jaredgei / wow-forever-android

# WoW Forever for Android
Play the **World of Warcraft: Forever beta** on Snapdragon Android handhelds as a normal Android app. You tap the icon, press Play, and the game runs.
This uses Blizzard's own **Windows ARM64** WoW client, so the game itself runs natively on the phone's CPU. Wine translates the Windows calls, and DXVK plus a patched Turnip Vulkan driver render the game on the Adreno GPU. Nothing is emulated as x86.
> Unofficial community project. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment. You need your own Battle.net account with WoW Forever beta access. This repo and its releases contain **no** Blizzard game files.
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## Supported devices
| Device | Status |
| :--- | :--- |
| AYN Thor (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 / Adreno 740) | Tested, reaches the game world with controller support |
| Retroid Pocket 6 (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 / Adreno 740) | Tested by the original community setup |
| AYN Odin 2 / Mini (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) | Expected to work |
| AYN Odin Portal (Snapdragon 8 Elite / Adreno 830) | Supported via bundled Turnip v32 driver |
| RedMagic 11 Pro (Snapdragon 8 Elite / Adreno 840) | Tested in-world by arusiasotto |
| Samsung Galaxy S23/S24/S25 / Z Fold series | Supported (with automatic Samsung UBWC optimization) |
Requirements:
- Snapdragon 8 series (Adreno 7xx or Adreno 8xx). The app bundles both the Adreno 740 driver and the Turnip v32 driver for Snapdragon 8 Elite / Adreno 8xx, automatically detecting the GPU and applying the optimal driver and environment flags.
- Android 10 or newer, 64-bit.
- About **80 GB** free for the game data (internal storage or SD card), plus about 4 GB of internal storage for the app and its Windows environment.
- A Mac or PC with the WoW Forever beta installed through Battle.net, to copy the game data from.
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## Installation
### 1. Install the app
Download `WoW-Forever.apk` from the latest release and install it on your device. The app's package name is `app.wowforever`, so it can sit alongside GameNative or Winlator.
### 2. Copy your WoW game data to the device (one-time setup)
Copy two things from your Battle.net install (on a Mac that's `/Applications/World of Warcraft/`) into a folder on the device. The default is `/storage/emulated/0/WoW Forever/`. Any other folder works too, including one on an SD card. You only need to do this **once**; all subsequent game updates are handled directly in-app over Wi-Fi.
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- `Data/` is the same on every platform, so a Mac, Windows, or ARM install all work.
- `.build.info` is a hidden file. Copy it too. Without it the game fails with *"CAS system was unable to initialize"*.
- You don't need `WowB-ARM64.exe`. Mac and x86 installs don't ship it, so the app downloads the matching Windows ARM64 client from Blizzard's CDN when you press Play, and checks its hashes.
- If you used a different folder, or moved it, the launcher shows **Locate Game Files**. Pick the folder that contains `.build.info` and `Data/`. **Change Location** switches it later.
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