diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/bcat/news/builtin_news.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/bcat/news/builtin_news.cpp
index 66cf5bb697..d24431cdbc 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/bcat/news/builtin_news.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/bcat/news/builtin_news.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
 namespace Service::News {
 namespace {
 
-// TODO(crueter): COMPILE DEFINITION
-constexpr const char* GitHubAPI_EdenReleases = "/api/v1/repos/eden-emu/eden/releases";
+constexpr const char* GitHubAPI_EdenReleases = "/repos/eden-emulator/Releases/releases";
 
 // Cached logo data
 std::vector<u8> default_logo_small;
@@ -228,58 +227,22 @@ void WriteCachedJson(std::string_view json) {
 
 std::optional<std::string> DownloadReleasesJson() {
     try {
-#ifdef YUZU_BUNDLED_OPENSSL
-        const auto url = "https://git.eden-emu.dev";
-#else
-        const auto url = "git.eden-emu.dev";
-#endif
+        httplib::SSLClient cli{"api.github.com", 443};
+        cli.set_connection_timeout(10);
+        cli.set_read_timeout(10);
 
-        // TODO(crueter): This is duplicated between frontend and here.
-        constexpr auto path = GitHubAPI_EdenReleases;
-
-        constexpr std::size_t timeout_seconds = 15;
-
-        std::unique_ptr<httplib::Client> client = std::make_unique<httplib::Client>(url);
-        client->set_connection_timeout(timeout_seconds);
-        client->set_read_timeout(timeout_seconds);
-        client->set_write_timeout(timeout_seconds);
-
-#ifdef YUZU_BUNDLED_OPENSSL
-        client->load_ca_cert_store(kCert, sizeof(kCert));
-#endif
-
-        if (client == nullptr) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Service_BCAT, "Invalid URL {}{}", url, path);
-            return {};
-        }
-
-        httplib::Request request{
-            .method = "GET",
-            .path = path,
+        httplib::Headers headers{
+            {"User-Agent", "Eden"},
+            {"Accept", "application/vnd.github+json"},
         };
 
-        client->set_follow_location(true);
-        httplib::Result result = client->send(request);
+        // TODO(crueter): automate this in some way...
+#ifdef YUZU_BUNDLED_OPENSSL
+        cli.load_ca_cert_store(kCert, sizeof(kCert));
+#endif
 
-        if (!result) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Service_BCAT, "GET to {}{} returned null", url, path);
-            return {};
-        } else if (result->status < 400) {
-            return result->body;
-        }
-
-        if (result->status >= 400) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Service_BCAT,
-                      "GET to {}{} returned error status code: {}",
-                      url,
-                      path,
-                      result->status);
-            return {};
-        }
-
-        if (!result->headers.contains("content-type")) {
-            LOG_ERROR(Service_BCAT, "GET to {}{} returned no content", url, path);
-            return {};
+        if (auto res = cli.Get(GitHubAPI_EdenReleases, headers); res && res->status < 400) {
+            return res->body;
         }
     } catch (...) {
         LOG_WARNING(Service_BCAT, " failed to download releases");
@@ -369,7 +332,7 @@ std::string FormatBody(const nlohmann::json& release, std::string_view title) {
             body.pop_back();
         }
 
-        body += "\n\n... View more on Forgejo";
+        body += "\n\n... View more on GitHub";
     }
 
     return body;
@@ -526,7 +489,7 @@ std::vector<u8> BuildMsgpack(std::string_view title, std::string_view body,
     w.WriteString("");
 
     w.WriteKey("allow_domains");
-    w.WriteString("^https?://git.eden-emu.dev(/|$)");
+    w.WriteString("^https?://github.com(/|$)");
 
     // More link
     w.WriteKey("more");
@@ -536,7 +499,7 @@ std::vector<u8> BuildMsgpack(std::string_view title, std::string_view body,
     w.WriteKey("url");
     w.WriteString(html_url);
     w.WriteKey("text");
-    w.WriteString("Open Forgejo");
+    w.WriteString("Open GitHub");
 
     // Body
     w.WriteKey("body");
@@ -573,7 +536,7 @@ void EnsureBuiltinNewsLoaded() {
             if (const auto fresh = DownloadReleasesJson()) {
                 WriteCachedJson(*fresh);
                 ImportReleases(*fresh);
-                LOG_DEBUG(Service_BCAT, "news: {} entries updated from Forgejo", NewsStorage::Instance().ListAll().size());
+                LOG_DEBUG(Service_BCAT, "news: {} entries updated from GitHub", NewsStorage::Instance().ListAll().size());
             }
         }).detach();
     });
diff --git a/src/frontend_common/update_checker.cpp b/src/frontend_common/update_checker.cpp
index 1f01c25a26..3e5a832ba0 100644
--- a/src/frontend_common/update_checker.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend_common/update_checker.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ std::optional<std::string> UpdateChecker::GetResponse(std::string url, std::stri
 }
 
 std::optional<UpdateChecker::Update> UpdateChecker::GetLatestRelease(bool include_prereleases) {
-#ifdef YUZU_BUNDLED_OPENSSL
+    // For some unbeknownst reason, only Android likes when https is specified.
+    // Consider dropping support for this radioactive platform.
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
     const auto update_check_url = fmt::format("https://{}", Common::g_build_auto_update_api);
 #else
     const auto update_check_url = std::string{Common::g_build_auto_update_api};