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=== Exploits === | === Exploits === | ||
The custom firmware method recommended for 11.16.0, [[3dsguide:installing-boot9strap-(usm)|unSAFE_MODE]], uses a flaw in Safe Mode that can be used to install custom firmware. This is because Nintendo is more reluctant to update Safe Mode to patch exploits (since an unmodded 3DS would have no way to fix a brick by doing a system update if SAFE_FIRM were also bricked).<br>Another exploit '''that is now | The custom firmware method recommended for 11.16.0, [[3dsguide:installing-boot9strap-(usm)|unSAFE_MODE]], uses a flaw in Safe Mode that can be used to install custom firmware. This is because Nintendo is more reluctant to update Safe Mode to patch exploits (since an unmodded 3DS would have no way to fix a brick by doing a system update if SAFE_FIRM were also bricked). There's also an alternate CFW method for versions 11.14.0 and below called [[3DS:Alternate Exploits/Installing boot9strap (safecerthax)|safecerthax]] that allows the user to install a modern CFW setup using SafeB9SInstaller.<br>Another exploit '''that is now unusable''' called [https://github.com/TiniVi/safehax safehax] allowed the console to load a <code>.bin</code> payload after being loaded from Homebrew Launcher due to the Safe Mode firmware being outdated and the console being able to load SAFE_FIRM (the Safe Mode firmware) when the console was booted into normal firmware. This exploit was given a partial patch in version 11.3 and fully patched in version 11.4. | ||
===Redownloading system applications=== | ===Redownloading system applications=== | ||