Update / downgrade Switch

This section will go over how you can update or downgrade your Switch, completely. There are some things you can update, including:

• Firmware ( most important ).
• Hekate.
• Atmosphere.
• Sigpatches.
• Sysmodules ( doesn’t apply for everyone ).

Tips

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• It is not always required to update your firmware. When you update to a new firmware too quickly, you run the risk of Atmosphere and such not working because they haven’t been updated to support the new firmware yet. Before updating, make sure that the firmware you’re updating to is old enough for it to be supported by most things.
• It is recommended to dump your current firmware before upgrading, because in the case that something you use does not support the firmware you’re updating to, you can always downgrade.
  • Read Dump firmware.
• It is recommended to update everything every once in a while, new games often require higher firmwares than the last.

Requirements

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• This section requires you to either have an unpatched V1 Switch or a patched V1, V2, lite or OLED with a modchip, otherwise this will not work.
• This section requires you to have Atmosphere as well Hekate to be installed and for you to know how to access them.
  • If this is not the case, start by reading from FAQ.

Steps

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Hekate, Atmosphere and Sigpatches are bundled in CFW.

Order

In order to update everything, follow this section in order.

CFW

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1. Download the latest version of:

   Hekate

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   hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x_Nyx_x.x.x.zip

   Atmosphere

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   atmosphere-x.x.x-master-xxxxxxxxx+hbl-x.x.x+hbmenu-x.x.x.zip

   Sigpatches

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   sigpatches.zip

2. Steps

   Extract all of the .zip files you downloaded and move them over to the root of your microSD card.

   • If you don’t know how, read Browse microSD card.

You have now successfully updated your Hekate, Atmosphere and Sigpatches!

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Firmware

Versions

The steps for updating and downgrading are the same. If you’re updating, make sure the firmware version you’re upgrading to is higher than your current firmware version. If you’re downgrading, make sure the firmware version you’re downgrading to is lower than your current firmware version.

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3. Get:

   Firmware Files

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   • If you don’t know how, read Dump firmware.

   Put these firmware files on your microSD card.

   • If you don’t know how, read Browse microSD card.

4. Atmosphere

   On your Switch, launch the homebrew menu and launch Daybreak.

   • There are 2 ways of launching the homebrew menu:
     • Launch any game on the homescreen while holding R. Recommended
     • Launch the album.

5. Daybreak

   Inside of Daybreak, select Install.

   Select the folder that contains your firmware files.

   Select Continue.

   Select Preserve settings.

   Select Install ( FAT32 & exFAT ).

   Select Continue again in order to proceed.

   Once done, you will need to reboot in order to apply changes.

You have now successfully updated or downgraded your firmware!

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