Dolphin Emulator
GPL-2.0-or-later · open source
The open-source GameCube and Wii emulator, on Android. It needs a 64-bit phone and a GPU with OpenGL ES 3.0 or Vulkan, and you bring your own games.
Needs:Your own games · 64-bit phone · Android 5.0+
2113 Apps is independent, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Dolphin Emulator developers. Official sources: dolphin-emu.org · source code on GitHub.
- Version
- 2603a
- Size
- 20.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
Introduction
Dolphin is an emulator for Nintendo’s GameCube and Wii, on Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. It is open source under the GPL, and it isn’t affiliated with Nintendo.
What your phone needs
For this version, the project lists:
- Android 5.0 or later.
- A 64-bit processor (ARMv8 or x86-64). The APK contains no 32-bit code, so it won’t install otherwise.
- A graphics processor with OpenGL ES 3.0 or later. Vulkan is available too.
Games are not included
The project’s FAQ puts it plainly: buy the games and dump them yourself with a Wii. It calls downloading commercial games illegal.
What’s in this version
- Real Wii Remotes through a DolphinBar, and Nintendo’s GameCube controller adapter.
- An option to choose the GPU driver Dolphin uses.
- Save states, switched off by default: the app warns that they may not work in future Dolphin versions.
- RetroAchievements, added to the Android version in release 2512. The 2603a hotfix is required to use them.
Which version this is
Dolphin names releases by date: 2603 is March 2026, and the a marks a hotfix, released on March 17, 2026. It matters for older phones: from release 2606 on, Dolphin needs Android 7.0, so 2603a is the last release that still installs on Android 5 and 6.
Newer releases exist on Dolphin’s website and Google Play; 2609 added online multiplayer (NetPlay) to Android. This file is F-Droid’s build, signed with F-Droid’s key, so it won’t update a Dolphin installed from Google Play or the website, or the other way round, without uninstalling first.
What’s inside the APK
Trackers
No code matching the Exodus Privacy tracker signatures.
Native code
Needs a 64-bit ARM phone; 32-bit-only devices are not supported.
Android versions
Built for Android 16 (target API 36).
Permissions
3 of them need your approval first.
CPU types in this build: arm64-v8a (64-bit ARM, almost every phone since 2017); x86_64 (64-bit Intel, emulators and Chromebooks).
Asks you first (3)
Android shows a prompt before the app can use these.
- Read shared storage (Android 12 and older) · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Record audio with the microphone · RECORD_AUDIO
- Write shared storage (Android 10 and older) · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Granted at install (3)
Low-risk permissions Android grants automatically, plus any we have not classified.
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- INTERNET
- VIBRATE
Defined by other apps (3)
Permissions that belong to another app or to this app itself.
- com.android.providers.tv.permission.READ_EPG_DATA
- com.android.providers.tv.permission.WRITE_EPG_DATA
- org.dolphinemu.dolphinemu.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
More Information
- Package name
- org.dolphinemu.dolphinemu
- Version
- 2603a (build 42460)
- File size
- 20.6 MB (20,588,646 bytes)
- Requires
- Android 5.0 or later
- Category
- Console Emulators
- License
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- Source code
- github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin
- Released
- Mar 24, 2026
- Signed by
- F-Droid, which built this APK from the published source code. Because the key is F-Droid’s, it won’t install over a copy from Google Play or GitHub (or the other way round) without uninstalling first.
- Signer SHA-256
- 4014f9169e3ff08cd8fdf8ac33419d4603ed95582716494a0392853c91148835
- File SHA-256
- 5279425e01c552ba6cde1adc7f08f1c1f5b8f9271c2418a4ad849ee4106ee719
- Checked
- , against the F-Droid index · how we check · verify it yourself
Common questions
Is this APK the official Dolphin Emulator release?
It is F-Droid’s build rather than the developer’s own: F-Droid compiled Dolphin Emulator 2603a from the published source code and signed it with its own key. Its SHA-256 matches F-Droid’s signed index. Because the key is F-Droid’s, it won’t install over a copy from Google Play or GitHub without uninstalling first.
What Android version does Dolphin Emulator need?
Android 5.0 or later (API level 21). Version 2603a is built for Android 16 (target API 36). Needs a 64-bit ARM phone; 32-bit-only devices are not supported.
Can Dolphin Emulator access the internet?
Yes. The APK requests Android’s internet permission. In total it declares 9 permissions, and 3 of them need your approval first.
Does Dolphin Emulator contain trackers?
No known trackers: our scan of version 2603a found no code matching the Exodus Privacy tracker signatures. The scan covers known tracker libraries; it doesn’t show what data the app itself sends.
Is Dolphin Emulator open source?
Yes. Dolphin Emulator is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence, and its source code is published at https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin.
Recent releases
| Version | Released | Size | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|
| v2603a · this download | Mar 24, 2026 | 20.6 MB | Android 5.0+ |
| v2512 | Feb 19, 2026 | 20.3 MB | Android 5.0+ |
| v2506a | Jun 11, 2025 | 19.5 MB | Android 5.0+ |
Versions currently kept in the F-Droid repository. We host and check only the newest one.
