After many complicated legal battles and petty squabbles between Epic and Apple, the Epic Games Store and thus Fortnite is now available on iOS devices in EU countries and on Android devices worldwide. Epic has even has released a free Fortnite skin to celebrate the fact that you can now download the game on your mobile devices.
We’ll explain exactly how to do it so you can start playing on your mobile as quickly as possible.
Before you can install Fortnite on Android, you must first download the Epic Games Store to your phone. You can do this by going to fortnite.com/download on your device or by scanning the QR code on the PC website. Make sure your device allows the Epic Games Store to set up its marketplace and click the prompt to install.
Once the Epic app is installed, open it, search for Fortnite and start the download.
iOS is more restricted than Android. The key is You can only install Fortnite on iOS if you are within the EU. If you are in any other country, including the UK, it is still not available at this time.
Assuming you’re in the EU, the process is largely the same as on Android – you just need to confirm your location by simply following the instructions.
Epic has long had issues with the way Apple’s App Store works, as it skims money from all transactions made in Epic games. Epic has long claimed this is “anti-competitive” behavior. Due to anti-competitive laws passed by the EU, Apple was forced to allow the Epic Games Store on iOS only within the EU.
Britain passed a similar anti-competitive law earlier this year. Fortnite will be released for iOS in the UK in the second half of 2025However, in the US there is no such law and the whole issue is still being discussed, which means There is no timeframe for the release of Fortnite on iOS in the US.
