GoKawiilTake-Two Sends Cease-and-Desist to Halt Unofficial Native GTA V Android Port
Take-Two Interactive issued a cease-and-desist to developer Paralympics Productions, forcing the team to shut down its unofficial native ARM port of GTA V for Android by October 3, 2026. The project, led by a developer known as Mojso, also covered a native Nintendo Switch build, both of which will now be discontinued without any code release. The developer acknowledged the legal notice and confirmed the shutdown in a message on X.
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The project's reliance on leaked GTA V source code from 2023, rather than reverse-engineering, likely made it an easy legal target for Take-Two, since using proprietary leaked code exposes developers to direct intellectual property claims. Android users hoping for a native, high-performance GTA V experience are now left with less efficient alternatives like emulation layers such as Winlator or cloud streaming services.
- Take-Two issued a cease-and-desist against Paralympics Productions over its native GTA V Android port.
- The project reportedly used leaked 2023 source code rather than reverse-engineered software, a likely factor in the legal action.
- Both the Android port and a related native Switch build will be discontinued by October 3, 2026, with no code released.
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-09-29
Published there as: “The dream of running GTA V natively on Android just died”
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