From 4464c3dbcbd0b38a942cf1fead0d90b8ac2d34d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lizzie <lizzie@eden-emu.dev>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:16:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Revert "[android] Add Enable GPU Buffer Readback option to
 Android (#4132)"

This reverts commit d142b5dd6a8a41fa85724fb582c7983fce9e47b4.
---
 .../yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/BooleanSetting.kt     | 1 -
 .../yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt  | 7 -------
 .../features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt      | 1 -
 src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml            | 2 --
 4 files changed, 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/BooleanSetting.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/BooleanSetting.kt
index ad983bd749..bfa9820939 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/BooleanSetting.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/BooleanSetting.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ enum class BooleanSetting(override val key: String) : AbstractBooleanSetting {
     RENDERER_REACTIVE_FLUSHING("use_reactive_flushing"),
     ENABLE_BUFFER_HISTORY("enable_buffer_history"),
     USE_OPTIMIZED_VERTEX_BUFFERS("use_optimized_vertex_buffers"),
-    ENABLE_GPU_BUFFER_READBACK("enable_gpu_buffer_readback"),
     SYNC_MEMORY_OPERATIONS("sync_memory_operations"),
     BUFFER_REORDER_DISABLE("disable_buffer_reorder"),
     RENDERER_DEBUG("debug"),
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
index 67cf392fef..d8caa2828d 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
@@ -806,13 +806,6 @@ abstract class SettingsItem(
                     descriptionId = R.string.enable_buffer_history_description
                 )
             )
-            put(
-                SwitchSetting(
-                    BooleanSetting.ENABLE_GPU_BUFFER_READBACK,
-                    titleId = R.string.enable_gpu_buffer_readback,
-                    descriptionId = R.string.enable_gpu_buffer_readback_description
-                )
-            )
             put(
                 SwitchSetting(
                     BooleanSetting.USE_OPTIMIZED_VERTEX_BUFFERS,
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
index 7b7762520d..07dd987f1d 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ class SettingsFragmentPresenter(
             add(BooleanSetting.RENDERER_FORCE_MAX_CLOCK.key)
             add(BooleanSetting.RENDERER_REACTIVE_FLUSHING.key)
             add(BooleanSetting.ENABLE_BUFFER_HISTORY.key)
-            add(BooleanSetting.ENABLE_GPU_BUFFER_READBACK.key)
             add(BooleanSetting.USE_OPTIMIZED_VERTEX_BUFFERS.key)
 
             add(HeaderSetting(R.string.hacks))
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c67c2f279f..133ac4ff06 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -503,8 +503,6 @@
     <string name="renderer_reactive_flushing_description">Improves rendering accuracy in some games at the cost of performance.</string>
     <string name="enable_buffer_history">Enable buffer history</string>
     <string name="enable_buffer_history_description">Enables access to previous buffer states. This option may improve rendering quality and performance consistency in some games.</string>
-    <string name="enable_gpu_buffer_readback">Enable GPU Buffer Readback</string>
-    <string name="enable_gpu_buffer_readback_description">Preserves GPU-modified buffer data by reading it back before uploads. Some games require this to render certain effects properly. May cause issues if the hardware cannot handle the additional workload.</string>
     <string name="use_optimized_vertex_buffers">Optimized Vertex Buffers</string>
     <string name="use_optimized_vertex_buffers_description">Enables optimized vertex buffer binding for improved performance. Requires Mesa 26.0+ Turnip drivers/ QCOM drivers. Will crash on older Turnip drivers (25.3 and below).</string>