4.0.0

The Switch 4.0.0 system update was released on October 18, 2017. This Switch update was released for the following regions: ALL.

Security flaws fixed: <fill this in manually later, see the updatedetails page from the ninupdates-report page(s) once available for now>.

Change-log

Official ALL change-log:

• Added the following system functionality
• Capture video on select games
• To capture video, hold down the Capture Button during gameplay
• Up to maximum of the previous 30 seconds will be saved in the Album. You can trim the beginning and end of each clip, and post to Facebook and Twitter.
• As of October 18th, 2017, this feature is compatible with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ARMS, and Splatoon 2
• Select from 12 new Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild icons for your user
• To edit your user icon, head to your My Page on the top left of the Home Menu > Profile
• Transfer user and save data to another system
• To transfer, head to System Settings > Users > Transfer Your User and Save Data
• Pre-purchase option on Nintendo eShop
• A pre-purchase option will be available for certain games. This option allows pre-load of the game to your system for quicker play when the game is released.
• This feature will be supported by future game releases
• News channel updates
• The news feed has been updated with a new look.
• Unfollowing a channel will remove that channel's content from the news feed and following the channel again will make it reappear.
• Match software version with a group of local users
• To create a group, head to the software's Options > Software Update > Match Version with Local Users
• Everyone's software will be updated to match the most recent version in the group
• All users must be on system menu version 4.0.0 or later to view and join a group
• General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience, including:
• Changed the specification which hid wireless networks using TKIP security from the network search results. Wireless networks using TKIP security will now display in search results as a grayed-out selection instead of not being displayed
• The Nintendo Switch console supports WEP, WPA-PSK(AES), and WPA2-PSK(AES). If your router is using a different security type (e.g. WPA-PSK(TKIP)), you will need to change this security type within your router's settings.

System Titles

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See Also

System update report(s):

• [1]