Nintendo 3DS firmware 11.15.0-47 released

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No, you didn't misread that title--after nearly a year since the last one, Nintendo has put out a system software update for the Nintendo 3DS line of handhelds. Currently, neither Nintendo's European or North American websites are acknowledging the update, but Nintendo of Japan has, and while it isn't exactly the classic message we're used to, the main focus of the update is "improved system stability and convenience". As for custom firmware, it appears that the latest version of Luma3DS is still working on the newly released 11.15.0-47, with users reporting that the firmware release merely exists to update the 3DS browser's SSL security certs.

Major changes due to the update to 11.15.0-47J
[New Nintendo 3DS / New 3DS LL / New 2DS LL / 3DS / 3DS LL / 2DS]
Improved system stability and convenience
Some functions are added / corrected only by updating by network download.
The game card update does not include some changes.

For updates of main unit functions before this,Nintendo 3DS system version change historyplease look at.

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Updated my system just now, no problems to report. I made a nand backup of 11.14.0-46, and I just made one of the new update on my n3ds and placed them on 2 hdds.
I'll be doing a nand backup before updating and again after... I had massive issues with 11.14.0.46E not completing and ended up having to rollback to my last nand backup, which was 11.4, before it would succeed!

Maybe these legacy FW update notices should go to the EOF.
Awful idea. New FW updates for older hardware is more newsworthy than the regularly expected ones for current systems.
 

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Do I understand correctly that Nintendo intentionally patched out the browser method (pretty much just to mess with us at this point?) and we now must use the seedminer method? If so, that's a real kick in the pants. I'm glad seedminer is still available but the browser method was incredibly easy (and had no external dependency).

Is there any hope of the browser method returning?

If I have consoles that I haven't gotten around to hacking yet, do I need to rush to get them set up before they try to patch out seedminer too?

Do these updates happen automatically, or can they be declined? If a console is still on 11.14, could the old browser method still work?
 
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Do I understand correctly that Nintendo intentionally patched out the browser method (pretty much just to mess with us at this point?) and we now must use the seedminer method? If so, that's a real kick in the pants. I'm glad seedminer is still available but the browser method was incredibly easy (and had no external dependency).

Is there any hope of the browser method returning?

If I have consoles that I haven't gotten around to hacking yet, do I need to rush to get them set up before they try to patch out seedminer too?

Do these updates happen automatically, or can they be declined? If a console is still on 11.14, could the old browser method still work?
  • Nintendo hasn't patched Seedminer in years. But that doesn't mean much. I often suspect their decisions are made by throwing a dice.
  • For the browser method to return on latest firmware there need to be new exploits, for both old and new 3DS browser (and if the exploit in universal otherapp still works).
  • Outdated browser version will not work by default once the server check returns an available update. Maybe SSLoth-Browser methods can be used to bypass the version check as the fix for SSLoth is only in the new 11.15.0-47.

The guide is pretty simplified in terms of the version table at the moment:
1.0-11.3 Soundhax
11.4-11.14 Update to latest version
11.15 Seedminer

Maybe some other methods can be revived instead of instructing everybody to update.

Edit:
Didn't work for me. Seems the custom DNS server is offline or not responding properly (or I'm doing something wrong -- somebody else should test it as well). Can't use the internet with the custom DNS entered.
 
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Is there some reason the Guide is currently linking to Pichaxx and not USM? Even though USM still requires Seedminer, I thought it was superior since it didn't require any extra downloads. I thought USM used the recovery mode firmware that was likewise unpatchable?

Do I understand correctly that Nintendo intentionally patched out the browser method (pretty much just to mess with us at this point?) and we now must use the seedminer method? If so, that's a real kick in the pants. I'm glad seedminer is still available but the browser method was incredibly easy (and had no external dependency).
Since the browser method is incredible easy, wouldn't it make perfect sense to patch it out and not just be a "real kick in the pants"?

In theory some people are still holding back potential exploits for the day when it is really, really certain that Nintendo won't be releasing any more updates. But as has been noted, ntrboot is thoroughly unpatchable.
 

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Im still on 11.9.0.4U I dont see why i should update it and am happy with 11.9.0.4U still playing online CTGP-7 or any others game with no issues.
 

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I'll be doing a nand backup before updating and again after... I had massive issues with 11.14.0.46E not completing and ended up having to rollback to my last nand backup, which was 11.4, before it would succeed!

I've never had an issue with a firmware update not succeeding, but this one took like a minute or two to start the update process. it could be that so many people are downloading it or something.
 

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I've never had an issue with a firmware update not succeeding, but this one took like a minute or two to start the update process. it could be that so many people are downloading it or something.
Me either, until 11.14... updated fine on my old 3ds, but my New 3ds XL would get to about 80% and error. Tried everything to fix it, re-set wi-fi settings, tried different networks,eventually tried the CTRNand stuff in GM9 and TWL replacements - nothing would let the update complete until i resorted to my nand backup. Luckily nothing much had changed on the system since that last backup, so it was fine after restoring a few tickets.
 
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i wonder how many dead horse's with have piled up with all these updates...


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  • Nintendo hasn't patched Seedminer in years. But that doesn't mean much. I often suspect their decisions are made by throwing a dice.
  • For the browser method to return on latest firmware there need to be new exploits, for both old and new 3DS browser (and if the exploit in universal otherapp still works).
  • Outdated browser version will not work by default. Maybe SSLoth-Browser methods can be used to bypass the version check as the fix for SSLoth is only in the new 11.15.0-47.
The guide is pretty simplified in terms of the version table at the moment:
1.0-11.3 Soundhax
11.4-11.14 Update to latest version
11.15 Seedminer

Maybe some other methods can be revived instead of instructing everybody to update.

Edit:
Didn't work for me. Seems the custom DNS server is offline or not responding properly (or I'm doing something wrong -- somebody else should test it as well). Can't use the internet with the custom DNS entered.

Thanks for testing that. Based on the quick switch in the guide to seedminer, I figured the folks who are much smarter than I at 3ds.hacks.guide had a good reason for the switch. :(

Edit: FWIW, I just completed CFW on a console via browserhax. It seems that so long as the browser still works on 11.14 then browserhax will work. Apparently sometime soon when you try to open the browser on 11.14 an error will pop up to upgrade if you want to use the browser, at which point browserhax will cease to work. I may have that wrong, please anyone correct me if so!
 
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