Unable to play unity 3D games in Android 11

[Jose1985]

Dear Team,

I developed a 3D unity game using Unity Hub and android runtime. I am able to play the game in Android based mobile phones but not able to play the same on iMX8QM. And there seems to be no specific error logs

1. Does iMX8QM android platform supports 3D games?

2. If yes, is there something that we need to add additionally to enable 3D games?

Best regards,

Libin Jose.

[lucas77879]

Hey Libin, I ran into something similar a while back. The iMX8QM does support OpenGL ES but Unity 3D games can be picky about the graphics API. First thing I'd check is whether your Unity build is set to OpenGL ES 3.0 or Vulkan — some configurations on iMX8QM don't play well with Vulkan so try forcing OpenGL ES in the Player Settings and see if that makes a difference.
Also worth checking if the GPU drivers on your iMX8QM Android image are fully up to date. NXP occasionally releases updated BSPs that fix GPU-related issues. If you're on an older Android 11 image, that could easily be the culprit.
No error logs makes it tricky to debug but you can try running adb logcat while launching the game — filter by Unity or your app package name and you might catch something that doesn't show up on screen. Hope that helps!
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[lucas77879]

Hi Libin,

i.MX8QM can support 3D games, but it often needs proper GPU drivers and graphics API support (OpenGL ES or Vulkan). Make sure the drivers are updated, check Unity Player graphics settings, and review logcat for hidden warnings. Testing a simple scene first can help identify if it’s a general 3D issue or something specific in your game.

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[CurtisBateman]

Hey Libin! I actually had the same issue with trying to play Unity 3D games on my Android phone. It was super frustrating because I couldn't figure out what the problem was either. As for your question about iMX8QM, I'm not exactly sure if that platform supports 3D games or if there's anything else you need to enable. Have you tried reaching out to their support team or forums to see if anyone else has had a similar issue? I'm also on the hunt for some new games to play. I was actually checking out some bubble cash reviews earlier today to see if it's worth trying out. Have you heard anything about it?

[Jose1985]

Did u mean Android phone / Android on iMX8QM platform?

[LucioGarvey]

I faced the same issue. Have you found any solutions so far?

[Jose1985]

Hi Lucio,

There was no error in the logs. So I suppose it is a platform issue. However, I modified Unity settings to use OpenGL ES 3.2 version and recompiled the app. I then reinstalled this new app on iMX8QM amd still could reproduxe the issue. However, for once I was able to start the game. But the performance was soo poor. So I assumed that it might be because the game I developes has heavy terrain and iMX8 couldnt render it

Then, I tried to install some third party simple game. This time I was able to play the game however rendering was not right when compared to the same game rendered in PC.

@nxp, please look into this issue with high priority. There is definetly graphics issue at your platform side.

Best regards

Jose.