Fortnite Android Apk Release Date

Fortnite Android Apk Release Date

After gracing the PS4, Xbox One, iOS, and Nintendo Switch, Fortnite is slated for Android. Unlike most Android games, Fortnite Mobile is skipping Google Play. Instead developer Epic Games has confirmed that it would be releasing what it calls the Fortnite Installer on its site for you to download and sideload on your Android device. What Epic Games hasn't confirmed though are the finer details like the Fortnite Mobile for Android release date or device compatibility list. However thanks to a host of leaks there's enough to go by. Here's what you can expect when the world's most popular game is out on Android.

Fortnite Android Apk Release Date

Officially, Epic Games has said you can expect Fortnite Android this summer with cross-platform play coming at a later date. According to multiple leaks however, it should be playable in August albeit with a catch. The game is reportedly a timed exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Tab S4. With the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 heavily rumoured to have an August 24 release date - it’s being unveiled on Thursday - this could very well be when you can get a chance to check out Fortnite Mobile on Android.

If you don't plan on buying a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 or Tab S4, you may have to wait upto 120 days as it would reportedly be coming to the Samsung Galaxy family of devices 30 days after release, where it would stay until late November or early December.

How to download Fortnite Mobile for Android

While Fortnite for Android won't be on the Google Play Store, you can get it via the Fortnite Installer. What this means is, you'll have to go to the official Fortnite site on your smartphone browser and download the Fortnite Installer APK file. But before that here's what you should do:

• On your phone go to Settings.
• Tap on Security (also labelled as Privacy on some devices).
• Go to Unknown sources.
• Tap Allow for the installation of apps from unknown sources. This will allow you to install Fortnite Android.
• On your phone, download Fortnite Android from here.
• Now simply go to the Downloads folder on your phone and install it.

Why avoid Google Play? According to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, it's so the developer can have a "direct relationship with our customers on all platforms where that's possible", and to avoid "the 30 percent 'store tax".

"It's a high cost in a world where game developers' 70 percent must cover all the cost of developing, operating, and supporting their games," Sweeney explained. "And it's disproportionate to the cost of the services these stores perform, such as payment processing, download bandwidth, and customer service.

"We're intimately familiar with these costs from our experience operating Fortnite as a direct-to-customer service on PC and Mac," he added.

That said, it may be available on third-party app stores such as Samsung Galaxy Apps.

Fortnite Android Apk Release Date

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