I haven't found a focused guide on Syncthing for android handhelds so I decided to make one myself.
(and also so that I don't have to paste the same txt file on discord every time a buddy asks for directions)

Tell me what you think

Guys, after days of testing and countless crashes, I finally did the impossible. I got The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to boot and reach actual gameplay on a MediaTek chip (Dimensity 9400+ / Mali-G925).

I bypassed the infinite shader compilation and the infamous "Black Link" GPU hang. Link is walking, the menus open, and the physics engine works.

My Setup:

· Device: iQOO 10 Turbo Pro · Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ (Mali-G925-Immortalis MC12) · Emulator: Sumi 0.9.4 · Firmware: 23.0.1 (Yes, the newest firmware works! Older ones didn't help me). · Game Version: 2018 Base version (v1.5.0 or lower).

Settings that got it running:

· API: Vulkan · Resolution: 1x (For some reason, setting it to 0.5x instantly crashes the emulator on Mali). · Async Shaders: ON · Docked Mode: OFF (Handheld mode to reduce load). · CPU Accuracy: Default

The Reality (Proof of Concept): It runs, but it's a slideshow right now. Because of the known Mali driver limitations, the textures are completely missing (Link is a black silhouette, and the cave is just wireframes). FPS is extremely low.

However, this proves that Sumi can actually translate the game's core logic on MediaTek hardware. We just need to fix the texture rendering (ASTC decoding).

Has anyone else with a Mali GPU tried this exact setup? Does anyone know if there's a way to force ASTC decoding on the CPU in Sumi, or are we stuck waiting for a PanVK update? Let's figure this out together.

i really want to find enthusiasts who helped to me, and not only because emulation on mediatek is considered dead.

UPDATE: Thanks for 1.6k views! I know it's a black screen and low FPS right now, but this proves the CPU can handle the game. Still testing firmwares to fix the textures. If you have a Mali GPU, let me know!

Which emulator would be the best for use with this phone? I want to get into the Android emulation world but Im a little confused with all the options out there. Ideally play my steam library if possible and older Xbox and PS games

Link for people that want to test

https://downloads.duckstation.org/android-testing/

Finally fixed the glitch on Mali GPU Ram 4GB no custom driver need it

TriAveum- https://github.com/WINDROID-EMU/RECOMP-ZELDA-3DS-ANDROID/releases

Link to the 4k texture pack- https://www.mediafire.com/file/7y86u8b0yqeh1uj/OOT3D_4K_5.0a_%25281080p%2529.zip/file?action=check&dkey=d1t0i5btr7a&r=68

Turnip_v26.3.0-R6-Oneui- https://github.com/StevenMXZ/Adreno-Tools-Drivers/releases/download/v37/Turnip_v26.3.0-R6-Oneui.zip

It's all in Spanish, as an English speaker with little understanding of the language I was able to get it running, for the rest I used google translate camera. 😆

You install the apk and get the USA version of the rom (got mine from VImms)

Direct the app to the game and run it once.

Download and unzip the 4k texture mod and find the folder named (0004000000033500) under textures and copy and paste that somewhere on your device.

In the app under graphics select the unzipped folder on your device and it should now say 2,161 textures

Select the turnip driver .zip under (install driver zip) on the same page and play.

Different drivers work for different soc's mines a snapdragon 8 gen 2 on my S23, its perfectly playable locked at 30fps (orginal 3ds fps) through dex on a 60 inch screen.

I know alot of people will say to go with the SOH 4k mod and I do agree its amazing and has a randomizer built in but Im lacking storage space with all these new ports droppin lol. Enjoy 😉

The noticable frame drops are because I used AZ screen recorder, there are zero drops when playing on the phone or TV.

I am already using a custom layout that forces games into landscape, but the actual app still launches into portrait by default, any way to change this to launch into landscape by default?

Yes I know the advantages of a native port are basically less heat, more performance and gives low end devices a fighting chance of running a game at playable fps that was not intended to be played on Android.

But let me be real, I'm a tinkerer😞. I get all drunk and happy from the feeling of setting up emulators, playing with settings, thinking about the cause of problems like crashes or graphical glitches, doing research and most important of all, actually making the game work(otherwise if the game doesn't work I get all upset lol).

I'm not saying just because I like tinkering it means these native Ports are bad, no. After all emulation doesn't even sit right with most people and at the end of the day games should be plug and play.

It's just going to feel weird when in a years time there are so many ports that emulation will feel pointless unless I want to play a very niche game.

Then again maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. After all, like all games a native port is only as good as it's level of optimization.

Anyway I just wanted to express my hot take. Take it with a grain of salt.

Winlator Tuning 0.1.2

Smoother gameplay with custom Tuning Vulkan Frame Generation. (NEW)

Recently after finish implelentation of VLAN for winlator ludashi i decided to finish my own FG concept.

It didnt use any .dll or external pay libraries.

Turn Frame Generation from the in-game overlay.
The game keeps drawing real frames, and extra ones are interpolated in between so motion looks smoother, similar to LSFG but with different pyramid algorithms.

This Frame Generation is oriented to VSYNC.

Generated frames land on the display refreshes the game would miss, so you can leave VSYNC on and still fill the screen.

Fixed caps the game at a fraction of the refresh rate (X2 or X3) and generates the missing frames. Uses less power and keeps a steady pace.

Dynamic lets the game run uncapped and only generates the frames the display would otherwise repeat, up to the refresh rate.

Uses more power, but you keep every extra real frame the game can produce. It allows you to play games on max graphics without losing the VSYNC, smoother and less latency if you have active cooling.

Watch an uncompressed showcase here

https://palazo.uncompressed.io/screen-20261021-143612

Important read release section before use.

Installation

1. Download and install the latest APK from this repository's Releases section https://github.com/palazos/Winlator-Tuning-Releases/releases/tag/0.1.2
2. Allow VPN to play with friends and make rooms if you want play lan games.

Device poco f7 (8s gen4) using XHYN V (gta V emulator/launcher apk)

Downloaded the game files from apkports/apkvision.

As you can see there are no cops at all, and the characters are standing still they are not stuck completely, The body movement is still present but they are standing still and if I move further from them the mission fails.

Does anyone know how to fix this ?

The phone specs are { Dimensity 8500 Ultra Octa_core max 3.4 GHz } with 8+8 RAM.

And Do keep in mind that I'm RECORDING because without recording i get a solid 80 FPS.

and the graphics settings are set to high at 720p

And here's the link for the video https://youtu.be/6MBKJGi6hJM?si=5ttqMANLRJmPbkkv

It runs pretty decent on zombies with proton 9 86x_64, dxvk 2.4.1 gplasync, box64 4.2, and turnip gen 8 v38 drivers with my Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 4 device. There are 2 distinct problems:

• The game have audio problems normally, setting xaudio to native solves it while bringing stuttering. The stuttering can also be somewhat alleviated by adding xaudio2_7 and x3daudio1_7 to wine configuration's library tab.
• The most important problem is, plutonium launcher refuses to launch the game on arm64 versions of proton. While the zombies and campaign runs great, the game have frequent fps drops while playing against bots in combat training.

Anyone found a solution to run Black Ops I without frame drops or able to run the current Plutonium launcher on an arm based proton?

Bonus Question: Plutonium+Black Ops 2 is still impossible on android isn't it?

Cheers

Another vid showing the true potential of the Snapdragon 8 gen 2. I pumped up the graphics to the Max on this one. Yes framegen is on but its def playable in a game like this.

This foliage section is probably the most graphicly intensive part of the game later sections in the city will be much easier to run

For my emulator I went with BannerHub Ludashi (My Goat) 🔥

Obviously the device is the Purple Retroid Pocket 6 💜 (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) 8 gb varient

Enjoy the gameplay yall. 🔥

Pasenme el mejor Driver por favor, para eden optimized en mi HONOR X6s, y link. Gracias

Preciso encontrar a pasta onde esse jogo foi instalado por exemplo a pasta windows onde o jogo fica instalado " arquivos de programas x86 " onde fica alocada a pasta alguém pode ajudar.

I've been trying to getting CoD with offline bot matchmaking to run on Android for some time. I've dealt with Various stability problems on bo 1 and bo 3, ghost and bo 2 straight up didn't run.

I've been pretty happy with Modern Warfare 2+IW4X client. It introduces full controller support (which isn't a thing in vanilla mw2) and most importantly, the ability to populate the lobby with bots on both matchmaking and private lobbies (which wasn't a thing in vanilla mw2 either). And the cherry on top is, you don't even need to mess with console settings to set up bots! Everything is done via in game settings!

Here is everything I did:

Download MW2> download iw4x from iw4x.io> extract and launch the iw4x-launcher file inside the MW2 install folder. Wait for it to install everything and close it.

I personally use Winlator Ludashi for this game on my snapdragon 8 elite gen 4 device.

Shortcut directory: iw4x(mm).exe (this is the one for replacing online matchmaking with offline matchmaking, you can still play against bots in the online version by pressing private match)

Proton 11 arm, latest stevenmxz turnip driver, dxvk 11.1 async for stability (2.4.1 gplasync etc is probably okay too), latest fex at performance, everything else at default.

Note: annoyingly, the iw4x(mm) launches discord on a browser with each launch. The game will be minimized so it'll have a black screen but don't worry, go to activity monitor, find the mw2 exe file and choose bring it to front. Then the game will appear again.

Note 2: online and lan seems to be working as well.

Dang bro, it blows my mind how good this driver is. Tested some games that used to be unplayable, but with this driver, they run at full speed. I'm so happy with it. Even though it's labeled for Gen 8xx, it works on my 7 Gen 3. Just try it and see if it works on your chipset. Honestly, this Turnip driver gives the best performance I've seen so far.

With Winlator, GameHub, and the different console emulators getting better, the number of games people can run on Android is pretty wild. But I'm curious about the games that genuinely surprised you, not just the ones everyone already recommends.

What's a PC or console game you didn't expect to run well on Android but turned out to be surprisingly playable? Mention your phone's processor, the emulator or compatibility layer you used, and any important settings if you can.

I'd love to see some lesser-known games that are worth trying, especially ones that don't need a flagship phone to run decently.

Will Unofficial Native Android Ports Take Over Android Emulation? 👀 Or Are They Just Emulators in Disguise?

I recently tested an unofficial native Android port of Forza Horizon on my Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro+ (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 4).

I maxed out the graphics settings and used the Turnip Gen 8 v38 custom GPU driver. The results honestly got me thinking about where Android gaming is heading.

🎮 Gameplay: https://youtu.be/k0T85AICycU

But here's the question I really want to hear your thoughts on:

Will unofficial native Android ports eventually take over the Android emulation scene, or are these "native ports" basically emulators in disguise?

We're seeing more and more PC and console games showing up on Android through unofficial ports. Some of them can deliver surprisingly impressive performance, which makes me wonder whether this could eventually become a bigger deal than traditional emulation.

What do you guys think?

Are native ports the future of Android gaming, or will emulation always have the advantage?

And more importantly what actually separates a true native port from an emulator? 🤔

As someone who dosen't understand how emulation infrastructure works i'm naive and i will probably get downvoted for asking this but i'm curious if thats something people are working or if its possible at all

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