Nintendo Switch does not have a normal Internet Browser for user usage. However, there is multiple browser applets. It is the NetFront NX browser, which is based on Webkit.
When linking the Nintendo Account with Facebook, the Facebook Auth website will open, offering a search box that can be used to browse the Internet ("LoginApplet"). Alternatively, it can be accessed with custom DNS settings which simulate a Wi-Fi login page ("WifiWebAuthApplet" for captive-portal).
| System Version | UA String |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Switch; ) AppleWebKit/601.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) NF/4.0.0.4.25 NintendoBrowser/5.1.0.11682 |
| 2.0.0 | Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Switch; ) AppleWebKit/601.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) NF/4.0.0.5.9 NintendoBrowser/5.1.0.13341 |
| 2.1.0-2.3.0 | Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Switch; ) AppleWebKit/601.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) NF/4.0.0.5.10 NintendoBrowser/5.1.0.13343 |
| 3.0.0 | Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Switch; ) AppleWebKit/601.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) NF/4.0.0.6.9 NintendoBrowser/5.1.0.14936 |
| 4.0.0 | Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Switch; ) AppleWebKit/601.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) NF/4.0.0.7.9 NintendoBrowser/5.1.0.15785 |
| 5.0.0 | Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Switch; ) AppleWebKit/601.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) NF/4.0.0.8.9 NintendoBrowser/5.1.0.16739 |
| 5.1.0 | Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Switch; ) AppleWebKit/601.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) NF/4.0.0.9.3 NintendoBrowser/5.1.0.16958 |
| 6.0.0 | Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Switch; ) AppleWebKit/601.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) NF/4.0.0.10.13 NintendoBrowser/5.1.0.17805 |
| 6.1.0 | Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Switch; ) AppleWebKit/601.6 (KHTML, like Gecko) NF/4.0.0.10.14 NintendoBrowser/5.1.0.17806 |
The UA is generated with: "Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo Switch; ) AppleWebKit/ (KHTML, like Gecko) NF/.. NintendoBrowser/5..."
| appletname (From UA) | Usage | Invalid TLS cert handling | Uses whitelist | Title ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WebApplet | General web-applet for use by applications(online manuals, ...). | Displays an error dialog without an option to ignore it. | Yes | 010000000000100A | |
| ShopN | Actual eShop client | Just displays an error-code. | Yes | 010000000000100B | |
| WebApplet | Offline HTML display | 010000000000100F | |||
| LoginApplet | Nintendo Account linking, and for linking Facebook and Twitter to suggest friends | Just displays an error-code. | Yes | 0100000000001010 | |
| ShareApplet | Posting screenshots to social media, and (optionally) linking social media accounts | Just displays an error-code. | Yes | 0100000000001010 | |
| LobbyApplet | "Nintendo Switch Online Lounge" | Just displays an error-code. | Yes | 0100000000001010 | |
| WifiWebAuthApplet | Captive-portal | Displays an error dialog with an option to ignore it. | No | 0100000000001011 |
When whitelisting is enabled, you can only load page domains included in the whitelist, otherwise an error is displayed. This only applies to page navigation. Videos via the