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Browser Timeout: "This Screen will be closed."

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  • er
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    LGM i never sleep at night •Cat Gang• Bot creator
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    • Andyboi
      Andyboi
      Andyboi
      canida 🥀 😭🙏 rip andy Bcv army Dead Char 🌹 Anti Cringe 🟨🟥🟪🟦NASCAR
      wrote on last edited by
      #304

      bro stop

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      • Yanderemenhera Yanderemenhera

        @er bro, what? you ok?

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        LGM i never sleep at night •Cat Gang• Bot creator
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        #305

        @Yanderemenhera Yes

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        • er er

          @Yanderemenhera Yes

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          LGM i never sleep at night •Cat Gang• Bot creator
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          #306

          @er said in Browser Timeout: "This Screen will be closed.":

          @Yanderemenhera Yes
          I am ok,i'm posting random stuff

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          • Andyboi
            Andyboi
            Andyboi
            canida 🥀 😭🙏 rip andy Bcv army Dead Char 🌹 Anti Cringe 🟨🟥🟪🟦NASCAR
            wrote on last edited by
            #307

            thats not what this is for

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            • KiwiFarmsArkavel
              KiwiFarmsArkavel
              KiwiFarmsArkavel
              Gonna Shit This Down Legion Guardians The Legion of Kiwi INVADER ZIM - The Takeover Slipper to Ass 2nd Top Poster 🥈 former staff 10kth upvoter Banned
              wrote on last edited by
              #308

              if you see me running somewhere in a green dino onesie (im diguising myself so that way Aries doesnt find me like a mole in a dirthole)

              

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              • Asthell Dreemurr
                Asthell Dreemurr
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                ANTI FURRY HATTERS Deltarune Fans Undertale Fans! ♥♡♥♡♥ Breakcore Fans! NOCTURNAL indie game fan Nintendo Switch Users
                wrote on last edited by Asthell Dreemurr
                #309

                Why 20 minutes ??? WHYYYYYYY?!!!!

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                • VGMoose VGMoose

                  EDIT for Feb 3rd, 2024:

                  The summary of this thread's findings is:

                  • This notification will appear after 20 minutes of screen-on time using the browser
                  • The browser will always immediately close after the pop-up
                  • Nintendo has ignored so far the petition asking them to enable the browser

                  Tips:

                  • If you lock the device, you can stretch the total time you have out longer. Screen off time doesn't count against the 20 minutes
                  • If you set up the DNS and then launch the YouTube app instead of doing a Connection Test, it will automatically re-display the browser after timeout happens
                  • You can add top sites and bookmarks to Switchbru for faster access, or submit useful links via the survey on the BrowseDNS landing page

                  About the browser:

                  • The timer is built-into the Switch, and enforced by the Switch's OS
                  • The browser itself is called NetFront, and is made by ACCESS Co
                  • It's possible that there is a deal between Nintendo and ACCESS that limits the usage of the browser (This is only speculation)

                  Homebrew workaround:

                  • If you have a Switch that can run homebrew, then the browser can be accessed with BrowseNX, which bypasses the timeout and allows video content
                  • Configuring homebrew however is much more involved than just using the DNS, and should only be done by advanced and/or technical users

                  Original post:

                  This is a thread to talk about the browser closing on the Nintendo switch when using BrowseDNS or Switchbru DNS... This appears to be a timeout added by Nintendo in FW update 10.0, but the mechanisms of when/why it closes are not known.

                  In my experience, I have had both web pages live for a long time (even overnight!) by sleeping the switch or pressing home, and when it decides to close always seems a little random.

                  It seems like no matter how many page loads occur, or clicks/scrolls I make, it's determined to shut down. Does anyone have any other experiences or theories about whne it decides to close?

                  If the timeout can be better understood, then we may be able to discover a workaround to it. If it's something networking related, for instance, maybe there are changes that can be made to prevent it from closing.

                  It would also be interesting to know if this same timeout occurs when using "normal" captive portal airplane/hotel hotspots (which is what the browser applet was made for).

                  I will also again plug the petition to Nintendo to unlimited this browser, including removing the timeout.

                  BritishUnity
                  BritishUnity
                  BritishUnity
                  Staff Management
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #310

                  @VGMoose got it

                  Unity

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                  • Asthell Dreemurr Asthell Dreemurr

                    Why 20 minutes ??? WHYYYYYYY?!!!!

                    Yanderemenhera
                    Yanderemenhera
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                    #311

                    @Asthell go ask the nintendo CEO

                    wilford bremly, sep, 27th 1934 to Aug, 1st, 2020
                    hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
                    my new grounds account is called phroggered
                    look at dat to see ''exclusive'' content or whatever.

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                    • Giovani Giovani

                      why you need to watch videos in the dns when you can get youtube in the e shop

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                      LGM i never sleep at night •Cat Gang• Bot creator
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                      #312

                      @Gani I need to sign in,and I don't know the password

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                      • KiwiFarmsArkavel
                        KiwiFarmsArkavel
                        KiwiFarmsArkavel
                        Gonna Shit This Down Legion Guardians The Legion of Kiwi INVADER ZIM - The Takeover Slipper to Ass 2nd Top Poster 🥈 former staff 10kth upvoter Banned
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #313

                        a man wearing a black reebok sweatshirt stands next to a wooden wall how bro felt

                        

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                        • octolinggirl10
                          octolinggirl10
                          octolinggirl10
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                          #314

                          can someone remove this timer please its kinda distribution me all the time

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                          • ShadowGamerX
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                            wrote on last edited by
                            #315

                            How do I open the youtube app and run dns at the same time? I can oen the youtube app but i don't get how to do the dns thing in the app

                            idk

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                            • ShadowGamerX ShadowGamerX

                              How do I open the youtube app and run dns at the same time? I can oen the youtube app but i don't get how to do the dns thing in the app

                              Yougot1960ed
                              Yougot1960ed
                              Yougot1960ed
                              Cara's followers Gathering BDNS Y Gang
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #316

                              @BloodVineCC I don't think you can do that...

                              Why is everyone on BDNS so cringe(Except for me and the people I like)
                              -Yougot1960ed, 2026

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                              • ShadowGamerX ShadowGamerX

                                How do I open the youtube app and run dns at the same time? I can oen the youtube app but i don't get how to do the dns thing in the app

                                Yanderemenhera
                                Yanderemenhera
                                Yanderemenhera
                                auntie menhera's neices, nephews and niblings Chud before-update supporter He ate them #fuckmybakalife Eric Cartman canida 🥀 😭🙏 wilford bremly fangurl cult Swagg_c3rt1fi3d<3 Belt to ass Тотя well, fuc- pale as F∪CK short person chronically online former staff But 20$ is 20$ high af Chaotic Asexuals The Lords of Pillows Mr. Duran's class | W1ckedSticky is #3 necroposters of bns rip wall Wants to be pet Cluckers | WeedAreTheWorld is #1
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                                #317

                                @BloodVineCC change your dns settings and then open youtube

                                wilford bremly, sep, 27th 1934 to Aug, 1st, 2020
                                hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
                                my new grounds account is called phroggered
                                look at dat to see ''exclusive'' content or whatever.

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                                • ShadowGamerX
                                  ShadowGamerX
                                  ShadowGamerX
                                  Mentally Dead. i hate my life Emo kids broken… just let me die! ##adhd Gets hated on D e p r e s s i o n . . . Taken
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #318

                                  ty @Yanderemenhera i figured it out i use my normal dns settings before the videos can load i quickly change to dns settings and works fine! Glad I don't have to constantly press connect in internet settings it auto-connects for me :)

                                  idk

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                                  • VGMoose
                                    VGMoose
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                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #319

                                    Edited the first post to better describe the YouTube method:

                                    If you set up the DNS and then launch the YouTube app instead of doing a Connection Test, it will automatically re-display the browser after timeout happens

                                    Before it used to say:

                                    If you launch the YouTube app, and access the DNS that way, it will automatically re-display the browser after timeout happens

                                    Which didn't really make sense

                                    Sign the browser petition! Or visit my site at vgmoose.dev.

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                                    • VGMoose VGMoose

                                      Edited the first post to better describe the YouTube method:

                                      If you set up the DNS and then launch the YouTube app instead of doing a Connection Test, it will automatically re-display the browser after timeout happens

                                      Before it used to say:

                                      If you launch the YouTube app, and access the DNS that way, it will automatically re-display the browser after timeout happens

                                      Which didn't really make sense

                                      KiwiFarmsArkavel
                                      KiwiFarmsArkavel
                                      KiwiFarmsArkavel
                                      Gonna Shit This Down Legion Guardians The Legion of Kiwi INVADER ZIM - The Takeover Slipper to Ass 2nd Top Poster 🥈 former staff 10kth upvoter Banned
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #320

                                      @VGMoose said in Browser Timeout: "This Screen will be closed.":

                                      Edited the first post to better describe the YouTube method:

                                      If you set up the DNS and then launch the YouTube app instead of doing a Connection Test, it will automatically re-display the browser after timeout happens

                                      Before it used to say:

                                      If you launch the YouTube app, and access the DNS that way, it will automatically re-display the browser after timeout happens

                                      Which didn't really make sense

                                      exactly

                                      

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                                      • A Former User?
                                        A Former User?
                                        A Former User
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                                        #321

                                        oh cool good to know

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                                        • Giovani Giovani

                                          why you need to watch videos in the dns when you can get youtube in the e shop

                                          cookiemanny237
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                                          #322

                                          @Giovani you might want to comment but you cannot on actual youtube switch app. Hope this helped

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