Mobile
Mobile games need careful handling of performance, battery, screen sizes and store requirements. This section covers optimisation for phones, touch input, safe areas, build size and platform quirks on Android and iOS. 22 hand-picked Unity guides, tutorials, videos and repos, kept current.
- Unity External Dependency Manager: What You Need to Know About the Change
How the External Dependency Manager replaces EDM4U for Android and iOS SDK dependencies.
unity.com · Sep 2026 - Scaling Scritchy Scratchy Across Platforms
Porting a game across PC, mobile and Switch while keeping performance and tactile gameplay.
unity.com · Sep 2026 - DrakkenRidge: Building an open-world adventure for mobile VR
Building a large open-world mobile VR RPG using Unity's Entity Component System.
unity.com · Sep 2026 - Why I ALWAYS Use UI Scale Mode "Expand" in UI Toolkit
Make your UI scale reasonably on all target aspect ratios and screen resolutions!
youtube.com · Aug 2026 - The DOTS/ECS Code of Tabletop Tavern - The Hot Path Show Ep. 59
TJ's YouTube Channel: @TJGameDev
youtube.com · Jul 2026 - Sakura Rabbit: water effects for Unity URP on mobile
A water shader demo made for URP on mobile. The project is available to download.
80.lv · Jun 2026 - Sakura Rabbit: real-time snow coverage shader for URP on mobile
Snow that builds up on surfaces in real time, running in URP on mobile. The project is available to download.
80.lv · Jun 2026 - Building Westeros For Mobile in Game of Thrones: Dragonfire
Optimizing a mobile RPG with scalable multiplayer, faster load times and Unity tools.
unity.com · Jun 2026 - Optimizing Battery Life in Monster Walk
Techniques for optimizing battery life in a step-counting mobile game.
unity.com · Jun 2026 - Bringing My Talking Tom Friends 2 to Life with Animation and Physics
Optimizing across devices, building a scalable animation system and managing content complexity in a mobile pet game.
unity.com · Nov 2025 - 10-Part Tutorial Series to Integrate Unity Gaming Services into Mobile Games
Ten-part tutorial series on integrating Unity Gaming Services features into a mobile game.
unity.com · Nov 2025 - Refining & Adapting Train Valley 2 for Mobile Gaming
Reducing build size and adapting controls when bringing a PC game to mobile.
unity.com · Oct 2025 - Inside Spirit of the Island’s Cross-Platform Mobile Port
Hurdles in porting a game to mobile and implementing cross-platform functionality.
unity.com · Sep 2025 - Optimizing Controls, Memory, and Build Size for Greak: Memories of Azur’s Android Port
Android port lessons: reworking controls, memory use and build size.
unity.com · Jul 2025 - Mobile Recap: New Tools for Performance in Unity 6.1
New Unity 6.1 tools for improving mobile performance, with what each one helps you fix.
unity.com · May 2025 - How 4 Developers Ported Their Apps Over to Android XR with Unity 6
Four XR studios describe porting existing apps to Android XR with Unity 6 and the lessons learned.
unity.com · Apr 2025 - 6 ways to start building for Android XR with Unity 6
Six ways to begin building Android XR apps with Unity 6, including tools and samples.
unity.com · Dec 2024 - Optimize performance for mobile, XR & web games (Unity 6 edition)
Unity 6 performance tips for mobile, XR and web games.
unity.com · Oct 2024 - A look at mobile screen reader support in the Unity Engine
How to make mobile games work with iOS and Android screen readers using Unity's accessibility support.
unity.com · Jan 2024 - Porting Falcon Age to the Oculus Quest
Blog on lessons from porting the VR game Falcon Age to the Oculus Quest.
outerloop.tumblr.com · Aug 2020 - Iridescence on Mobile
Efficient mobile-friendly way to simulate iridescent reflections.
alanzucconi.com · Jul 2017 - Arm & Unity Presents: 3D Art Optimization for Mobile Applications
Arm and Unity course on optimizing 3D art for mobile applications.
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