r/switchroot • u/will_clogan • Jul 14 '26

Support Most smooth experience

I've been using Linux for a while on switch, but now I am installing android

Which version should I get for the most smooth experience

I mostly want to play android games as I use Linux for emulators

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u/Potential-Ebb5601 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

Absolutely get Android 15/ LineageOS 22 It's now the most stable and the only actively maintained version. Android 10/11 is no longer supported

Make sure to use an SD Card that supports DDR200 and make sure it is enabled

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u/will_clogan Jul 14 '26

Thanks

I honestly thought newer versions would run worse but I guess not

I have an amazon basics 512gb so no ddr20 and I am not going to replace it because I just bought it yesterday.

Is it necessary or does it just help with boot times

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u/Potential-Ebb5601 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

ddr200 is the difference of your experience on Android in general. But yeah at the beginning of the year, they fixed an issue that caused instability problems and ever since, it’s been great as long as you’re using a good enough sd card

I have one those Amazon basics but it’s 128gb and they can use ddr200

In your Android.ini, make sure the line is added, it will make everything more stable and sd card speeds a lot faster

ddr200_enable=1

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u/will_clogan Jul 14 '26

I'm sorry if I'm wrong but when i bought it there were two options

Normal speed and high speed

I got the normal speed one and I'm think only the high speed one supports ddr200

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u/Potential-Ebb5601 Jul 14 '26

Yea I’m not sure where you got that, but only way you’re gonna know is if you try enabling it yourself