Hello friends, Fortnite is one of the most successful games of the Battle Royal genre today, mainly on consoles and PC. But the same could not be said about its arrival on mobile devices, initially, it was only available for some Samsung phones, then we could see its arrival on Google Play, so most users could enjoy the game, but during August 2020 Fortnite was removed from the Google Play store. Due to a legal dispute, that to this day is still not available in the Google Play store. Also, Epic Games which is the company in charge of Fortnite development is usually quite conservative when it comes to choosing which devices can run Fortnite. Some phones are not compatible due to hardware limitations and others are simply not optimized. Therefore, in this post, we will show you how to install Fortnite on Android.
First step
The main way is to go to the Epic Games website from your Android phone and download the installer you can do it by following the link below:
Epic Games | Fortnite Installer
Second step
Then tap the “OK” button to start the download.
Third step
After that, from the browser open the APK file, then click “Settings” to grant permissions to install from unknown sources. Next, go back and press the “Install” button.
Download Fortnite from the Epic Games Store
Once you have downloaded the Epic Games Store, you must download Fortnite. You should take into account that this app acts as a filter and only lets you download the app on devices that are marked as compatible, even if your device meets all the requirements to be able to run it.
First step
Open the Epic Games app and tap the “GET” button and then tap the “Install” button.
Second step
Then the download will start, after it has finished, then click “Settings” to grant it permissions to install from unknown sources. Next, go back and press the “Install” button.
Third step
After that, open Fortnite and download the game data, it is about 10GB. And that’s it!
What to do in case the Epic Games app won’t let you download Fortnite
A common error that usually presents those devices that are not on the Epic Games compatibility list is that the app recognizes them as “not compatible”. If you still want to try the game despite this. There is an alternative. It’s as simple as downloading the Fortnite APK from an APK file repository. But I don’t recommend you download the first one you find on Google. When you download an app outside of the regular channels it can be harmful to your device. Therefore I recommend you to use sources, such as APK Mirror or UPtoDown. This way you can bypass the limitation that prevents you from downloading Fortnite.
First step
Go to the UPtoDown website and tap the “download” button.
Second step
Then tap the “OK” button to start the download.
Third step
After that, from the browser open the APK file, then click “Settings” to grant it permissions to install from unknown sources. Next, go back and press the “Install” button.
Fourth step
Finally, open Fortnite and download the game data. And that’s it. Enjoy!
Conclusion
Fortnite is still one of the most played games on different platforms and they are constantly adding updates that keep the gameplay fresh. Be sure to try it on your Android device. Thanks for reading us. Bye!
