22.5.0

The Switch 22.5.0 system update was released on June 16, 2026 (UTC). This Switch update was released for the following regions: ALL.

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Change-log

Official ALL change-log:

• The Nintendo eShop layout has been redesigned.
• The Nintendo eShop color will now reflect the theme color if your theme in System Settings is set to “Basic Dark.”
• User-Verification PIN can now be used to confirm when “Accessing Nintendo eShop” and “Using Saved Payment Methods.”
• Added the ability to rewind 10 seconds/advance 10 seconds with the ZL and ZR Buttons when watching a full screen video in News or Nintendo eShop.
• General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.

System Titles

• The following titles were updated:
  • Sysmodules: usb, settings, bsdsocket, hid, wlan, account, ns, am, ssl, erpt, es, migration.
  • SystemData (non-sysver): BrowserDll, Help, FirmwareDebugSettings, BootImagePackage, BootImagePackageSafe, BootImagePackageExFat, BootImagePackageExFatSafe, ClientCertData.
  • Applets: qlaunch, auth, error, playerSelect, swkbd, LibAppletOff, myPage, splay, systemWeb, openWeb.

NPDM changes (besides usual version-bump):

• LibAppletOff: Service access: removed bsd:a, bsdcfg, htcs:sys, nifm:u.
• systemWeb: Service access: removed htcs:sys.
• openWeb: Service access: removed htcs:sys.

RomFs changes:

• BrowserDll:
  • "/browser/RootCaEtc.pem" updated
  • "/buildinfo/buildinfo.dat" updated
  • "/gfxShader/MediaPlayerDrawer.bnsh" updated
  • "/lyt/": Various data updated.
  • "/lyt/ImageViewer.arc" added
  • "/lyt/Lion.arc" added
  • "/lyt/MediaViewer.arc" added
  • "/message/": Various data updated.
  • "/nro/netfront/": Various data updated.
  • "/sound/cruiser.bfsar" updated
• Help: "/legallines.htdocs/index.html" updated
• SystemVersion: All files updated.
• FirmwareDebugSettings: All files updated.
• ClientCertData: All files updated.
• qlaunch applet:
  • "/lyt/": Various data updated.
  • "/message/": Various data updated.
  • "/sound/qlaunch_action.bksnd" updated
• auth applet: "/message/USen/common.msbt.szs" updated, "/message/USfr/common.msbt.szs" updated, "/message/USpt/common.msbt.szs" updated
• error applet:
  • "/message/": Various data updated.
• playerSelect applet:
  • "/lyt/": Various data updated.
  • "/message/": Various data updated.
• swkbd applet:
  • "/lyt/": Various data updated.
  • "/message/": Various data updated.
  • "/sound/swkbd_action.bksnd" updated
• LibAppletOff applet: All files updated.
• myPage applet:
  • "/message/": Various data updated.
  • "/sound/myPage_action.bksnd" updated
• systemWeb applet: All files updated.
• openWeb applet: All files updated.
• splay applet:
  • "/message/": Various data updated.

BootImagePackages

RomFs changes:

• "/nx/package2" updated

Only the KIPs were updated:

• FS
• Loader, only the anti-downgrade list.
• NCM was rebuilt (BuildId updated).

usb

Essentially only the HidGamepad json was updated.

settings

Support for OSM was added for ProductModelName/ProductModel.

bsdsocket

Two entries for "AccountProfile" were added in .rodata (any other changes are minor?).

wlan

• Updated L_633d0, prev ver @ L_633d0.
  • Besides minor other changes, calls L_fb610 (new func) to get a global flag. Later when that flag is set, a bounds check is now done.
• Updated L_fb880, prev ver @ L_fb840.
  • Another strcmp call was added for handling an additional entry. Before returning, this now sets the flag used by L_fb610 to whether the input string matches "S5".
• Updated L_fc9c0, prev ver @ L_fc930.

am

A change introduced in 22.0.0 that broke the traditional homebrew launching method has been reverted.

migration

Besides SDK-related changes, the only changes were:

• L_188250 from prev ver was removed, an identical func located elsewhere is now called instead.
• Updated L_18a1c0, prev ver @ L_189a00.
  • This is eventually called by the async task for nn::migration::device::IServer cmd100, etc.
• Updated L_18ae10, prev ver @ L_18a640.

See Also

System update report(s):

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