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Red Dead Redemption on Android is Weird, Here’s How to Fix It
https://retrohandhelds.gg/red-dead-redemption-on-android-is-weird-heres-how-to-fix-it/
Red Dead Redemption on Android? Yeah, it’s a cowboy wild west of bugs, glitches, and broken promises.
If you’ve got a Snapdragon 8 Elite phone like the Galaxy S25+, congrats—you’re living the dream. Smooth 60fps, decent battery life, and Netflix actually lets you install it. A true miracle.
But if you’re rocking a Dimensity-powered handheld—like an Anbernic RG477M? Good luck. Textures vanish, models melt, and your controller feels like it’s playing telepathic poker with the game. The devs clearly didn’t test on Mali GPUs. Oops.
And then there’s the AYN Thor Pro users—locked out entirely by Google Play Protect. Netflix says “nope,” and your device is too cool for school. The fix? Side-loading. Yes, really. Download a sketchy .apk bundle, use an app like SAI to splice it together, pray, reboot, and hope your phone doesn’t revolt. Result? 30fps, no fidelity toggle, and the emotional weight of a saloon piano playing “My Heart Will Go On” in a desert.
Bottom line: It works—kinda. But unless Rockstar wakes up and ports this properly, you’re better off emulating the Switch version… or just rewatching that damn sunset one more time.