Greetings friends! The renowned Nintendo Switch PC emulator is finally available for Android. Its PC version is characterized by having spectacular performance. In addition to having constant development. The requirements needed to run it have been improving over the years. It currently has good compatibility with much of the Nintendo Switch catalog. The Yuzu team has decided to launch a version for Android that is already available on Google Play. In this post, we will show you how to install the Yuzu emulator on Android.
What are the requirements to use Yuzu on Android?
Next, we will see one of the most interesting parts of this post. Knowing what hardware is required to run Yuzu on your phone. The emulator still tends to consume a lot of resources. So the more resources you have, the better the performance. Although with a phone with the following specifications it should be able to run without problems:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 processor or higher.
- Adreno 600 or higher graphics chip (preferably Adreno 700).
- A minimum of 8 GB of RAM.
Although at least a mid-range phone is needed to run the emulator correctly, it may soon be able to run on more modest devices. As long as the Yuzu team manages to optimize the emulator and thus decrease the excessive use of resources. If you have one of these devices you can always try touching some settings such as lowering the graphics quality.
Yuzu performance on Android
It is important to take into account that the version presented for Android devices is not at the same level of development as the PC variant. Because it lacks some features such as local multiplayer. However, that does not call into question its fantastic performance and the fact that it allows you to run many games at 30 or 60 fps. Even so, the Yuzu team communicated that this first version should be considered beta. As time goes by, the code will be polished, performance will be optimized, requirements will be lowered and compatibility will be extended.
First step
Download and install the Yuzu emulator from Google Play by following the link below:
Second step
Then once you start the emulator it will ask you to indicate the location of the “prod.keys”. The keys in Nintendo Switch emulators are files that contain security information needed to run games on the emulator. In case you do not have the console you can get these keys on the Reddit community “New Yuzu Piracy”.
Third step
After that, you must indicate the directory where the games are located, remember that they must be in NSP or XCI format.
Fourth step
Next, tap the “Continue” button to access the Yuzu interface.
Fifth step
Finally, tap the game you are going to run and that’s it. You can also go to the settings in case you need to change the rendering resolution or activate a function.
Conclusion
In this article, we have seen how to install and configure the Yuzu emulator on Android. A program that allows us to play Nintendo Switch games on our mobile devices. We have explained the minimum requirements for the emulator to work properly. The steps to download and install the application and how to perform the initial configuration so that the emulator can run correctly. We hope this guide has been useful for you and that you enjoy your favorite Switch games on your Android. Thanks for reading us. Bye!
