<P> The Android beta version of Fortnite was released on August 9 , 2018 with a time - exclusivity for selected Samsung mobile devices until August 12 , 2018 . On August 13 , 2018 , Epic began sending invites for the Android version to registered users for non-Samsung devices , and by October 11 , 2018 , the Android client was made available to all without an invite . Epic distributed the Android Fortnite Battle Royale app directly from its website rather than through the Google Play Store , citing that they want to have a direct connection to the players of the game , and they believe that the 30 % fee Google takes from all microtransactions from apps through the Play Store was disproportionate to the types of services the store provides . Security experts expressed concern over this decision , since this requires users to modify security settings in default Android distributions to allow third - party sites to install Android application packages ( APK ) . This setting can make users , particularly younger players , prone to potential malware , including clones of Fortnite that install malicious programming . About a month after the Android release , there were at least 32 clones of the Fortnite installer on the Google Store , with half found to include malware . Epic 's installer for Android does include a warning message following the install that users should re-enable security controls and warns users of only downloading content from trusted sources . The initial installer was found by Google to have a potential vector that would allow for malware to be installed , though this was patched within 48 hours of discovery and Epic did not believe anyone used the vector . </P>
<P> The Android beta version of Fortnite was released on August 9 , 2018 with a time - exclusivity for selected Samsung mobile devices until August 12 , 2018 . On August 13 , 2018 , Epic began sending invites for the Android version to registered users for non-Samsung devices , and by October 11 , 2018 , the Android client was made available to all without an invite . Epic distributed the Android Fortnite Battle Royale app directly from its website rather than through the Google Play Store , citing that they want to have a direct connection to the players of the game , and they believe that the 30 % fee Google takes from all microtransactions from apps through the Play Store was disproportionate to the types of services the store provides . Security experts expressed concern over this decision , since this requires users to modify security settings in default Android distributions to allow third - party sites to install Android application packages ( APK ) . This setting can make users , particularly younger players , prone to potential malware , including clones of Fortnite that install malicious programming . About a month after the Android release , there were at least 32 clones of the Fortnite installer on the Google Store , with half found to include malware . Epic 's installer for Android does include a warning message following the install that users should re-enable security controls and warns users of only downloading content from trusted sources . The initial installer was found by Google to have a potential vector that would allow for malware to be installed , though this was patched within 48 hours of discovery and Epic did not believe anyone used the vector . </P>
when is fortnite battle royal coming to android
when is fortnite battle royal coming to android
October 11 , 2018
October 11 , 2018