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Browser Timeout: "This Screen will be closed."

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  • A Former User?
    A Former User?
    A Former User
    wrote on last edited by
    #185

    For it to work though. You have to do an app takeover

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    • A Former User? A Former User

      But let me get this straight. On a hacked switch. When i go to the browser via the homebrew launcher. There is no timer. How does this work?.

      VGMoose
      VGMoose
      VGMoose
      Admin
      wrote on last edited by
      #186

      @Jared Yeeeeep! That's because BrowseNX can manually use a different applet that doesn't have a timeout, and can enable video playback too. Only the WifiWebAuth Applet (which is what the DNS uses) has those limitations (times out, no video), likely to discourage usage.

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

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      • FLEX
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        wrote on last edited by
        #187

        wait you can put videos on apptakeover

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        • A Former User? A Former User

          But let me get this straight. On a hacked switch. When i go to the browser via the homebrew launcher. There is no timer. How does this work?.

          ㅤㅤㅤ
          ㅤㅤㅤ
          ㅤㅤㅤ
          wrote on last edited by
          #188

          @Jared now i wanna hack my switch too but im too stupid to do so i probably just get my switch disabled (i have an oled switch)

          oh-my-god-oh-my-god-v0-lhyz8b494age1.png

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          • VGMoose
            VGMoose
            VGMoose
            Admin
            wrote on last edited by VGMoose
            #189

            Edited the original post to include a summary of information about the timeout, tips, the browser, and BrowseNX. This thread has a lot of views so I'm assuming people are coming in here from Google.

            I can't really recommend installing homebrew just to access the browser, it's a pretty technical task and needs access to a computer or Android phone anyway to reliably use. It also comes with brick or ban risk. I mean, it's not that bad, but I don't think it's for most users.

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

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            • ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ

              @Jared now i wanna hack my switch too but im too stupid to do so i probably just get my switch disabled (i have an oled switch)

              A Former User?
              A Former User?
              A Former User
              wrote on last edited by
              #190

              @dan yea its pretty cool.

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              • TNAnimating
                TNAnimating
                TNAnimating
                wrote on last edited by
                #191

                i think i found a work around- if you use the youtube app, and press the x button when close to 20 minutes, it goes back to the main screen ad the timer refreshes. just what i found :p

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                • A Former User?
                  A Former User?
                  A Former User
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #192

                  Youtube the app on switch doesn't pause-

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                  • Austin 83789
                    Austin 83789
                    Austin 83789
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #193

                    it can pause

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                    • presley
                      presley
                      presley
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                      #194

                      can you please change it to a hour

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                      • presley presley

                        can you please change it to a hour

                        melomelo06
                        melomelo06
                        melomelo06
                        420
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #195

                        @presley OP cannot change the browser timeout. If you're asking how to change the timeout, you can open youtube instead of testing your network connection. If you're talking about the timer on this website, the timer is for security reasons

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                        • joemyson
                          joemyson
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                          wrote on last edited by
                          #196

                          change the time to an hour

                          h

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                          • joemyson joemyson

                            change the time to an hour

                            melomelo06
                            melomelo06
                            melomelo06
                            420
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #197

                            @joemyson OP cannot change the timer, I already said this

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                            • VGMoose
                              VGMoose
                              VGMoose
                              Admin
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #198

                              The 20 minute timer on this website is just for your own information on how long it's been. The actual 20 minutes for the browser to close and kick you out is enforced by the Switch OS.

                              We started a petition to Nintendo asking them to remove these limitations, although it seems unlikely at this point in the Switch's lifecycle that they'd do this.

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

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                              • pusheen
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                                #199

                                in 2017 in the browser it didn't close

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                                • VGMoose
                                  VGMoose
                                  VGMoose
                                  Admin
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #200

                                  yeah, they added the timeout around 2019, likely as a result of DNS workarounds to accessing it. It also used to support video for the first few Switch OS releases.

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

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                                  • pusheen
                                    pusheen
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                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #201

                                    danm

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                                    • switchuser12
                                      switchuser12
                                      switchuser12
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #202

                                      has anyone tried ethernet? also i found that airplane mode expanded my time. is this statically correct?

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                                      • dafunkymonke
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                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #203

                                        I dont see how that would effect anything, its a built in timer. i know that putting the switch into rest can essentially pause the timer but ill have to try airplane mode

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                                        • jperez2250
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                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #204

                                          i cant watch videos it says that feature is resricted. any help?

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