diff --git a/build_android.bat b/build_android.bat
index 038e93c4..0ebdec80 100644
--- a/build_android.bat
+++ b/build_android.bat
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ echo ========================================
 echo Checking Java version...
 echo ========================================
 
-java -version 2>&1 | findstr /i "version" >nul
+REM Basic presence check without piping (avoid cmd redirection quirks)
+java -version >nul 2>nul
 if errorlevel 1 (
     echo ERROR: Java not found in PATH
     echo The build requires Java 21 or higher.
@@ -105,12 +106,13 @@ if errorlevel 1 (
     exit /b 1
 )
 
-REM Check if Java 21 or higher
-for /f "tokens=3" %%v in ('java -version 2>&1 ^| findstr /i "version"') do (
-    set JAVA_VERSION=%%v
-    set JAVA_VERSION=!JAVA_VERSION:"=!
-    for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%a in ("!JAVA_VERSION!") do set JAVA_MAJOR=%%a
+REM Parse major version from `java -version` output
+set "JAVA_VERSION="
+for /f "tokens=3" %%v in ('java -version 2^>^&1 ^| findstr /i "version"') do (
+    set "JAVA_VERSION=%%v"
 )
+set "JAVA_VERSION=!JAVA_VERSION:"=!"
+for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%a in ("!JAVA_VERSION!") do set "JAVA_MAJOR=%%a"
 
 if !JAVA_MAJOR! LSS 21 (
     echo WARNING: Java !JAVA_MAJOR! detected. Java 21 or higher is recommended.
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ if !JAVA_MAJOR! LSS 21 (
 
 REM Set environment variable to use pre-installed vcpkg dependencies
 set "VCPKG_ROOT=%CD%\dependencies\vcpkg"
-set "ANDROID_NDK_HOME=C:\Android\ndk\28.2.13676358"
+set "ANDROID_NDK_HOME=C:\Android\ndk\29.0.14206865"
 
 echo VCPKG_ROOT set to: %VCPKG_ROOT%
 echo ANDROID_NDK_HOME set to: %ANDROID_NDK_HOME%
diff --git a/build_android.log b/build_android.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1214ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_android.log
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+========================================
+Wee U Android Build Script
+========================================
+
+
+========================================
+Processing translation files...
+========================================
+Processing ca...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\ca\cemu.po
+Processing de...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\de\cemu.po
+Processing es...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\es\cemu.po
+Processing fr...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\fr\cemu.po
+Processing he...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\he\cemu.po
+Processing hu...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\hu\cemu.po
+Processing it...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\it\cemu.po
+Processing ja...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\ja\cemu.po
+Processing ko...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\ko\cemu.po
+Processing nb...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\nb\cemu.po
+Processing nl...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\nl\cemu.po
+Processing pl...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\pl\cemu.po
+Processing pt...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\pt\cemu.po
+Processing ru...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\ru\cemu.po
+Processing sv...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\sv\cemu.po
+Processing tr...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\tr\cemu.po
+Processing uk...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\uk\cemu.po
+Processing zh...
+  Created src\android\app\src\main\assets\translations\zh\cemu.po
+Translation processing complete.
+
+========================================
+Checking Java version...
+========================================
+Java 21 detected.
+VCPKG_ROOT set to: C:\WeeU\dependencies\vcpkg
+ANDROID_NDK_HOME set to: C:\Android\ndk\29.0.14206865
+
+========================================
+Building Android APK...
+========================================
+
+Clean previous builds? (y/N): 
+Building Release APK...
+^C
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build_android_debug.bat b/build_android_debug.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1249461b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_android_debug.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+
+echo ========================================
+echo Wee U Android Build Script (Debug Mode)
+echo ========================================
+echo.
+
+REM Set environment variables
+set "VCPKG_ROOT=%CD%\dependencies\vcpkg"
+set "ANDROID_NDK_HOME=C:\Android\ndk\29.0.14206865"
+
+echo VCPKG_ROOT: %VCPKG_ROOT%
+echo ANDROID_NDK_HOME: %ANDROID_NDK_HOME%
+echo.
+
+REM Check prerequisites
+if not exist "src\android" (
+    echo ERROR: src\android directory not found!
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+if not exist "%ANDROID_NDK_HOME%" (
+    echo ERROR: Android NDK not found at %ANDROID_NDK_HOME%
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+if not exist "%VCPKG_ROOT%\installed\arm64-android" (
+    echo ERROR: vcpkg arm64-android dependencies not found
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo All prerequisites found.
+echo.
+echo ========================================
+echo Building Android APK (Debug)...
+echo ========================================
+echo.
+
+cd src\android
+
+REM Build debug APK with detailed output
+call gradlew.bat assembleDebug --stacktrace --info
+
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo.
+    echo ========================================
+    echo BUILD FAILED!
+    echo ========================================
+    echo.
+    echo Check the output above for error details.
+    cd ..\..
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+cd ..\..
+
+echo.
+echo ========================================
+echo BUILD SUCCESSFUL!
+echo ========================================
+echo.
+echo Debug APK location:
+echo   src\android\app\build\outputs\apk\debug\app-debug.apk
+echo.
+
+if exist "src\android\app\build\outputs\apk\debug\*.apk" (
+    dir /b "src\android\app\build\outputs\apk\debug\*.apk"
+)
+
+pause
diff --git a/src/Cafe/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Cafe/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b4c9c9d..fe1baf00 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Cafe/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@ add_library(CemuCafe
   OS/libs/nsyshid/Whitelist.h
   OS/libs/nsyshid/BackendEmulated.cpp
   OS/libs/nsyshid/BackendEmulated.h
+  OS/libs/nsyshid/BackendLibusb.cpp
+  OS/libs/nsyshid/BackendLibusb.h
   OS/libs/nsyshid/Dimensions.cpp
   OS/libs/nsyshid/Dimensions.h
   OS/libs/nsyshid/Infinity.cpp
@@ -592,8 +594,6 @@ if (ENABLE_WAYLAND)
 	# PUBLIC because wayland-client.h is included in VulkanAPI.h
   target_link_libraries(CemuCafe PUBLIC Wayland::Client)
 endif()
-
-if (NOT ANDROID)
   if (ENABLE_VCPKG)
     if(WIN32)
       set(PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE "${VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR}/x64-windows/tools/pkgconf/pkgconf.exe")
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/nsyshid/AttachDefaultBackends.cpp b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/nsyshid/AttachDefaultBackends.cpp
index 59aed7aa..67eb0240 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/nsyshid/AttachDefaultBackends.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/nsyshid/AttachDefaultBackends.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 #include "nsyshid.h"
 #include "Backend.h"
 #include "BackendEmulated.h"
-#ifndef __ANDROID__
 #include "BackendLibusb.h"
-#endif
 
 namespace nsyshid::backend
 {
 	void AttachDefaultBackends()
 	{
-#ifndef __ANDROID__
 		// add libusb backend
 		{
 			auto backendLibusb = std::make_shared<backend::libusb::BackendLibusb>();
@@ -18,7 +15,6 @@ namespace nsyshid::backend
 				AttachBackend(backendLibusb);
 			}
 		}
-#endif
 	   // add emulated backend
 		{
 			auto backendEmulated = std::make_shared<backend::emulated::BackendEmulated>();
diff --git a/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 7a789e0e..2e125123 100644
--- a/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.factory.dependsOn
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.security.MessageDigest
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
-import java.util.HexFormat
+import javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter
 
 plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.android.application)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ val cemuDataFilesFolder = "../../../bin"
 android {
     namespace = "com.izzy2lost.weeu"
     compileSdk = 36
-    ndkVersion = "28.2.13676358"
+    ndkVersion = "29.0.14206865"
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "com.izzy2lost.weeu"
         minSdk = 31
@@ -116,19 +116,10 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
-                // project.rootDir is src/android, so go up 2 levels to get to WeeU root
-                val weeURoot = project.rootDir.parentFile.parentFile
-                val vcpkgInstalledDir = File(weeURoot, "dependencies/vcpkg/installed").absolutePath
-                
                 arguments(
                     "-DANDROID_STL=c++_shared",
                     "-DENABLE_VCPKG=ON",
                     "-DVCPKG_TARGET_ANDROID=ON",
-                    "-DVCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR=$vcpkgInstalledDir",
-                    "-DVCPKG_MANIFEST_MODE=OFF",
-                    "-DVCPKG_MANIFEST_INSTALL=OFF",
-                    "-DX_VCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS_INSTALL=OFF",
-                    "-DPKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=",
                     "-DENABLE_SDL=OFF",
                     "-DENABLE_WXWIDGETS=OFF",
                     "-DENABLE_OPENGL=OFF",
@@ -207,7 +198,7 @@ abstract class ComputeCemuDataFilesHashTask : DefaultTask() {
         md.reset()
         fileHashes.forEach { md.update(it) }
 
-        hashFile.writeText(HexFormat.of().formatHex(md.digest()).uppercase())
+        hashFile.writeText(DatatypeConverter.printHexBinary(md.digest()))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/android/build_android.log b/src/android/build_android.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cbe9768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/android/build_android.log
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+'build_android.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
+operable program or batch file.