Shadow
Shadow for PUBG Mobile: installation and setup on emulators
This page walks through getting Shadow running with PUBG Mobile: preparing a supported emulator, installing the game and the bypass, signing in with your key and opening the in-game menu. A separate section covers the Gameloop route, and the last part lists downloads and fixes for the errors people run into most often.
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- Switch the antivirus and Windows Defender off before you start installing — they interfere with Shadow Bypass. Both can be turned back on once setup is finished.
- DO NOT change the device model after logging into the Shadow Bypass app.
- While downloading game resources in PUBG Mobile: DO NOT log into the game at this stage.
- On Gameloop the guest account may be reset only once per day. Sign in with your private key instead.
- Never run a spoofer at the same time as Shadow Bypass — the conflict is what triggers the device verification error. If a spoofer is required, run it beforehand and reboot the PC before starting the cheat.
- Password for all Shadow archives: 123
Setup on LDPlayer 9 / MuMu Player 12 / BlueStacks 5
These steps apply to the three emulators listed above. If you plan to run the cheat through Gameloop, skip ahead — that route uses its own scripts and a different order.
- Pick one of the supported emulators and install it on the PC: MuMu Player 12 (https://www.mumuplayer.com/download/) — the one suggested for the smoothest performance, LDPlayer 9 (https://www.ldplayer.net/other/version-history-and-release-notes.html) or BlueStacks 5 (https://www.bluestacks.com/).
- Open the emulator settings and switch on Root permissions — the bypass has no way to work without it.
- Still in the settings, create a custom device profile with these values: Brand — SAMSUNG, Device Model — SM-X910, Network Model — SM-X910.
- On MuMu Player only, set the display parameters: Width 1920, Height 1080, DPI 245, Maximum FPS 240.
- Add the 64-bit build of PUBG Mobile — either through the store built into the emulator, or by grabbing the file from https://shadowbypass.com/download.html. A current client is also available at https://apkcombo.com/.
- Launch PUBG Mobile and let it pull down every resource pack. DO NOT log into the game at this stage.
- Get SHADOW.apk from https://shadowbypass.com/SHADOW_BYPASS.apk and install it inside the emulator.
- Start SHADOW BYPASS and sign in using the private key that arrives by email after purchase.
- Before launching, pick the game region — GL | KR | VN | TW.
- Turn on Hack ✅.
- Leave Safe Mode enabled ✅ — it is on by default.
- Optionally tick iPad View ✅ and 120 FPS UHD ✅.
- Press START and give PUBG time to open.
- Once the game is up, tap the red floating SHADOW HAX icon to bring up the cheat menu.
- Drag the lower right corner of the menu if you want to change its size.
The source recommends treating aimbot with caution, or skipping it entirely, to keep the account safer.
Keymapping profile for MuMu Player
- Download the keymapping file: https://mega.nz/file/l7QXBawK#TRqkGQXV-PvOARpxpG5f_NWIuGYjaBqAX9hucEZyPi4
- Unpack it with the password 123.
- Make sure the emulator uses Width 1920, Height 1080, DPI 245, Maximum FPS 240.
Installation through Gameloop
Gameloop has its own package of scripts, so do not mix these steps with the emulator route above. Keep the order exactly as written.
- Remove or switch off the antivirus and turn Windows Defender off, then download the Shadow Bypass .zip archive and unpack it — this keeps security software from breaking the install.
- Inside the unpacked folder, open Bypass, then open the Setup folder within it.
- Run Kill_Gameloop.bat as Administrator, then do the same with Clean_Gameloop.bat.
- Install Gameloop.exe from that same setup folder.
- Start Gameloop and install the Twitter (X) app through its own interface.
- In the Gameloop settings, switch ADB Debugging on and set the renderer to DirectX.
- Get the 32-bit build of PUBG from the developer's site or Telegram channel.
- Unpack the PUBG archive and run Apk+obb.exe as Administrator.
- Run SHADOW_BYPASS.exe as Administrator, type in your license key and choose the PUBG version.
- Press START — the game starts on its own. Avoid resetting the guest account over and over.
Video walkthroughs
- The English walkthrough is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dXtq_sy7Ess
- A Russian-language walkthrough is also published as a video by the developer.
- There is a separate short video from the developer showing how to download the game client.
Downloads
- Shadow Bypass.apk v4.3 for emulators — https://shadowbypass.com/SHADOW_BYPASS.apk. It works with LDPlayer 9, MuMu Player 12, BlueStacks 5 and MEmu Play, and with the GL, KR, VN and TW builds of PUBG Mobile.
- PUBG Mobile 64 bit — every version is listed at https://shadowbypass.com/download.html, with https://apkcombo.com/ as a backup source.
- All-in-One Driver Pack, needed if a missing-DLL message appears — https://mega.nz/file/sjh2iDwJ#WIvTQdpHMariZfzc0DfzLf1iYrjhNFjN_sWQYkDgtSs
Tip: every Shadow archive opens with the password 123.
Fixing «Device verification failed»
This message appears when Shadow notices that the hardware profile of the PC is no longer the same. Typical reasons: an HWID Spoofer altered the identifiers, a component such as the motherboard or drive was swapped or reinstalled, or registry and system file edits changed how the machine is identified.
- Reboot the PC so spoofer changes roll back, if a spoofer was used.
- Write to the seller and ask for a Key Reset.
- When the new key arrives, sign in to the Shadow Bypass app again.
Fixing the «Error» button (no server connection)
An «Error» button instead of a normal launch points at the connection to the Shadow servers. Two situations are possible.
- Maintenance on the Shadow side: the server is down for a while — anything from several minutes to a couple of hours. Watch the Shadow Discord channel for status updates and simply wait it out.
- Blocked access: if the provider filters Discord and Shadow servers, use Method 1 (on PC) — run a Discord bypass or VPN on the computer itself, which also covers traffic from the emulator.
- Or use Method 2 (inside emulator) — install any free VPN inside the emulator, for example from Google Play, start it, open Shadow and reach the game lobby; the VPN can be switched off once you are in the lobby.
Other launch problems
- VCRUNTIME.dll error at startup: the Visual C++ libraries are absent from the system. Install the All-in-One Driver Pack from https://mega.nz/file/sjh2iDwJ#WIvTQdpHMariZfzc0DfzLf1iYrjhNFjN_sWQYkDgtSs and reboot the PC.
- Shadow refuses to start or hangs while loading: confirm the antivirus and Windows Defender are completely disabled, check that Root permissions are active in the emulator, reinstall SHADOW.apk with the newest build from https://shadowbypass.com/SHADOW_BYPASS.apk, or build a fresh emulator instance and configure it again from zero.
- The cheat loads but there is no ESP or aimbot: check that Hack ✅ was switched on before you pressed START, then tap the red SHADOW HAX icon in-game and turn on the features you need. If the menu never shows up, restart both the emulator and Shadow.