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Switch 2 Users Find YouTube Workaround Through Super Animal Royale

The hack underscores the lack of an official app a year after launch.

Overview

  • The workaround, reported Wednesday by Nintendo Life and Polygon, routes through Super Animal Royale’s main-menu news video to a “watch on YouTube” link that opens an external browser.
  • Once the browser loads, users can search and play videos, but playback is capped at 360p resolution.
  • Sign-in is not supported, and videos play only in full-screen, which prevents scrolling comments or using other on-page features during playback.
  • The YouTube page often fails to load thumbnails, logos, or channel banners and may need multiple reloads, though videos usually start when tapped.
  • An official Switch 2 YouTube app remains unconfirmed after a TeamYouTube post hinting at a release was deleted, even though the original Switch had a native app.