Clash Meta For Android (CMFA for short) is the Clash client for Android. All five builds of the current stable release are below — install one, import your subscription, pick a node, and you are online.
Published by MetaCubeX on GitHub · nothing is mirrored or repackaged here
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Open Settings → About phone and check the processor. Says arm64 or 64-bit? Take ARM64. Says armeabi-v7a or 32-bit? Take ARM 32-bit. Rather not look? The universal build works and only costs a few more megabytes.
Clash Meta For Android
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Take this if you would rather not check
What nearly every recent phone uses
Older 32-bit phones and some tablets
Android emulators on a computer
32-bit emulators, rarely needed
To verify a file has not been altered, compare its name on GitHub Releases. Before installing, let your browser or file manager install unknown apps.
Setup
The app ships without any servers. Bring your own subscription link or local YAML profile.
Tap the downloaded file. When Android blocks unknown sources, allow it for your browser or file manager, then tap install again.
Open the Profiles tab, tap +, and choose Import from URL to paste a link — or Import from file if you already have a YAML.
On the Proxies tab choose a node with the lowest delay, leave the mode on Rule, then tap the switch. Android asks for VPN permission once.
CMFA is only a client. It includes no servers and sells no subscriptions.
Before you switch
The original Clash for Android has gone without updates for a long time and misbehaves on recent Android versions. CMFA continues from it, and your configuration format still works.
Your subscription link stays the same — import it once in CMFA. Local YAML files keep working as they are.
The core is now Meta, so VLESS, Hysteria2 and TUIC run, and rule and DNS handling is more complete.
FAQ
No. cmfa.dev is not an official site — it gathers the official release page and basic instructions in one place. The project, its source and the APKs belong to MetaCubeX; the GitHub project is the authority.
Universal if you are unsure. Most phones from the last few years are arm64-v8a, emulators are usually x86_64. Pick wrong and it simply will not install — download another.
No. Every APK from outside an app store gets that notice. Check the file name against the release page, and continue if it matches.
It is a proxy client that uses Android’s VPN interface; it has no servers of its own. You supply the nodes, from whichever provider you choose.
Open the link in a browser first — if nothing downloads, the link is expired, out of traffic, or needs to be regenerated. If it works, pull down to refresh the profile in the app.
Not really. Android allows one active VPN at a time, so the two will fight over it and the connection drops repeatedly. Uninstall the old app before switching.
A little more than being offline, which is expected. Rule mode is lighter than Global, and excluding CMFA from battery optimisation stops the system from killing the tunnel.