A prebuilt APK is now available for Android. You will need a device with armv7 (32-bit ARM), AArch64 (64-bit ARM), or x86_64 (64-bit x86). 64-bit is preferred, the requirements are higher for 32-bit, you'll probably want at least a 1.5GHz CPU.

Download link: https://www.duckstation.org/android/duckstation-android.apk

Preview/beta download link: https://www.duckstation.org/android/duckstation-beta.apk

Legacy (without scoped storage) download link: https://www.duckstation.org/android/duckstation-legacy.apk

To use:

1. Install and run the app for the first time.
2. Follow the setup wizard.

If you have an external controller, you will need to map the buttons and sticks in settings.

• 2024/10/01 (0.1-6297): Update to target SDK 34, preparations for future updates.
• 2024/01/22 (0.1-6287): Fix Match Display Aspect, possible crash with Vulkan renderer, and VRAM write replacements.
• 2024/01/08 (0.1-6283): Fix screen transition regression in Crash 3.
• 2023/12/31 (0.1-6279): Fix a couple of crashes and session resuming.
• 2023/12/28 (0.1-6275): Fix GLES 3.1 support.
• 2023/12/26 (0.1-6258): Re-enable Vulkan 1.0 support, untested, since I lack any devices with drivers that old.
• 2023/12/23 (0.1-6251): Sync with latest master, return support for GLES3.1. Release candidate build, if there's any regressions, please let me know within the next week.
• 2023/12/16 (0.1-6213): More Mali driver fixes.
• 2023/12/15 (0.1-6211): Update touchscreen shoulder buttons, achievement fixes.
• 2023/12/14 (0.1-6204): Finish PostFX configuration, performance improvements.
• 2023/12/13 (0.1-6195): Work around mobile driver bugs.
• 2023/12/10 (0.1-6181): Add post-processing shader options, sync with latest preview commit.
• 2023/12/03: Work around a couple of Adreno driver issues.
• 2023/12/01: Compatibility/performance improvements.
• 2023/11/27: Fixed shader compile issues on older Mali drivers.
• 2023/11/26: Compatibility and performance improvements in some games (e.g. CTR).
• 2023/11/23: Post-processing (Reshade+GLSL) configuration added, shader options not yet implemented. ReShade will only work with Vulkan, not GLES (for now).
• 2023/11/22: Screen rotation issues fixed, game compatibility improvements.
• 2023/11/18: Time permitting, the beta build should be released by the end of the year. Please report any regressions in the #android-update-testing channel on Discord.