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 Operating system and user interface of the Nintendo Switch | |
| Developer | Nintendo HAL Laboratory[1] |
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| Written in | C, C++ and HTML for eShop and online services settings |
| OS family | Proprietary OS, derivative of Nintendo 3DS system software (partially Unix-like via certain components which are based on FreeBSD and Android) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | 1.0.0 / March 3, 2017 |
| Latest release | 18.1.0 / June 10, 2024[2] |
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| Update method | Direct download |
| Platforms | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch Lite Nintendo Switch OLED |
| Preceded by | Nintendo 3DS system software Wii U system software |
| Official website | support.nintendo.com |
The Nintendo Switch system software (also known by its codename Horizon)[3] is an updatable firmware and operating system used by the Nintendo Switch video game console. It is based on a proprietary microkernel. The UI includes a HOME screen, consisting of the top bar, the screenshot viewer ("Album") Icons, and shortcuts to the Nintendo eShop, News, and Settings.
- ^ Brian (2 April 2017). "HAL Laboratory developed various parts of Switch - Nintendo Everything". nintendoeverything.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Nintendo Switch System Updates and Change History". Nintendo. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Gauvain Tanguy Henri Gabriel Isidore Roussel-Tarbouriech; Menard, Noel; True, Tyler; Vi, Tini; Reisyukaku (2019). "Methodically Defeating Nintendo Switch Security". arXiv:1905.07643 [cs.CR].