Hacking System update, but no connection...

[Thirty3Three]

I though you wanted to wait for homebrew? Claiming Switch will be "soon" hacked

I have more than one switch.

 

[SomeGamer]

I have more than one switch.

Then maybe they had an update-sharing LAN party?

 

[Thirty3Three]

Then maybe they had an update-sharing LAN party?

Haven't turned the other one on. Ever lol. The only person who lives near me is an old dude who obviously doesn't game.

 

[rac]

I was on 4.0. I was alerted of the system update to 4.1 without any internet connection. NO way to connect to the internet, and I was still alerted. The game cart asked for an update too. Same thing. No internet. C'mon guy. READ

is it possible that 4.1 was a timed update? maybe your 4.0 software knew it was time to update

 

[magico29]

this Switch system has before, yes. But even if I forget the netwrok? I guess that could be a way huh? It just seems... not right... if it forgets the connection. The connection had a pass too... It's weird.

you supossed to turn off your internet b4 turn your switch on baby,do not take the risk

 

[Futurdreamz]

There's a little LTE chip in it.

is it possible that 4.1 was a timed update? maybe your 4.0 software knew it was time to update

That's my guess. It's not out of the realm of possibility that Nintendo has an idea of how long it takes to release a patch and hard-coded an estimated schedule into the games. If the guess is wrong then checking for updates will clear that alert (and maybe update the schedule).

 

[Thirty3Three]

you supossed to turn off your internet b4 turn your switch on baby,do not take the risk

I haven't had it connected in months... do people not read...?

 

[Deleted-355425]

proof or it didn't happen.

 

[sarkwalvein]

I haven't had it connected in months... do people not read...?

It would be great if some hacker confirm the timebomb theory. To me, it sounds like the most probable case.
Now the question would be, was it able to install an update after nagging you?
Because if it is a timebomb, it will be able to annoy you to connect to the internet for updating, but it sure won't be able to install the update if you don't connect to the internet afterwards.

 

[Thirty3Three]

It would be great if some hacker confirm the timebomb theory. To me, it sounds like the most probable case.
Now the question would be, was it able to install an update after nagging you?
Because if it is a timebomb, it will be able to annoy you to connect to the internet for updating, but it sure won't be able to install the update if you don't connect to the internet afterwards.

I haven't had it connected since 4.0 though. Idk its weird man haha! But no it didnt make me install.

 

[Deleted-355425]

How can you install an update on a switch that hasnt been online? It has to be trying to install something.

 

[SG854]

The story does seem off. No way it can update if its not connected. hmmm......

 

[magico29]

I haven't had it connected in months... do people not read...?

doesnt matter and of course i read.so relax and calm down baby

 

[sarkwalvein]

Yeah, people don't bother to read. It is boring.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I was on 4.0. I was alerted of the system update to 4.1 without any internet connection. NO way to connect to the internet, and I was still alerted. The game cart asked for an update too. Same thing. No internet. C'mon guy. READ

It feels like you didn't read his post at all.
He's simply asking you why you don't update to the latest.
There's really no point in staying on a lower firmware if you've already updated past the point of homebrew.

 

[sarkwalvein]

It feels like you didn't read his post at all.
He's simply asking you why you don't update to the latest.
There's really no point in staying on a lower firmware if you've already updated past the point of homebrew.

That's not the point, the reason he says "READ" is that he is not asking if he should update or not, the question is about something completely different:

How are they doing this without any available internet connections?

I think he is making this question because he has another Switch that is on low firmware, and he is probably scared that it could "update" on its own without an internet connection set up.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

That's not the point, the reason he says "READ" is that he is not asking if he should update or not, the question is about something completely different:

I think he is making this question because he has another Switch that is on low firmware, and he is probably scared that it could "update" on its own without an internet connection set up.

I feel it still needs to be mentioned though.

I haven't had it connected since 4.0 though. Idk its weird man haha! But no it didnt make me install.

Are you sure it's not a game update? The Switch will cache a list of game updates and can ask you to update a game even months after it's been online.
The only other thing I can think of is... Are you sure no one else has been using your system while you weren't watching?
It has to be one of those two. There is no way the Switch can connect to wifi when it's in airplane mode. I'm pretty sure it would be illegal (not to mention possibly dangerous) for them to make it like that, since airplane mode is meant for use in places where it's illegal to use wireless connections, and that would undermine the whole point.

 

[DayVeeBoi]

I'm skeptical of both the working theories here.

I seriously doubt that Airplane mode is flawed, they do quite a bit of electronics emissions testing before release and I'm relatively sure that Nintendo wouldn't risk installing a backdoor in airplane mode just to sneak a firmware update. (Nevermind that the switch has been wiresharked etc and no researcher has reported anything like that)

Even though a update timebomb is the more plausible of the two, I think if that were the case there would be more than one person reporting it.

Just my two cents.

 

[Deleted-355425]

If it were a timebomb then if you pressed on update when prompted where would it pull the update from if it’s never been online.

 

[sarkwalvein]

If it were a timebomb then if you pressed on update when prompted where would it pull the update from if it’s never been online.

I wouldn't be able to update, it will just show you a banner that you should update and if you accept it would ask you to connect to the internet. In other words, it would be just a nag.