Fortnite now available on EVERY Android phone – here’s how to get it
It's no longer only Samsung Galaxy owners who can enjoy the massively multiplayer online shooter
FORTNITE is now available to play on all Android phones, after the game's developer Epic released a new beta update of the game.
Now Android users who don't own a Samsung Galaxy can also get in on the fun, and all they have to do is go Fortnite's official website.
Fortnite: Battle Royale was first made available for Android this August, although only people with Samsung Galaxy smartphones could play it.
The game's developer Epic has now put a stop to this injustice though, since it's made the Android Beta version of Fortnite available for download via its website.
It can be downloaded by going to on any Android smartphone, which will begin installation of the game.
Players will then be able to join the fierce battle royales that have made Fortnite such a hit, although since the version is currently in beta they may experience a few niggles along the way.
After being released for consoles and PC in September 2017, Fortnite first expanded to smartphones in April, when its iPhone version became available.
Now, the Android Beta makes it available for the following smartphones (among others):
- Samsung Galaxy S7 (or later)
- Google Pixel (or later)
- Sony Xperia XZ/Premium (or later)
- Essential PH-1
- Huawei Honor 10 (or later)
- LG G5 (or later)
- Nokia 8
- OnePlus 5 (or later)
The full list can be seen , although Epic write that it should work on any Android device that runs on Android 8.0 or higher, has at least 3MB of RAM, and has a powerful enough GPU (graphics processing unit).
What is Fortnite Battle Royale?
If you're new to the game, here's what you need to know
- Fortnite's Battle Royale is free-to-play
- It's available on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, iPhone and most recently Nintendo Switch
- In the game, up to 100 players are dropped onto a fictional island
- Players are then forced to battle it out in a last-person-standing deathmatch
- To help, players can collect a range of weapons hidden all over the island
- You can also collect resources – like wood, bricks and metal – to build defensive structures
- The area you can play in on the island is constantly shrinking thanks to an encroaching storm
- This means players are forced together over time, until just one person survives
- The game also has a paid-for co-op story campaign
Also, when running the installer, Android users may see the following message: "For your security, your phone is not allowed to install unknown apps from this source."
If you see this, you should tap the "Settings" button below this message and then switch on "Allow from this source."
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And for anyone worried that playing a first-person shooter on a smartphone might be unfair if the player has to compete against console or PC gamers, Epic has some words of reassurance.
"By default, Android and iOS players are matched against other mobile players only," the developer says, so luckily there's little likelihood of deeply one-sided battles.
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