Hacking "Hidden home button" hardmod

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Does leaving the home button hardmod soldered in the joy-con affect battery life or any thing else?
 

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Source to what?
That it can be detected by software? It just registers as a hidden button, it can be read. At least that was the answer I got somewhere around the forums here.

That it can be used to ban you? Sure it can be done if they want, they only have to read that the button is always pressed and take action.
 

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Source to what?
That it can be detected by software? It just registers as a hidden button, it can be read. At least that was the answer I got somewhere around the forums here.

That it can be used to ban you? Sure it can be done if they want, they only have to read that the button is always pressed and take action.
which means no source
Just because bootROM can read it does not mean that OS has it implemented.
 
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Tomorrow I'll be soldering the pcb (waiting for the triwing to arrive home from amazon). Just one question: is it hard to do? It's gonna be the first time I solder anything lol
 

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Tomorrow I'll be soldering the pcb (waiting for the triwing to arrive home from amazon). Just one question: is it hard to do? It's gonna be the first time I solder anything lol
if it is first time soldering, remove the whole board from the joycon disconnect and everything you can (to get enough space).
This might help you a bit.
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if it is first time soldering, remove the whole board from the joycon disconnect and everything you can (to get enough space).
This might help you a bit.
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Thanks for the advice... And what will be more difficult? Soldering the two on the left (on the board, which seem bigger) or the right ones?
 

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Thanks for the advice... And what will be more difficult? Soldering the two on the left (on the board, which seem bigger) or the right ones?
Personally, I think that the pins on the right side. You have much less space there and I like to have some room for soldering. But it would work the same.
 
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Source to what?
That it can be detected by software? It just registers as a hidden button, it can be read. At least that was the answer I got somewhere around the forums here.

That it can be used to ban you? Sure it can be done if they want, they only have to read that the button is always pressed and take action.
It's a hidden button reserved for use by the X1 bootrom. There's no reason for it to be detectable via the Switches own OS. And unless Nintendo wants to risk plowing every pour soul, innocent or not, in the crusade for a hack-free world, I doubt they'd go that far.
 

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Also:

https://twitter.com/fail0verflow/status/988627868598001665

Reminder: ShofEL2 cannot be patched in existing units (it will work on *any* firmware, past or future), it allows full access (all keys and secrets), and it is completely undetectable by normal software. You can dual boot Linux and Switch OS with impunity

Exploit confirmed undetectable. Also means I'm gonna probably update if I ever buy into Splatoon 2. lmao
 
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Thanks for the advice... And what will be more difficult? Soldering the two on the left (on the board, which seem bigger) or the right ones?
I'm not the best solderer in the world, but I've done my share. I think soldering on the right is *much* easier, but you'll need a fine tip for your soldering iron (which to be fair you'd need for soldering on the left too).

My reasoning is that on the left you're soldering on the main board of the joycon - mess it up and your joycon is dead. There are other small components on the board around the points you need to solder, which raises the risks. On the right soldering option, your only risk is the flexible circuit in the rail, and a replacement rail is not expensive.

All I did was use the finest soldering iron tip I have, melt a small blob of solder onto it, touch it to one of the pins, then quickly drag the iron over to the other pin to ensure its solder melts and forms the bridge. Done :)

(I actually think with a second attempt I could do it without disassembling the entire joycon, but I would say on your first run, remove the back plate, remove the battery holder, disconnect the flex cables for the rail, remove the rail from the back plate and just do your work on the rail by itself :)
 
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