# Need for Speed: Most Wanted: rehosting the Android release on R36S

> The R36S port runs the 2012 Android release of Need for Speed: Most Wanted on ArkOS using the owner's game files. An ARMv7 loader maps the original libraries, while Bionic, JNI and soft-float bridges connect them to Linux graphics, controls and audio; the author reports playable races in the public alpha.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Detoy/nfsmw-r36s>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Detoy/nfsmw-r36s/blob/5c3c119cbead19898c7ca0ef86c4e287864bac52/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nfsmw-r36s-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nfsmw-r36s-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/nfsmw-r36s-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Running the port requires an R36S with ArkOS and the specified version 1.3.128 APK and OBB from the user's own copy; building the runtime requires an armhf Linux host or cross-build environment.
- **Limits:** The public alpha still needs a timing workaround for one car-selection action; soundtrack playback is disabled.
- **License:** MIT License for the compatibility code and packaging.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Detoy/nfsmw-r36s/blob/5c3c119cbead19898c7ca0ef86c4e287864bac52/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Detoy/nfsmw-r36s/blob/5c3c119cbead19898c7ca0ef86c4e287864bac52/PORTING_STATUS.md>

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