touchscreen support in Linux - especially at small screen sizes - is terrible.

I sometimes play PUBG Mobile on my little iPhone SE; on Switch it'll surely be a much better experience.
 

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