Posted an update to this petition describing browsedns and its purpose: https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-nintendo-expose-the-fully-functional-internet-browser-built-into-the-switch/u/30399120

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

Big if true! That sounds very promising, and I'll recommend it to others / try it if it happens to me. If it continues to work, we can add a notice to the BDNS landing page as well.

@funeraldinerfan you indeed can't export, only screenshot. It's mostly a novelty!

Still, I never thought I'd see a description on the eShop that sells itself as "Transform your favorite console into an amazing, and surprisingly small personal computer." (Even if it's misleading/buggy/limited/basic/expensive/etc).

Not much, it's mostly just interesting that it exists in the first place. There's a calculator, a note taking "app", a todo list, a drawing "app". But it very much feels like the kind of fake-desktop interface you'd see in an easter egg within an actual game.

It's not homebrew, but I'm surprised this is even on the eShop! https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nos-new-operating-system-switch/

It's a mini "operating system" game with an onscreen cursor. (It's not an actual OS, that's just the branding). The only real features that aren't gimmicks is that it lets you store small notes and todo's.

It's on sale for $2 right now, which could actually be worth it depending on your use cases. Not too exciting, but it is some basic functionality that would've been nice built into the Switch's OS.

Edit: apparently this sale is only in the US, it's definitely not worth more than $5, so don't even consider it! The controls feel unpolished/rushed too.

Reminder that this feature exists too

FYI: BrowseGPT is back again, and should respond to messages. I'm still working on improving the integration here.

@Raven Very nice, I didn't think this was possible!

Mudkip, probably.

These guys are cool too: Flygon, Shedinja, Breloom, Porygon-Z, Shuckle

I'm not saying if you voted for Donald Trump (or sat this election out) that you're automatically a bad person, but this is a depressing realization for where our country's head is at. I thought we were done with him in 2020.

Don't forget January 6th attack on the Capitol, or the Fake electors plot either. And so far it doesn't even seem like he's losing the popular vote.

Hopefully he'll govern for ALL Americans, and stop talking about "the enemy from within". It's already dangerous rhetoric, it doesn't have to become dangerous action.

Yikes that's a really rough screen shot lol. I'll be honest, I had turned the "ads" dial up as high as it could go on google adsense. It's still not bringing in enough to offload the site costs, I suspect because most of our user base is not on PC/phones.

This is the group: https://browsedns.net/groups/hide-bdns-ads that disables them, which I made because I also want users to be able to "opt-out" of them.

We can look at crowdfunding, but I haven't had much success with that in the past. ao3 has a nice and clear page on donations but they're also set up differently (like being a nonprofit org, offering merch, and stuff).

Just echoing what Maribitt said, it’s not recommended and please don’t feel pressured to do so. There’s no rule explicitly against it though.

Here's the full text of the proposed law: https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/htm/2025-HIB-4938.htm

And here's an article going over it: https://reason.com/2025/09/22/michigan-anti-[censored]-bill-would-criminalize-asmr-written-erotica-and-even-nonsexual-depictions-of-trans-people/

As far as this site is concerned, we will follow all applicable laws for the states that our users reside in. Likely, if my understanding is correct, that would look like preventing Michigan users from accessing the website in order to comply with the bill if it passes.

Thank you!