Hacking Android Switch with android: testimonies

[BottledFairy]

I passed through all the learning and implementation stages. I had to update my sdloader. Used a 64GB Kingston high speed SD.
The result was a Switch that crashed all the time. Trebuchet was crashing randomly, button layout was bad IMO and changing depending on the screen that I was in and the only game I cared for was Stardew Valley with mods. To my surprise, SV crashed all the time too (although I think it wasn't the OS but the apk itself) and SMAPI was a pain to make it work (installer is broken from github). The game crashed when mixed touch and physical controls; for example trying to select "new game" on main screen with physical buttons, crashed the game while doing the same with touch screen worked.

I thought that I would give this console a second life, find some non 8yo-targeted games nor hentai visual novels but instead I was stuck with a mid-level cellphone-like device that crashes all the time and a lot of facebook-level games on its catalog. So it was more or less the same thing but with some more freedom to modify it.

This being said, confirmation needed; is it crashing for you? can you recommend doing this to others? what games/apps/features do you use on you android switch?

There are dangerous steps involved in this transformation so I want this post to help others decide if they want to go ahead and do it.

EDIT:
I used both, Lineage 18 and 21. Both were the same, with 18 having a "console launcher" that was so basic that couldn't even add apps to the main screen shortcuts (I only got one option: "folders"). Both crashed all the time, with Lineage 18 feeling a little bit more responsive. I also didn't use the overclocking or "performance mode" in the switch app. In one moment, the wifi driver crashed in android 21.

 

[MertX2]

Kingston stuff is low quality in my experience, sandisk or samsung is better, android on the switch is kinda usable for me but as you say the switchs performace really isnt great for android. Even using it as an android tv it runs very bad so I wouldnt recommend gaming on it. If you want to give it a second life install linux on it and configure it to your hearts content. You can get a rough idea of the performance by watching taki udons switch related videos. They are very good imo

 

[TheStonedModder]

Make sure you’re using the new lineageOS release it’s much better performance wise

Especially if you replace the laggy stock launcher with flauncher. I’ve been using it to play pokerogue

 

[YoureALoser]

I passed through all the learning and implementation stages. I had to update my sdloader. Used a 64GB Kingston high speed SD.
The result was a Switch that crashed all the time. Trebuchet was crashing randomly, button layout was bad IMO and changing depending on the screen that I was in and the only game I cared for was Stardew Valley with mods. To my surprise, SV crashed all the time too (although I think it wasn't the OS but the apk itself) and SMAPI was a pain to make it work (installer is broken from github). The game crashed when mixed touch and physical controls; for example trying to select "new game" on main screen with physical buttons, crashed the game while doing the same with touch screen worked.

I thought that I would give this console a second life, find some non 8yo-targeted games nor hentai visual novels but instead I was stuck with a mid-level cellphone-like device that crashes all the time and a lot of facebook-level games on its catalog. So it was more or less the same thing but with some more freedom to modify it.

This being said, confirmation needed; is it crashing for you? can you recommend doing this to others? what games/apps/features do you use on you android switch?

There are dangerous steps involved in this transformation so I want this post to help others decide if they want to go ahead and do it.

EDIT:
I used both, Lineage 18 and 21. Both were the same, with 18 having a "console launcher" that was so basic that couldn't even add apps to the main screen shortcuts (I only got one option: "folders"). Both crashed all the time, with Lineage 18 feeling a little bit more responsive. I also didn't use the overclocking or "performance mode" in the switch app. In one moment, the wifi driver crashed in android 21.

Your experience with Android is irrelevant because you're using mediocre trash brand sd cards. "Mid level" ha, hardly. Switch hardware was already low tier when it released. The Tegra in the Switch only has 4 big cores & every other ARM chipset from the same era have 4 big & 4 LITTLE cores.