The 9.0.0-20 system update was released on October 6, 2014.

Change-log

Official change-log:

  • Users can now use themes to customize the design and sounds of the HOME Menu
  • Five themes are pre-installed and additional themes can be purchased from the Theme Shop
  • Themes can be changed by using settings located within the HOME Menu settings
  • A feature has been added that allows users to capture screenshots of their HOME Menu
  • The Nintendo eShop Title Information page has been updated to provide easier access to any available videos, demos, user reviews, and other information
  • Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience

System Titles

3DS

The following system-modules were updated: AM, camera, cfg, codec, gsp, hid, ac, cecd, CSND, dlp, http, ndm, NIM, NWM, SOC, SSL, PS, friends, IR, BOSS, news(notifications), RO, NS, and act. For at least some of these modules, this was just a rebuild with the latest CTRSDK(only change in .code was the CTRSDK version value used with ErrDisp).

The following applications were updated: System Settings, Download Play, Nintendo 3DS Camera, eShop, System Transfer, and NNID settings.

The following "applets" were updated: ErrDisp, Home Menu, camera, Instruction Manual, Game Notes, Friend List, Notifications, error, Software Keyboard, appletEd, PNOTE_AP, SNOTE_AP, extrapad, mint, Miiverse, and Miiverse memolib.

An applet with TID-low 00008B02 was added, "solv3". The description from the ExeFS icon is "Post to Miiverse".

The following titles were also updated: 0004009B00012302, EULA CFA, NGWord bad word list CFA, Nintendo Zone hotspot list CFA, NVer, CVer, 0004001B00018002, 0004001B00018102, and 0004001B00018202.

NS_CFA was updated, the following new file was added to the RomFS: "qtm_black_list".

NATIVE_FIRM was also updated.

New3DS

This update added the system-titles for New3DS, for the following regions: USA, EUR, and JPN.

New3DS versions of the SAFE_MODE system-modules were added, the only New3DS SAFE_MODE system-modules which were not added are: camera, cecd, MP, and NDM.

Besides the 3 new modules below, this update added New3DS versions of the following native system-modules: camera, GSP, i2c, MCU, PTM, and spi.

This upgrade included 3 new sysmodules(not available for SAFE_MODE):

  • NFC -- talking to NFC hardware (over I2C).
  • MVD
  • QTM -- camera headtracking? (over I2C).

5 new applications for New3DS-only were added, for JPN the total new applications is 4 since one was already added in a recent "update". See here regarding the new applications. Besides those applications, New3DS versions of the following applications were added: "Health and Safety Information" and Face Raiders.

The New3DS versions of the following SAFE_MODE applets were added: ErrDisp, error, and swkbd(Software Keyboard).

The New3DS version of the Internet Browser was added, the exheader name is "SKATER"(original 3DS name was "spider"). Note that the original 3DS Internet Browser was not updated.

A New3DS version of NVer was added. Therefore, there could be future New3DS-only system-updates.

FIRM

New3DS versions of all 4 FIRM titles were added.

New3DS FIRM uses an additional crypto layer on the ARM9 FIRM section via a loader at the end of the ARM9 binary, see here.

See Also

System update reports: