Experience Android on your Switch, with the first publicly released version of LineageOS 15.1

Smoker1 · Jul 27, 2019

Still wondering 2 things:
1 - For a 256GB Card, use the 128GB Image: Afterwards, can I use EaseUS and Extend the Partition to use the rest of the MicroSD?
2 - Using hekate_ctcaer_4.10.1.bin . Keep having Issues with 5.0.0/Nyx_0.8.0 Release. Also have AutoRCM Enabled. How does the change things? Currently waiting for the Validation to complete itself ever so slowly.

orangy57 · Jul 27, 2019

I wonder if half-life 2 and Portal work with this thing and xash3d

eskinner3742 · Jul 27, 2019

Smoker1 said:
What about RetroArch/Reicast (or whatever they are calling the DC Emu)?

So, reicast runs fantastic with SA2. Better than lakka with widescreen and HD. Had some trouble with the joycon but managed to get them working properly after some fiddling.

Smoker1 · Jul 27, 2019

eskinner3742 said:
So, reicast runs fantastic with SA2. Better than lakka with widescreen and HD, but doesn't like to cooperate with the joycon.

Might be something to Address with the Libretro Devs. I know there is the Forums.Libretro Site, but I know there is another one where they mostly work with, I just forgot what the Site was. If anything, might be something for the Libretro GitHub.

beeswax · Jul 27, 2019

Scarlet said:
Optionally, people should make sure to read the instructions lol

Optionally, you could just respond without being a smartass. Like me, the poster probably assumed that the instructions in the OP were full and correct, as they were in the OP, that's what I took a copy of and followed. There is no mention of having to mount \system there. I guess the instructions got updated once the author noticed the omission but OP hasn't seen that yet.

JohnSheridan · Jul 28, 2019

What a bug fest. I tried a second. Now it spams with errors about google play services. I give up.

ganons · Jul 28, 2019

eskinner3742 said:
So, reicast runs fantastic with SA2. Better than lakka with widescreen and HD, but doesn't like to cooperate with the joycon.

You need to try redream then, way better than Reicast. It's on the play store.

spateau · Jul 28, 2019

Any new about a RTC bug in horizon or something ?

Deleted User · Jul 28, 2019

Has anyone had any success with the joy cons working yet? I've yet to get them working either in haldheld mode or over blue tooth

KongsNutz · Jul 28, 2019

anyone else just constantly getting google services have stopped?

Zumoly · Jul 28, 2019

I'd really like to test Tomb Raider with this. Card is at 99%.

fixingmytoys · Jul 28, 2019

Question am I right in thinking I can have one SD card for Android and another SD card for switch C/W ??

Zumoly · Jul 28, 2019

fixingmytoys said:
Question am I right in thinking I can have one SD card for Android and another SD card for switch C/W ??

That's how it is now. Yes.

fixingmytoys · Jul 28, 2019

Zumoly said:
That's how it is now. Yes.

So the Android os just runs off the SD card and dose not get “ installed “ in the switch nand ?? That what I am trying to make sure , Don’t want to lose the Nintendo switch side of things

Zumoly · Jul 28, 2019

fixingmytoys said:
So the Android os just runs off the SD card and dose not get “ installed “ in the switch nand ?? That what I am trying to make sure , Don’t want to lose the Nintendo switch side of things

Yes. It's all on the SD card and the NAND is untouched.

Smoker1 · Jul 28, 2019

So far waiting for Apps to Install. I did have a Issue though with the 'shieldifier'. Got 2 Red Lined Errors saying it could not Install it for some reason.

Tenshi_Okami · Jul 28, 2019

beeswax said:
Optionally, you could just respond without being a smartass. Like me, the poster probably assumed that the instructions in the OP were full and correct, as they were in the OP, that's what I took a copy of and followed. There is no mention of having to mount \system there. I guess the instructions got updated once the author noticed the omission but OP hasn't seen that yet.

yeah, I never saw to mount /system on the instructions, even on the first page instructions, you can see it doesnt show to mount /system.

LineageOS 15.1 for Nintendo Switch by switchroot. This is the first publicly available Android ROM for the Nintendo Switch. Based on the Nvidia Shield TV builds it brings a smooth and powerful Android experience to your Switch in both handheld and docked mode.

Pick the image that corresponds to the size of your SD card. You can use an image that is smaller than your card. You’ll end up with the remaining space unused on your card.
Write the image to your SD card with e.g. balenaEtcher Do not extract the image, Etcher can handle the compressed image just fine! WARNING: This will overwrite any contents on your card! The progress bar/percentage might go haywire in Etcher, but you can ignore that. The flashing will still work and Etcher will let you know when it’s done. It can take up to an hour depending on your SD card’s speed. Also make sure not to format any of the partitions when Windows prompts you to after flashing.
Download GApps for Android 8.1. from OpenGApps, use ARM64. Put the file on the first partition of your new SD card
If desired download the "Shield-ifier" zip and place it also on the SD card. This will make your Switch identify as Nvidia Shield TV and install the Nvidia app.
Load hekate and boot to TWRP by holding VOL+ when you select the Android config.
Flash GApps zip, optionally flash other zips
Reboot to hekate and boot into Android
Complete the inital setup. For the Nvidia app to work make sure to update it from Play Store!

lordelan · Jul 28, 2019

Fun fact:
Both most recent OS versions (Horizon and Android) on the Switch are 8.1.0

eskinner3742 · Jul 28, 2019

JohnSheridan said:
What a bug fest. I tried a second. Now it spams with errors about google play services. I give up.

kongsnutz said:
anyone else just constantly getting google services have stopped?

I had the same issue, what I did was just reflash my sd card with etcher then booted right in WITHOUT flashing gapps. After that I was able to get right in and don't have a constant "insert app here has crashed" dialog every couple seconds. Just have to sideload everything.

It's a pretty solid first release but it's not without it's flaws. I'm sure we'll see some updates soon that fix a lot of issues, but I'm already pretty impressed.

guily6669 · Jul 28, 2019

The sleep mode was never good on the Tegra anyway... Nvidia Shield Tablet had huge problems with it too and even on last update the chip still sucks a lot of battery in standby compared to snapdragon and other mobile chip SOC makers...

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