Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak brings YouTube to the console

Last week, security researcher Sammy Hajhamid, who goes by pepsipu, released the first-ever Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreak. Predictably, things have been moving fast since that breakthrough. Hackers have used the exploit to shore up one of the glaring omissions on the system. And one person may have even created an untethered exploit.

You would think having a YouTube app on a portable device such as the Nintendo Switch 2 would be a no-brainer. However, YouTube is not supported on the platform. With the release of last week’s jailbreak, X user @byizmysh (via Wccftech) has managed to get the service running on their Switch 2. It reportedly runs on the open-source VacuumTube project, which uses the lightweight YouTube on TV experience.

Finally, a security researcher and console homebrew developer who goes by Gezine has reportedly developed an untethered Switch 2 exploit. The jailbreak by Hajhamid was a tethered exploit, meaning it’s a software modification that requires the device to be connected to a computer or external helper tool every time it’s turned on or restarted. If true, Gezine’s solution would free the Switch 2 from this tether, placing the full exploit chain inside the save data.