Fortnite: Battle Royale is finally launched for Android devices and if you are own one of the Samsung Galaxy smartphones or tablets that support the initial beta release, you can download the epic game and start playing the highly popular battle royale game right now.
As we have reported before, Epic Game has elected not to release Fortnite for Android via the Google Play Store. How can you safely download it and install it so you can start playing? Steps are below for safe installation.
Download and install Fortnite for Samsung Galaxy devices
Lucky for Samsung Galaxy users, the company makes a deal with Epic Game where owners of certain Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets can download and play Fortnite for Android beta ahead of other Android device owners. The list of Samsung products that are able to access, download, install and play the Fortnite for Android beta:
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Samsung Galaxy S9/S9 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S3
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
If you own any of the above smartphones, it’s easy to pre-install using the Galaxy Apps Store on your home screen. Click on it you will see a big Fortnite banner right on top of the store. Click on the banner, and you will then be prompted to download the Fortnite installer.
Immediately you tap on the installer link, it will download to your Samsung device (the installer is just 4mb in size) and then the installer will launch, but you’re not finished yet, it has another gigabyte to download which will automatically begin the Fortnite process on your Android download. You will be prompted to give permission to access your phone’s storage before you can continue.
Keep in mind that the install of the game will take 1.88GB of storage space on your phone, so it is advisable you have enough free space on your phone’s onboard storage, or via your microSD card.
Download and install Fortnite for Android for other devices
Epic Games already open Fortnite Android beta to many more smartphones. Here’s the list of the phones Fortnite will officially support.
- Google Pixel
- Google Pixel XL
- Google Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL
- OnePlus 5
- OnePlus 5T
- OnePlus 6
- Essential Phone
- Huawei Mate 10/Huawei Mate 10 Pro
- Huawei P20/P20 Pro
- Huawei Mate RS
- Huawei Nova 3
- Huawei Honor V10 (View 10)
- Huawei Honor 10
- Huawei Honor Play
- LG G5
- LG G6
- LG G7 ThinQ
- LG V20
- LG V30/V30 Plus
- Nokia 8
- Razer Phone
- Xiaomi Blackshark
- Xiaomi Mi 5
- Xiaomi Mi 5S
- Xiaomi Mi 5S Plus
- Xiaomi Mi 6
- Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus
- Xiaomi Mi 8
- Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer
- Xiaomi Mi 8 SE
- Xiaomi Mi Mix
- Xiaomi Mi Mix 2
- Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 S
- Xiaomi Mi Note 2
- ZTE Axon 7
- ZTE Axon 7s
- ZTE Axon M
- ZTE Nubia Z17
- ZTE Nubia Z17s
- ZTE Nubia Z11
- Asus ZenFone 4 Pro
- Asus ZenFone 5Z
- Asus ZenFone V
- Asus ROG Phone
If your phone is lucky to be on the above list, you can go to the Epic Games website at the link below to register for the Fortnite for Android beta. Epic will automatically send an email to the Android device owner to download and install the game in, so you might have to wait for the invitation link.
Also, Epic has posted that other Android devices will be added to the Fortnite for Android beta list at some point. That list includes these devices:
- HTC 10
- HTC U Ultra
- HTC U11
- HTC U11 Plus
- HTC U12 Plus
- Motorola Moto Z
- Motorola Moto Z Droid
- Motorola Z2 Force
- Sony Xperia XZ
- Sony Xperia XZs
- Sony Xperia XZ1
- Sony Xperia XZ2
Note, the devices above do not support the Fortnite for Android beta yet, but Epic says it is working to add those phones in the future.
Conclusion
When the Fornite invitation arrives in your inbox, you may need to go into your phone’s settings to turn off third-party apps restrictions before you get the Fortnite for Android installer.
