3DS: *hax 2.6 released, with Firmware 10.6 payloads
Hacker Smealum released updates for the 3DS exploits to run the homebrew launcher. Ninjhax, oot3dhax, and other exploits relying on specific games are now up and running on 3DS firmware 10.6. Browserhax and menuhax, however, are currently patched with firmware 10.6.
3DS *hax 2.6 bring 10.6 firmware support and a new feature
In general, if you want homebrew, it is advised that you stay on as low as a firmware as you possibly can, but if you’re running one of the compatible exploited games (Cubic Ninja, etc…) then you should be fine to run the homebrew launcher.
In addition to bringing 10.6 compatibility, Smealum has updated the homebrew launcher with a new (and experimental!) “return to home” feature from the launcher menu, which means you won’t have to reboot the console anymore after running the homebrew launcher. Pretty cool. Smealum mentions you need to update boot.3dsx (download available on the official page below) in order to get this new feature.
Download *hax 2.6 for 3DS up to firmware 10.6

You can download the exploits and homebrew launcher from the official page here.
Source: Smealum
I really appreciate this mans work in the community
The payload’s the bit of code that activates the exploit right? Major props to smea.
Funny how there still hasn’t been a write-up on arm9loaderhas. It’s kind of a big deal. Cold boot 100% to emunand and possibility of custom recoveries.
RXTools is already a nice Gateway killer, but will the hack you just mentioned be the final nail in the coffin?
There have been plenty of write ups on arm9loaderhax and how to obtain your 3ds otp, you just aren’t looking hard enough
So much development in the 3ds scene. while the Wii U has some butthurt clown who keeps setting and changing deadlines.
This is cool to hear, I like the progress here, just wondering what sort of advantages to resources this allows to specified emulators
Updated to version 10.6 and attempted to run IronFall. Can’t because the 3DS says the game must be updated. How do you run exploit games like IronFall now?
You can’t use Ironhax now, it doesn’t work, it will always prompt you with an update.
But you can still use ninjhax,and OoThax.
Ironhax has been dead since 10.4, since 10.4 it would prompt you with an update.
You can’t, Ironhax is dead 🙁
i’m getting an older 3ds with 4.5. should i update or just stay at 4.5?
Update to 9.2 with sysUpdater. Lots of cool stuff you can do.
Stay and install RXTools and MSET
someone please help me, I can’t find the answer of this anywhere
I’m on 9.2, but i want to go to 10.6 ( plz don’t ask )
I can’t figure out how to install the new payload for OoT3Dhax
before it was an automated installer from the internet, but now it requires it to be on the sdcard??
is my current version already compatible with 10.6? do I need to reinstall it??
help plz!
Run the latest installer so you have the latest save00.dat. Then download the payload for you specific version on his website. Name it payload.bin and inject it with svdt.
Such hax. Much good. Wow