VHBB-Android Revived

• Latest Update: 2025.10.11
• Latest Version: stable-2.1

(Please dont hesitate to open issues or pull requests if anything is wrong, id be happy to help fix them!)

To Do

• Update The Source Code
• Add More Features (Gradually)
• Update The Plugins Database

Information

A PS Vita Homebrew Browser client for Android with great potential!

Features

• VitaDB page containing all its homebrews.
• Custom plugin database containing over 95% of all the PS Vita plugins.
• CBPS-DB page containing all its homebrews & plugins.
• Custom Extras page featuring some cool extras for your PS Vita/PS TV.
• Download homebrews & plugins to your Android device.
• Search for homebrews & plugins.
• Custom repository support.
• Feature to clear cache by pressing a button.
• Choose a custom download location if needed.

Requirements

• Android device running Android 5.0 Lolipop or higher.
• An Internet connection.

Installing

• You can install VHBB-Android by going to the Releases tab and downloading the latest version
• Or you can install the latest debug APKs of the app using nightly.link

Building

Warning

The source code assumes you have the same requirements and environment as myself, SSMG4, which includes:

• Eclispe Adotium's JDK 17 (Or ideally any JDK 17 environments)
• Gradle 7.6.4 (automatically installed by Gradlew.bat or Android Studio)
• 4-6GB RAM minimum
• Have Android SDK installed and located in D:
• Are running Windows or UNIX (preferably Windows 10-11 or for UNIX preferably Ubuntu 22.04 LTS/OS X 11-12)

If not, this tutorial will help you setup the right environment and requirements.
The default paths of the source code are Windows paths, so please if you're using UNIX, convert them to UNIX paths.

Windows Using Gradlew.bat

• Open Windows Command Prompt
• Clone the repository using Git: git clone https://github.com/SSMG4/VHBB-Android-Revived.git
• Open File Explorer
• Navigate to the folder where \VHBB-Android-Revived\ is located
• Open the file local.properties
• Edit sdk.dir=D:\\AppData\\Android\\Sdk to match the location of your Android SDK
• Save your changes, then open gradle.properties
• Edit org.gradle.java.home=D:/Programs/Eclipse Adoptium/jdk-17.0.16.8-hotspot to match the location of your Java environment
• Save your changes, and now back to the Command Prompt
• Navigate to the directory using cd: cd VHBB-Android-Revived
• Compile the app using Gradlew.bat: gradlew.bat AssembleDebug
• Wait for it to compile and say:

BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 50s // The time depends on your environment.
28 actionable tasks: 28 executed

• Once done, the APK generated should be outputed to: ...\VHBB-Android-Revived-master\app\build\outputs\apk\debug
• You can now transfer this APK to your phone and install the app!

UNIX Using Gradlew

• Open your Terminal
• Clone the repository using Git: git clone https://github.com/SSMG4/VHBB-Android-Revived.git
• Navigate to the project folder: cd VHBB-Android-Revived
• Open the file local.properties with your preferred editor (e.g. nano, vim, or VS Code): nano local.properties
• Edit the Android SDK path. On UNIX, paths use / instead of \. Example: sdk.dir=/home/username/Android/Sdk

(replace username with your actual system username and point it to your installed SDK location)

• Save your changes, then edit gradle.properties: nano gradle.properties
• Update the Java home path to your JDK installation. Example: org.gradle.java.home=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-17

(verify this path with echo $JAVA_HOME or readlink -f $(which java))

• Save and exit.
• Back in the terminal, build the project using the Gradle wrapper script (gradlew instead of gradlew.bat): ./gradlew assembleDebug
• Wait for the build to complete. If successful, you should see something like:

BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 50s // time depends on your environment
28 actionable tasks: 28 executed

• The compiled APK will be located in: .../VHBB-Android-Revived/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/
• Transfer the APK to your Android device and install it

Tip: if you get Permission denied running ./gradlew, you may need to make it executable first: chmod +x gradlew

Screenshots

           

Notes

• If a new update to the extras or the plugins page is up, its best that you wait for the app to fetch it while can take about 1-5 minutes.

Credits

• Electric1447 - For creating the project
• SSMG4 - For reviving the project
• Original Project