diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
index 0745787945..8f7c33a3a1 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
@@ -2145,12 +2145,6 @@ ImageView::ImageView(TextureCacheRuntime& runtime, const VideoCommon::ImageViewI
         .pNext = nullptr,
         .usage = ImageUsageFlags(format_info, format),
     };
-    
-    // Vulkan spec: STORAGE_IMAGE and INPUT_ATTACHMENT descriptors MUST use identity swizzle
-    // Using non-identity swizzle causes validation error and undefined behavior
-    const bool requires_identity_swizzle = 
-        (image_view_usage.usage & (VK_IMAGE_USAGE_STORAGE_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_BIT)) != 0;
-    
     const VkImageViewCreateInfo create_info{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO,
         .pNext = &image_view_usage,
@@ -2159,10 +2153,10 @@ ImageView::ImageView(TextureCacheRuntime& runtime, const VideoCommon::ImageViewI
         .viewType = VkImageViewType{},
         .format = view_format,
         .components{
-            .r = requires_identity_swizzle ? VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY : ComponentSwizzle(swizzle[0]),
-            .g = requires_identity_swizzle ? VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY : ComponentSwizzle(swizzle[1]),
-            .b = requires_identity_swizzle ? VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY : ComponentSwizzle(swizzle[2]),
-            .a = requires_identity_swizzle ? VK_COMPONENT_SWIZZLE_IDENTITY : ComponentSwizzle(swizzle[3]),
+            .r = ComponentSwizzle(swizzle[0]),
+            .g = ComponentSwizzle(swizzle[1]),
+            .b = ComponentSwizzle(swizzle[2]),
+            .a = ComponentSwizzle(swizzle[3]),
         },
         .subresourceRange = MakeSubresourceRange(aspect_mask, info.range),
     };
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp
index 80dd162382..e9e7351a9f 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.cpp
@@ -98,9 +98,12 @@ constexpr std::array VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16{
 // - RGB10A2: Better precision if available, still 32-bit
 // - RGBA16F: Last resort only if RGB8 variants fail (should never happen)
 constexpr std::array B10G11R11_UFLOAT_PACK32{
+    #ifdef ANDROID
+    VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32,       // sRGB variant (for gamma-correct fallback)
+    #else
     VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM_PACK32,      // Primary fallback: RGBA8 LDR (32-bit, universal)
     VK_FORMAT_A2B10G10R10_UNORM_PACK32,   // Better precision: RGB10A2 (32-bit, common)
-    VK_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_SRGB_PACK32,       // sRGB variant (for gamma-correct fallback)
+    #endif
     VK_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_SFLOAT,        // Emergency fallback: RGBA16F (64-bit, should never reach)
     VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED,
 };