#Homebrew switch how to

Turn the Switch completely off then press the power and volume up buttons at the same time. Once you have the paper clip in the right spot its time to see if it will go into RCM mode. It may take a few triesВ before you get it down pat. Next, bend the paper clip so it will fit on the joycon rail and touch pin 1 and 10 to put it in RCM mode. The first thing you need to do is download theВ sdfilesВ and unzip them, then put them on the micro sd of the Switch. MediumВ side PaperclipВ but almost any of them will work. This works on all FW at the moment but this does not work with the new Switches out in the wild since they have been patched to block this method.

#Homebrew switch how to

Now thereвЂ™s a few CFW out there but for this guide will be showing how to get the beta version of atmosphereВ working withВ Hekate payloads. The best way to get the Switch into RCM mode is using either a paper clip or 3d printed jig. So if youвЂ™re going to use this trick beware that it could do more harm then good. You can do theВ Joењњon Tin Foil trick but thereвЂ™sВ always a risk that you could short out other pins on the joycon or Switch. If you canвЂ™t get a 3d printed jig or donвЂ™t want to modify the right joycon the paper clip trick will work just fine but it may take you a few times to get it in the right spot to triggerВ RCM mode. The first thing that makes it a little difficultВ is getting the Switch to go into RCM mode, which can be done using a 3d printed jig, paperclip or modifying the right joycon to trigger RCM mode. Running CFW (Custom Firmware) to play homebrew and emulators on the Nintendo Switch is pretty simple but it does require you to have a few things handy to do it.