5.0.0

The Switch 5.0.0 system update was released on March 12, 2018. 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
Facebook and Twitter friends that also use Nintendo Switch can now be added through Friend Suggestions
Friend suggestions are based on the Facebook and Twitter accounts you have linked to your Nintendo Account
To view your friend suggestions, from the top left of the HOME Menu head to your User Page > Friend Suggestions
You must be 13 or older to use this feature
Select from 24 new ARMS and the Kirby series icons for your user
To edit your user icon, head to your My Page on the top left of the Home Menu > Profile
Digital software purchases made from a PC or smart device will start downloading sooner than previously, even if the Nintendo Switch console is in Sleep Mode
Filter News to view only unread news or news from specific channels
To keep the Parental Controls PIN private, the default method for PIN entry has been changed to entering using the Control Stick and buttons instead of the on-screen number pad
When prompted to enter you Parental Controls PIN, press and hold the + Button to change between input methods
Captured videos in the Album will be restricted by Parental Controls depending on the Restricted Software setting and Software Rating Organization
Using the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app, add specific software titles to your whitelist to exclude them from the console’s Parental Controls Restricted Software setting
Play-Time Limit restrictions will still apply even when the software title has been whitelisted.
Receive notification when pre-purchased software is ready to play
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller grip colors will now display in the Controllers menu
General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience, including:
Resolved an issue that caused Play Activity to display incorrectly in the Profile section of your User Page

System Titles

0100000000000824(Mariko Config), 0100000000000825, 0100000000000826 were added.
- 0100000000000824 provides configuration for the new "T214" SoC.
- 0100000000000825 contains an empty "/blacklist.dat" file.
- 0100000000000826 contains a 0x40-byte "/version" file, this is all-zero except for '0' at offset 0x20.

The built codebins now have padding in .text after every function for 0x10-byte alignment.

FIRM

Everything under RomFS was updated.

A new folder "a" was added, in addition to the existing "nx" folder, containing a separate "bct" and "package1". Both of these seem encrypted/meant for the new "Mariko" hardware that support was added for.

The following firm-sysmodules was added to both safemode-firm, which were originally in separate sysmodule-titles: Bus, PCV, and psc.

All firm-sysmodules were updated (might be due to updated (?) rtld).

Secure Monitor

The Memory layout was changed significantly:

.text, .rodata, and .data are now separate sections, instead of being mapped RWX.
Physical layout in TZRAM changed significantly, with pk2ldr being in low TZRAM instead of high TZRAM.

In addition, there were changes to the SMC interface:

smcLoadSecureExpModKey no longer exists.
smcLoadRsaOaepKey has been replaced with a new SMC (0xC300D60C) that loads two keys into TrustZone.
smcGetConfig was extended with two new config items:
-GetConfig(16) now does the following, which seems to check whether the Switch is running on a Tegra 210:

   return (FUSE_RESERVED_ODM4 & 0x800) &&  FUSE_RESERVED_ODM0 == 0x8E61ECAE &&  FUSE_RESERVED_ODM1  == 0xF2BA3BB2 ?  (FUSE_RESERVED_ODM2 & 0x1F) : 0

Getconfig(17) now checks whether package2 is plaintext or encrypted.

Kernel

Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization was added.
- Instead of using a hardcoded address for per-CPU region, they now use x18 to point to the per-CPU region.
6 new syscalls

Internet Browser

OSS/WebKit was updated.

In the NPDM, besides the RSA region the only changes were the kernel-release-version descriptor + {new ACID flag is set}.

qlaunch

RomFS changes:

"/common/shader/VarietyOceanShader_Nx.arc.szs" updated
"/lyt/common.szs" updated
"/lyt/DummyGameA.szs" and "/lyt/DummyGame.szs" were removed.
"/lyt/Entrance.szs" updated
"/lyt/Eula.szs" added
"/lyt/Flaunch.szs" updated
"/lyt/Gift.szs" updated
"/lyt/Interrupt.szs" updated
"/lyt/Migration.szs" updated
"/lyt/Notification.szs" updated
"/lyt/Option.szs"
"/lyt/ResidentMenu.szs"
"/lyt/Set.szs"
"/message/" Everything under here was updated.
"/message/Ocean.msbp.szs" added
"/sound/qlaunch_action.bksnd" and "/sound/qlaunch.bfsar" were updated.
"/texture" Directory was added, which contains:
- "IcoPctl.bntx"
- "LogoMoon{region/language-text}.bntx", for every region/language.

NPDM

New flags bit2/bit3 were added to the flags at ACID+0xC.

Keys

Keyblob 5 is now used, instead of 4. New NCA keydata is now used as well.