The Nintendo Switch has a secret browser, but you can’t use it for much
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Nintendo Switch’s day one patch has arrived, ailment ushering the return of the dreaded Friend Code system (or at least a softer variation of it). But Nintendo also promised the patch would include a way to connect to public hotspots, medications which seemed to run counter to the claim that the Switch won’t have a browser given so many public hotspots require you to log in to a captive portal. So how does Nintendo reconcile this paradox? Simply put, more about by having a browser that can only be used in very limited situations.
The browser is intended for one basic reason: logging in to public hotspots. So far we’ve tried both Starbucks and Vox Media’s own guest network. Logging into the local Google Starbucks portal brings up the familiar coffee-infused webpage…
