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Gen2Recomp Android Installation Guide

Install Gen2Recomp 0.8.12 on a phone or tablet, import supported games, customize touch controls and protect progress from an older installation.

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Before installing on Android

Use the current Android file

The filename is Gen2Recomped-0.8.12-android.apk. Computer and iOS downloads will not install on Android.

Prepare supported games

Keep your legally obtained games in Downloads or Documents so Android's file picker can reach them.

Leave enough free space

Keep room for the app, prepared games, save profiles and optional mods.

Choose where game data lives

Launcher Settings can keep prepared game data in the app folder or another app-owned phone or SD-card folder. Saves stay in the app's normal save location.

Export older progress

If the installed app is older than 0.7.10, use Start → Save → Export before uninstalling anything.

Install and start Gen2Recomp on Android

  1. Download the Android APKUse the Android button on the Download page and avoid unrelated app stores.
  2. Allow this installation when Android asksAllow only the browser or file manager used for this download.
  3. Install and open Gen2RecompPrompt wording can differ between Samsung, Pixel and other devices.
  4. Import a supported Pokemon gameSelect your own file with Android's file picker and allow preparation to finish.
  5. Retry an interrupted importIf Android closes the app or preparation stops, reopen the launcher. It now shows the unfinished step and waits for you to retry it.
  6. Add more games if wantedReturn to the launcher import option for every additional recognized game.
  7. Create a named save profileTest movement, menus, battles and saving before enabling optional mods.

Move an older Android save to 0.8.12

  1. Open the older app before uninstalling itDo not continue if it no longer opens.
  2. Export every important saveChoose a safe folder outside the app.
  3. Confirm each exported file existsKeep another copy when possible.
  4. Uninstall the pre-v0.7.10 app and install 0.8.12This special reinstall is needed only once.
  5. Import the same game and restore a copied saveKeep the exported original until the game has saved and reopened normally.

Touch controls, performance and updates

Android includes on-screen controls whose positions can be customized separately for portrait and landscape. Open the control settings, place the movement pad and main buttons comfortably, then test both layouts before a long play session.

Platinum adds X and Y to the normal A and B touch buttons. Its lower screen can also appear beside or below the main screen, or on a supported physical second display.

Start with Auto performance. Choose Balanced or Low if movement is not smooth, especially when Dramatic Shapes is enabled. These settings change visuals, not progress. The Android build can also check for newer Gen2Recomp versions; back up important saves before a major update.

For button layouts, see the controls guide.