Android

Learn how to build projects for Android devices.

Unreal Engine supports publishing to Android mobile devices and has several features to help in publishing to the Google Play Store. This section contains guides for setting up your Android development environment, how to use Android features and services, and how to prepare your game to ship.

Current SDK Requirements

  • Current UE Version: 5.2

    • Android Studio Version: 4.0

    • Minimum SDK Version for compilation: 30

      • Recommended: 32

      • Minimum target SDK for shipping on devices: 26

    • NDK Version: r25b

    • AGDE v23.1.82+ required for AGDE debugging.

      • AGDE requires JDK 17. Refer to the AGDE debugging page for more information.

Current Device Compatibility

The current version of Unreal Engine supports Android devices meeting the following specifications:

  • Android 8 or higher

  • 64-bit Arm-based CPU

  • Compatible GPUs

    • Mali T8xx, G71, G72, G76, G77, G78 and G710 series

    • Adreno 5xx, 6xx or 7xx series

    • PowerVR GM9xxx series

    • Xclipse 920

  • Compatible Graphics APIs

    • OpenGL ES 3.2

    • Vulkan supported on Android 10 or later devices with compatible drivers

Getting Started

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Setting Up Android SDK and NDK

How to set up your Android development environment for Unreal Engine

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Android Quick Start

Setting up for development for the Android platform.

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Setting Up Your Android Device For Development

Going over how to set your Android devices up for Unreal Engine development.

Development Guides

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Using Google Play Achievements

Using Google Play Achievements to increase player engagement.

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Using Ad Mob In-Game Ads on Android

Using the AdMob in-game advertisement system on Android.

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Android Manifest Control

Setting up and using the Android Mainfest file.

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Using In-App Purchases on Android

Using in-app purchases to offer additional paid content for your Android game.

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Using Google Play Services Leaderboards

Using leaderboards in your game.

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Android Virtual Keyboard

Going over setting up the Android Virtual Keyboard.

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Android Development Reference

How to install different Android SDKs, set environment variables, and work with texture formats.

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Android Vulkan Mobile Renderer

Information about Vulkan compatibility and how to use the Vulkan mobile renderer in Android projects

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Setting up Android Launch Screens

Overview of setting up optional custom Android Launch screens for Android projects.

Packaging and Publishing

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Signing Projects for Release

Getting your project ready for Release to the Google Play store.

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Google Play Asset Delivery Reference

API reference and implementation guidelines for the GooglePAD API

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Packaging Android Projects

Taking a look at packaging your final Android project.

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Android Configuration Rules System

Taking a look at using the Android Configuration Rules System in your UE projects.

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Customizing Device Profiles and Scalability for Android

A reference for device profile rules and scalability settings.

Debugging

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Debugging Android Projects

How to debug your Android project in Android Studio

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Debugging with AGDE in Visual Studio

Use AGDE to debug Android projects in Visual Studio

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Android File Server

Use Android File Server as a substitute for ADB for pushing and editing files for Unreal Engine projects.

Optimization

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Reducing Android Binary Size

Learn about options for decreasing the size of your project's binary files on Android.

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