UE 5.7.1 (GitHub source): Android Vulkan crash [VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT]

Hi, I can’t run an empty project on Android VM and a physical device (not on all of them, but on a few it doesn’t work). It throws errors with Vulkan.

Engine: UE 5.7.1 (git source)
NDK: 27.2
JDK: 21
SDK Api Level: latest
NDK API Level: android-26

Options:
Mobile Shading: Forward Shading
AA: FXAA (MSAA also crashing)
Support Hardware Ray Tracing: Disabled
Nanite: Off

Adb log:

12-08 21:41:26.594 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:594][ 0]LogVulkanRHI: Error: Device.GetDeviceMemoryManager().GetMemoryTypeFromProperties(MemReqs.memoryTypeBits, MemoryPropertyFlags, &MemoryTypeIndex) failed, VkResult=-8
12-08 21:41:26.594 4338 4414 D UE : at ./Runtime/VulkanRHI/Private/VulkanMemory.cpp:2790
12-08 21:41:26.594 4338 4414 D UE : with error VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT
12-08 21:41:26.600 4338 4414 D UE : Fatal error: [File:./Runtime/VulkanRHI/Private/VulkanUtil.cpp] [Line: 847]
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : Device.GetDeviceMemoryManager().GetMemoryTypeFromProperties(MemReqs.memoryTypeBits, MemoryPropertyFlags, &MemoryTypeIndex) failed, VkResult=-8
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : at ./Runtime/VulkanRHI/Private/VulkanMemory.cpp:2790
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : with error VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:601][ 0]Fatal error: [File:./Runtime/VulkanRHI/Private/VulkanUtil.cpp] [Line: 847]
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : Device.GetDeviceMemoryManager().GetMemoryTypeFromProperties(MemReqs.memoryTypeBits, MemoryPropertyFlags, &MemoryTypeIndex) failed, VkResult=-8
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : at ./Runtime/VulkanRHI/Private/VulkanMemory.cpp:2790
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : with error VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE :
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE :
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:601][ 0]LogAndroid: Error: === Critical error: ===
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:601][ 0]LogAndroid: Error:
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:601][ 0]LogAndroid: Error: Fatal error: [File:./Runtime/VulkanRHI/Private/VulkanUtil.cpp] [Line: 847]
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:601][ 0]LogAndroid: Error: Device.GetDeviceMemoryManager().GetMemoryTypeFromProperties(MemReqs.memoryTypeBits, MemoryPropertyFlags, &MemoryTypeIndex) failed, VkResult=-8
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:601][ 0]LogAndroid: Error: at ./Runtime/VulkanRHI/Private/VulkanMemory.cpp:2790
12-08 21:41:26.601 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:601][ 0]LogAndroid: Error: with error VK_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_PRESENT
12-08 21:41:26.602 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:602][ 0]LogAndroid: Error:
12-08 21:41:26.602 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:602][ 0]LogAndroid: Error:
12-08 21:41:26.602 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:602][ 0]LogAndroid: Error:
12-08 21:41:26.612 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:612][ 0]LogExit: Executing StaticShutdownAfterError
12-08 21:41:26.612 4338 4414 D UE : [2025.12.08-21.41.26:612][ 0]LogAndroid: FAndroidMisc::RequestExit(1, FAndroidErrorOutputDevice::Serialize.!GIsGuarded)

Having the exact same issue, and basically stumped at this point. Did you make any progress on this?

try to change version to new UE 5.7.2 or turn off Vulkan in settings.