Building Yuzu For Android

Important: These build instructions are still under development. If you’d prefer to skip the manual build process, you can simply download the Yuzu Emulator APK for Android.

Required Tools & Dependencies

1. Android Studio – Essential for building the Android project.
2. NDK Version 25.2.9519653 and CMake Version 3.22.1 – Ensure these versions are correctly installed.
3. Git – Required to retrieve the Yuzu source code.

Windows-Specific Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition – During installation, select the “Desktop development with C++” workload. Be sure to update to the most recent version if you already have it installed.
• Vulkan SDK – Install the latest available version of the SDK.

Cloning the Yuzu Repository

⚠️ Note: The previous command for cloning the Yuzu repo no longer works as the repository has been removed.

Yuzu is typically cloned to the following directories:

• On Windows: C:\Users\YourUsername\yuzu
• On Linux: ~/yuzu
• On macOS: Any preferred location

How to Build

1. Launch Android Studio.
2. On the welcome screen, choose Open.
3. Browse to the yuzu/src/android folder and confirm.
4. Go to Build > Select Build Variant, and choose either release or relWithDebInfo as the active variant.
5. Compile the project by selecting Build > Make Project, or deploy it to your Android device by choosing Run > Run ‘app’.

Helpful Links

• Getting Started with Android Studio