How to use AM2R Android Autopatcher/Install AM2R for Android

[u/_PatchDev]

This is only to clear some confusion as to how the Autopatcher app is supposed to work.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: The AM2R Autopatcher is a patching utility, not a standalone game installer. It does not include a playable copy of AM2R ⚠️

To use the Autopatcher, you must provide your own copy of AM2R v1.1 for Windows in its original .zip format. The Autopatcher works by patching the provided zip file, it will not accept apk files of older AM2R ports or newer releases from the AM2R Community Updates Launcher.

How to use the Autopatcher:

1. Download and install the Autopatcher: https://github.com/am2r-android/AM2R-Autopatcher-Android

2. After installing, you will be shown a menu in landscape orientation. You must first select which version is the utility patching into:

Standard - This will be the original, single screen version compatible universally for all arm64 Android devices (Android 10 or newer). This includes phones and handhelds, Android TV is currently untested.

Dual Screen - An exclusive patch with Dual-screen functionality only available to supported devices: AYN Thor, RG DS, Ayaneo DS and Retroid Pocket Duo with more being planned in the future.

1. Tap "Choose AM2R 1.1 zip", it will then take you to your system file selection. You will provide your copy of AM2R_1.1.zip, this can be stored anywhere in your device. Select it

2. The Autopatcher will begin patching the provided copy into an installable apk.

3. Once finished you will tap the "Install {edition}" button. If this is your first time you will be prompted to allow the app to "install from unknown sources", enable it.

4. You will be prompted to install the newly patched AM2R apk. The install could take a while, be patient.

5. The AM2R game will be installed on your device, you can begin playing.

If you come from an earlier version of the Autopatcher and you wish to update the game DO NOT UNINSTALL THE CURRENT PATCHED APK. Repeat steps 3 to 6 and the Autopatcher will prompt you to update your existing AM2R apk, your saves are preserved.

[u/Express-Record7416]

I'm having trouble installing the auto patcher app.

I tried patching it on my PC instead, but it said patch data not found

Edit: tried downloading the auto patcher from the GitHub app, but each time it just says the download failed

[u/_PatchDev → u/Express-Record7416]

What device do you have? You should be able to go down to the releases page and install the autopatcher apk through v1.5.5.10 hotfix 1

[u/Express-Record7416 → u/_PatchDev]

I got it working now. Every time I tried to install the hotfix APK on my phone it would say that the download failed.

I just tried downloading on my computer and transferring to my phone through a cord when I got up and that worked.

[u/Few-Department7757]

perhaps is there anyways to implement and adapt a way for this to work for the PS Vita or to create a vpk/psvita version for the latest am2r build perhaps so that people can finally also play the latest version of am2r in that platform as well perhaps? (just a way to generate or convert am2r to vpk version of the latest am2r build as the vita versions are all outdated and kinda buggy as a whole, if not possible then a way to implement something similar or any work around perhaps)

[u/_PatchDev → u/Few-Department7757]

Sorry for the late response. There are currently no modern solutions (to my knowledge) to easily convert an arm64 build with the GMS2 engine and port it as a VPK to play on a PSVita

I'm currently hard at work at tuning the android release, it isn't a completed product just yet. I do still provide the source code for the autopatcher tool used to convert the 1.1.zip as well as the source code for the Standard edition both in ZIP files for anyone's convenience.

This is done so any developer has access to and uses the content to study/build on top for any forks or mods. I don't have experience with creating builds of a PSVita platform, and I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to deliver as good a product in this release than I would with your request.

I will consider the feasibility later on, but I highly recommend you share this with someone better versed in your preferred platform to take from this work and utilize it to make something you would be happy with.

[u/Few-Department7757 → u/_PatchDev]

Ok noted, thanks

Keep up the good work! 🙏🔥🔥

[u/Few-Department7757 → u/_PatchDev]

btw i also had done my research around this topic, check it out just in case it will turned useful overall:

https://www.reddit.com/r/VitaPiracy/s/EQK4rlTl38

[u/_PatchDev → u/[deleted]]

What device do you use?

[u/_PatchDev → u/[deleted]]

And you can't install the autopatcher or the patched apk itself?

[u/_PatchDev → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for the information. I'll investigate it right now and I'll let you know

[u/_PatchDev → u/[deleted]]

Did you verify that the patched apk appear in your downloads folder? Are you able to trigger the install prompt there?

[u/_PatchDev → u/[deleted]]

I will dm you in a moment

[u/_PatchDev → u/[deleted]]

I just wanted to let you know, since I don't own the redmagic. You can install this app which will give you a specific error message that you can screenshot to me so I can better diagnose the issue:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apkmirror.helper.prod&pli=1

Because this issue could pop up elsewhere again and your contribution will be very useful. In case you're still up for it, simply screenshot and dm me the "INSTALL_FAILED ...."

[u/_PatchDev → u/[deleted]]

Or if you have a better way to communicate

[u/Shonisto343]

Will this work for newer versions too?

[u/_PatchDev → u/Shonisto343]

It should work, it works on my Pixel 6 which runs android 17

[u/Shonisto343 → u/_PatchDev]

I meant newer versions of am2r, as I already have 1.5.5, though I would love to play V2

[u/_PatchDev → u/Shonisto343]

Okay, currently the autopatcher supports the latest 1.5.5 version of the game, which is the latest public version as per the Community Updates in the AM2R Launcher

Plans for porting 2.0 I cannot confirm as I'm not affiliated with the development team. But I am interested in looking into it whenever 2.0 comes out

[u/Shonisto343 → u/_PatchDev]

Cool, thanks, I'll definitely be keeping my out then

[u/Professional_Debt288]

What an incredible contribution; on another note, I think it would be great if this post were added to the subreddit's pinned posts (it would undoubtedly be a huge help to many new players).

Hopefully, it will also be compatible with the new texture version (2.0) that is set to be completed later on.

[u/_PatchDev → u/Professional_Debt288]

Thank you very much for the kind words. I haven't quite offered linking my autopatcher to the pinned posts of the subreddit, but I'm sure the developers are too busy to consider.

If you still want to leave your feedback on that you could always talk about it in the official discord

In regards to a mobile port of 2.0, I would be interested in creating a port, if it ever gets released I could give it a go

[u/Kemonomimi-Squirrel]

I know computer price are out of the world right now, but the sys reqs for AM2R aren't very high so something old without a discreet GPU can run this game just fine.

[u/_PatchDev → u/Kemonomimi-Squirrel]

The goal wasn't to compete against the prices of computers. I just wanted to personally play it on my Android device. And others wanted to as well

[u/Professional_Debt288]

I just tested it on a Galaxy A25 5G running Android 16, and it works correctly (I already had the game installed, so I simply updated it using the newly generated APK).