VulkanDreno
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Vulkan Dreno is a lightweight compatibility mod that fixes crashes affecting Supported Adreno 7xx GPUs on Android devices when using VulkanMod.
What problem does this fix?
Some Android devices (especially newer Adreno GPUs like 730, 740, A32 and others) expose Vulkan queue families differently than VulkanMod expects. So this mod helps fix these incompatiblities for all versions of the VulkanMod that causes the issue on Android.
This can cause:
- Crashes on startup
- Vulkan initialization failures
- Rendering issues or complete incompatibility
What this mod does
This mod patches VulkanMod’s internal queue selection logic to:
- Properly detect queue families on Android GPUs
- Fallback to graphics queues when dedicated queues are missing
- Prevent crashes caused by unsupported queue configurations
- Improve compatibility with Adreno 7xx devices
Who is this for?
- Android users running Minecraft with VulkanMod
- Devices using Supported Adreno 7xx GPUs
- Devices that support all other requirments that the VulkanMod requires per version of the game
- Anyone experiencing crashes when enabling VulkanMod with their Adreno GPU's that support it
Requirements
This mod does NOT include VulkanMod.
You must install:
- VulkanMod
- Fabric Loader
- (Optional) Fabric API
- Vulkan 1.2+
- MC Versions 1.21.11 require Dynamic Rendering extension, this mod does not help with this extension not being present
Important Notes
- This is a compatibility patch, not a standalone renderer
- Must be used alongside VulkanMod
- Does not modify or redistribute VulkanMod
- Still must Use System Vulkan Driver and supported launcher's
Supported Versions
- Minecraft 1.20.1 - 1.21.11
- Minecraft 26.1+ (currently)
(Separate builds are provided for each version)
Technical Details
This mod applies a Mixin patch to VulkanMod’s queue handling:
- Overrides queue family detection
- Adds fallback logic for present, transfer, and compute queues
Credits
- VulkanMod developers
- Fabric ecosystem
Tested Devices
You can check the screenshots for tested device info, so far this was tested with the following Android phones and gaming handhelds:
- Samsung S23 Plus (SD 8 Gen 2 A740)
- Samsung S24 U (SD 8 Gen 3 A750)
- Redmagic Nova Tablet (SD 8 Gen 3 A750)
- Ayn Odin 2 (SD 8 Gen 2 A740)
- AyaNeo Pocket Evo (SD Gen3x Gen 2 A32)
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.21.11, 1.21.10
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as vulkandreno-1.20.1-V2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 66 KB
- Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.
