Last week, Fortnite rebelled against Apple by bringing its own payment option which led to its outing from the App Store. Subsequently, Google removed Fortnite from the Play Store due to the same policy violation. All of this has led to a bitter war between three big entities and gamers are facing the brunt of it. Nevertheless, at least for Android, there is a way out and you can install Fortnite from other sources. So in this article, we bring you a short guide on how to install Fortnite on Android without Play Store. We have also mentioned a tutorial in case you are facing any installation issue related to Fortnite on Android. With that in mind, let’s now go through the steps.
We have included a general guide to install Fortnite for compatible Android devices without having to use the Play Store. And then, we have mentioned a simple guide for Samsung devices. You can also go through the last guide in case you are facing any installation issue.
Install Fortnite on Compatible Android Devices
- First of all, open the Epic Games page to download the installer APK. Tap on “Get it on the Epic Games App”. After the download is complete, pull down the notification panel and open the APK.
Install Fortnite on Android Without Play Store (For Samsung Devices)
- If you have a Samsung device then it’s even easier to get Fortnite running without Play Store. Just open the Galaxy Store and search for “Fortnite”. You can also click here to directly open the Fortnite page on Galaxy Store. After that, tap on “Install” and it will start installing Epic Games.
On some devices, mostly OnePlus, the Fortnite installer is not getting installed which is quite weird. After tapping on the APK, the device promptly says “App Not Installed”.
So that is how you can install Fortnite on Android without Play Store. We have offered three methods for different sets of Android devices and you can go through them for seamless installation. As for OnePlus devices, I would recommend you to use the special app to launch the Fortnite installer.
