3DS OS Version 11.5.0-38 Is Now Available for Download

I've never met another company who consistently met with our hungry demands for critical values.

No stability in the word will bring me back to my 3DS now, it passed the perfect stability so now I've moved on to Switch. Wake me up when that gets more stability (but not too much).

I'm guessing this patches out Ninjhax, since it's the only means for N3DS owners to install unsigned software on 11.4 without hardmodding the system.
EDIT: EEH! Wrongo! Not only does Ninjhax still work, but there's also a new exploit that works on 11.5, though it requires having one modded 3DS to install Homebrew on a second one.

If you mod your 3DS to play games region free or to use cheat features then prepare not to update otherwise you'll get ban for life. Remember that whenever Nintendo made an update to the 3DS, it usually means they are seeking ways to made sure your 3DS is mod-free (until the day they stop supporting it I guess).

Yes, finally I've been waiting so long for them to add stability to the 3ds. It was worth the wait.

Okay, typical forced jokes aside, some exciting things in this update. As I suspected, New 3DS got the most of it - while ye olde 3DSe got system settings, 3DS camera, eShop, zone hotspot list, config system module, extrapad applet and ACT system module updates, the New one also received camera, GSP, MCU, QTM and placeholder menu updates.

I'm surprised they didn't bump up the native firm, which means all of the hacks and sweet homebrew is still working.

Honestly, at this point, I'm not expecting any new features to pop up in these updates

Can't we just be honest and say what these updates really are. Nintendo trying to keep pirates from hacking their hardware to play all games for free!

2DS launch will be so stable that they won't even need yaw control.

You got me...

Honestly, this thing is almost as unbreakable as a Nokia

Awesome! An update that brings more than just sta-...reads article
....I hate you.

I would love an update that brings Region Free to the 3DS (and Wii U for that matter). Unless it's at the hardware level of course, in which case I'll just take more stability.

@jimi I just want to be able to buy and play the Physical copy of Shantae Half Genie Hero on my Wii U 😔

Dammit, my 3DS fell out of my hands yesterday, why couldn't they have done this update sooner?

Outdated machine is outdated. It's a shame, the machine has a plethora of fantastic games, but it's time to admit it it's outdatedness. Right now Nintendo is pushing every last drop of power out of the N3DS for recent titles. I imagine Nintendo will finally begin retiring the system next year, toward the end, or in early 2019. By then the Switch will be the Nintendo system to own.

I think our government needs a stability update.

Maybe if Nintendo would just remove the archaic region-lock, they wouldn't need so many updates.

My Switch needs a stability update. I was attempting to play Puyo Puyo Tetris with the kick-stand on a bed, kept falling over.

We have soooo much "Stable" (not a horse stable)
At least, before 3DS ended, Nintendo should give an Ultimate Update for 3DS, REGION FREE !!

Still the better option than the Switch.

@Skunkfish switch needs way more than a stability update.

My Nintendo 3DS is in a good stable condition:

Just in time for the pre-orders to open at GAME for the Metriod Legacy Edition. Godspeed and good luck!!

LOL. OK:

1) I love these articles; not even mad about the click bait.

2) They need to give the Wii U one last stability update.

Will this stability help my mhgen hunter from being shook to his core when a monster slams the ground?

This article played me like a fiddle

One more stability update like this, and the 3DS may start warping reality.

I think if the 3DS is any more stable, it will gain a powerful gravitational pull. We should use 3DS's as armor plating, because of how stable they are.

LOL!

Infinite stability. And meanwhile western buying habits are focused on the most absolutely unstable software money can buy!

Fun Fact - The 3DS is so stable, that it can run Skyrim for upwards of 40 minutes without it crashing. And the New series can play them at speeds of over 3 frames per second!

My 3DS wouldn't load the Nintendo Badge Arcade w/o updating first.

I've always wanted to use 3DS consoles as horse shoes. Now I just need a horse.

The last "stability" update actually made some games less stable during video playback for cutscenes. It was more of an instability update.

@SanderEvers It actually is easily possible. All Nintendo needs to do is patch the firmware to allow it.

@icebear80 It's actually Nintendo trying to ruin the fun that us modders have with creating our own software.

@twadezelda3dsxl As long as it isn't to pirate games for an active console I think thats fine

I don't understand, my top screen is not more stable as it's as wobbly as it was before.

...great..thanks Nintendo... I'm

again.. Whoop dee do...

Will the universe implode if we get to stable?

I like the extra stability... I feel discriminated on this site hahahaha

Not enough stability in this update by a long shot

I will never be tired of those puns xD

UGHHH GREAT I GOT BANNED FOR LIFE I'M AN IDIOT

Pity all the 'Strong and Stable Operating Systems in the National Interest' jokes are now largely outdated...

In other news we're scrapping the old anti-matter drives today and in their place will be the newer, more stable 3DS drives. They will become the new standard system for all star ships. This comes as no surprise as earlier today Nintendo finally released an update allowing the system to achieve a level of stability never before seen in this galaxy. It truly is a bold and innovative move from the ever triumphant company as they continue to traverse time and space, leading us ever onward in our pursuit of stability.

My 3DS should be the most stable thing on this planet by now, thanks to all of these updates.

I never realized how much I want multitasking until I thought about it after reading this.

Eh, I think the best stability is the type you don't even notice. My 3DS has always performed perfectly (pardoning one brief time where it used to stay asleep after you opened it up, but that's long past). Glad to have them working behind the scenes though to keep that the standard. I still do play the system a fair bit even with the Switch, although I do wish I could bring a lot of my games over even if it took re-purchasing them Mariokart style.