As the Nintendo Switch homebrew scene continues to develop at a rapid pace, one of the biggest feats has been the possibility of running Android OS on your Nintendo Switch console. Since the system runs on the Tegra X1 chipset, which coincidentally also powers the Nvidia Shield TV, scene developers have decided to invest their time into getting a form of Android working on the Nintendo Switch. Back in June, we got our first major tease as to just what that would mean for the community, with amazing possibilities such as watching media apps not normally available on the Switch's OS, using it as a comic reader, playing mobile games and apps, getting solid performance in emulators like DraStic, or playing games through remote play.

According to the team behind the project, they're looking at hopefully releasing their first public beta within the next five days. So, as excitement and anticipation builds, make sure to go grab an extra micro SD card, as the installation will require you to dedicate the entire contents of the micro SD to the installation. You can be certain that the moment the release drops, an informative news post here will quickly follow. For now, let us know what feature you're most excited to test out by using Android on your Switch!

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[Essasetic]

Anyway, time to wait indefinitely for a Resurrection Remix port for switch.

 

[Psionic Roshambo]

This if it works properly should open up soooo many possibilities.

 

[b17bomber]

Will the joycons work for this, as like a bluetooth controller for android?

 

[jack980517]

I'm so excited and bitter at the same time. I bought an unhackable Switch because I'm not interested in piracy or emulators on Switch. I would have never anticipated that Android would be ported to it. If I held off just a little longer (for the newer model with enhanced battery), or bought a hackable one, I would have had the best of both worlds.
Also, since no one mentioned it: Valve ported HL2 and Portal to the Nvidia Shield. Other Android devices cannot directly run them, and would struggle to do so even with hacks. The Switch having the same chip as the Shield means that it could potentially run these two games. Now that's awesome!

 

[enigma85]

I want to see how DamonPS2 runs... Dot hack on the switch would be a blast.

 

[1NOOB]

san andreas on the switch yeahhhh.

 

[Deleted User]

Cannot come soon enough :3

 

[MiiJack]

now we can do a benchmark test.

 

[fvig2001]

Will the joycons work for this, as like a bluetooth controller for android?

They said it would but it doesn't work well for some games.

According to the notes:

• Some apps don't handle joycon inputs correctly

 

[sawao_yama]

the switch is now on par with the ouya...

as much it hurts as a ouya fanboy, you finally win nintendo.

That it will fail as soon as it released? Lol coz that ain’t happening.

 

[ertaboy356b]

Now you can play Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies on your Nintendo Switch!!! It's a great time to be alive.

 

[LightyKD]

I hope Android TV versions of apps work with this. Would love to turn the Switch into a glorified cable box!

 

[slaphappygamer]

I’m excited about how the Bluetooth will work. Could we finally use Bluetooth headphones? Can we connect the wii more? Also, this comes at a great time for me. My battery in my k1 tablet is very bad. Kind of don’t want to replace the battery.

 

[tabnk]

Great. PCSX-R can finally run at 2x native now.

 

[theguyver]

does anyone know if it will have sleep mode ?

 

[ombus]

from the moment i got a switch i wanted this wanna play some android games after my phone broke

 

[EmulateLife]

does anyone know if it will have sleep mode ?

IDK but it's supposed to have reboot to payload and you could just switch to Horizon and put it to sleep, then use Fusee Starter to switch back, so that's everything you'd need.

 

[stewacide]

Very excited for this.

(Desktop) Linux runs great on Switch, unfortunately touchscreen support in Linux - especially at small screen sizes - is terrible.

I sometimes play PUBG Mobile on my little iPhone SE; on Switch it'll surely be a much better experience.

 

[the_randomizer]

Do we know if it will require one to use SXOS or AutoRCM, etc to use this?

 

[XDel]

Would much prefer Linux, though this is pretty cool for fans of phone OS'.