Nintendo Switch Firmware 7.0.1

As @ut2k4master already stated, correct, for the time being, keep your EmuNAND on 6.2 if you still want to to boot into EmuNAND.

It's recommended that you use EmuNAND purely in OFFLINE mode to prevent BAN, nothing is 100% safe but being completely offline in EmuNAND will minimise the risk since your not connecting online in anyway.
Use your Real NAND to go online, eShop, online gaming, I keep my EmuNAND on the same SD CARD, at the moment, from what I have read, Nintendo is not doing any file checking on the SD CARD to detect CFW/EmuNAND/Etc...
Even though EmuNAND has the ability to go online, it doesn't mean you should, as it will certainly raise some flags, the point of EmuNAND is to keep it separate from your Real NAND where you do all your dirty stuff, play XCI's, install NSP's and homebrew without touching your Real NAND.

At the end of day, your Switch, you do what you think it's best.

 

Is it safe?

 

For cfw. Not yet. for SXOS users... if your emunand is on 6.2 you can update your sys nand

 

SX OS user here. Sooo let's just say I updated sysnand to 7.01, but I have a 6.1 sysnand backup. I don't currently use emuNAND, but could I create one and restore my 6.1 backup there, thus having 7.01 sysnand and 6.1 emunand?


EDIT: NM, I'm good now.

 

I know this thread here is a little bit old. But is it safe to update to 7.0/7.0.1? As a cfw user? Im currently on 6.2.0

 

I read that updates like Zelda BotW's 1.60 make use of frequency scaling, a hardware option only available on firmware 7+. It could be that the same update on a lower firmware would simply not scale the frequency (instead of crash), but a low-level feature like this would matter. Again, this is what I have read.

 

I'm having trouble installing a new nsp file (7.0 game). Does that mean I should update my switch from 6.0.2 to 7.0 with ChoiDujourNX? I was trying to avoid updating anymore...But is that the only way to install newer games? Thanks

 

Unless it can be repacked/ignore firmware version then yes you need to update.

 

You can update via the updater. But after updating reboot in Hekate to avoid burning fuses

 

Thanks. I think I know how but is there a video tutorial on how to reboot in Hekate? Just make sure I don't burn fuse.

 

Dont risk it if you aren't comfy doing it, it requires entering rcm after the reboot but before it can load.

 

Hold the Vol - Button after updating

 

it requires jig and vol + not - >.>

you only get one shot though, if you mess up, the fuses burn.

 

It don't requires a jig for a reboot. And yes you have to hold vol - in Hekate. Vol + is for SX OS

 

After officially updating what you initially said, you need to enter RCM before the Nintendo bootloader or fuses will burn.

This is done by using a jig and volume +

 

You don't need to boot in the rcm. Restart the console normally and hold the vol- button. And tadah. You're in the hekate Menu.

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And a reboot does not requires a jig and dongle. Reboot payload works without jig.

 

If you update officially, it automatically reboots you normally...

 

Yeah. The payload reboots. That means you don't need a jig.