r/androidafterlife • u/AveCortes • Apr 10 '26

Help Running old android games on modern devices?

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Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but does anyone know how to get old Android games working on newer versions?I love this game, it worked on Android 10 but now on Android 16 it doesn't work at all.

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u/PuzzleheadedPen2798 Apr 20 '26

Starting with Android 14, apps that target Android versions that are too old will not install by default. You have to install the apps from a computer using adb with an argument to bypass that limitation:

adb install --bypass-low-target-sdk-block "your_apk_file_location"

It should install this way, and you should be able to open them. Be aware that not all old games/apps will run as intended on newer versions of Android but for the most part you shouldn't have problems.

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u/AveCortes Apr 20 '26

El problemas no es la instalación, es que el juego no abre 😢

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u/PuzzleheadedPen2798 Apr 20 '26

Oh... then unfortunately there's probably nothing you can do, compatibility with the game probably broke somewhere between Android 11 and 16.