Fortnite Mobile is getting a major boost through the Galaxy release FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Having produced a successful port of the hit Battle Royale game on iOS, Epic Games has moved onto other significant projects. This includes Fortnite Mobile on Android, a big undertaking that’s currently in the beta phase. Due to the sheer amount of hardware available on the market, a staggered launch has been used for its release. Samsung Galaxy S7 owners and up can grab Fortnite from the phone’s own app store, with players on other compatible devices confirming invites appearing in their inboxes. But it also appears that the Fortnite Android release will also benefit from another major draw for fans. A new Fortnite Galaxy skin can be nabbed by players who are looking to upgrade their device. Epic Games has announced that phone owners who buy the Note 9 or Galaxy Tab S4 will see the new skin unlocked. The Galaxy outfit will appear as a free item for you to claim in the in-game Fortnite store and could prove very popular with fans. Fortnite Battle Royale comes to Android phones and tablets It’s also very likely that the Galaxy skin will remain an exclusive for some time, perhaps indefinitely. Data miners found the Fortnite Galaxy skin in the game files for Fortnite update 5.2 which became available to download on Tuesday. And from that brief glimpse at the Fortnite Galaxy skin fans figured out that it would be an exclusive for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. And on Thursday when the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was unveiled at an Unpacked event in Brooklyn, New York all became clear. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney took to the stage during the Note 9 unveiling to announce Fortnite Android - with the beta coming to Samsung Galaxy first. It was also revealed that those who buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and the Samsung Tab S4 will be able to download the Galaxy skin for free. The Note 9 starts at £899 while the Tab S4 is priced from £599. The Fortnite Android release is rolling out this month The Samsung website said they will start shipping pre-orders for the Tab S4 on August 23 2018. It should be noted that the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is out a day later so you can expect to see the Galaxy skin being used in-game around then. So while fans will need to wait a while to unlock the new skin, fans who do upgrade to the new Samsung devices look set to grab one of the most exclusive Fortnite skins around. As confirmed above, the Fortnite Android beta is currently ongoing and is slowly being pushed out to more devices. “We’ll start rolling out access to players as we work on supporting a wider variety of devices in the next few days,” a message from Epic Games explains. “Players will be granted access in waves to Fortnite Battle Royale, and will be sent instructions on how to download and play.” The new Fortnite Galaxy Skin Fortnite Season 5 Hidden Loading Screens Road Trip map locations Wed, August 1, 2018 FORTNITE fans can unlock new rewards by fully completing weekly challenges and accessing the hidden loading screens. Play slideshow 1 of 16<doc-sep>Google is warning Android users that it doesn’t carry Fortnite Battle Royale in the Play Store. If you search for Fortnite in the Play Store, it will return a notice from Google. “Fortnite Battle Royal by Epic Games, Inc is not available on Google Play,” the sign says, likely as a clarification to users, as first spotted by 9to5Google. By saying upfront that the Play Store doesn’t have Fortnite, Google is attempting to protect unknowing users who might download some malicious clone of the app. Epic Games requires users who want to run Fortnite on Android to download an APK of the beta directly from its site. The decision essentially cuts Google out of potential revenue from app purchases, which would have been a 30 percent cut. Android settings also usually dissuade users from downloading apps from “unknown sources,” likely as another safety mechanism and a way to maintain the importance of the Play Store as the main source for apps. The Fortnite Android installer pushes a notification when you open the app for the first time telling you to disable the unknown sources option you had to turn on to install it. pic.twitter.com/uxFJOxMCUX — Michael West ‍ (@itsmichaelwest) August 9, 2018 Earlier today, Google misspelled Royale as “Royal,” but within a few hours, it corrected the typo. A spelling suggestion for “fortnite battle royal” remains, but that’s likely due to users misspelling the app name. The message also doesn’t give instructions on how users can download Fortnite on Android. Fortnite on Android is not available yet for everyone. It arrived on recent Samsung devices yesterday; availability for all Android devices that can support graphics-intensive gaming is coming later this month.<doc-sep>
If you've been patiently waiting to have a go at Fortnite on Android on your mobile phone, then get yourself to the Epic Games website , where you can sign up for the beta – though you might still have to wait a while for the invite to filter through. Having originally been restricted to Samsung phones, including the newly unveiled Galaxy Note 9 , the game can now be played on a host of other Android devices, including phones from Google, LG, Razer, Essential, Nokia, OnePlus and several others. Check the sign up page to see if your device is included. How long you'll have to hang on for your invite to come through isn't immediately clear. It shouldn't be too long but Epic Games will want to manage the number of people flooding onto its servers. Installing the game As we explain in our comprehensive guide , installing Fortnite for Android isn't quite as easy as searching for it in the Google Play Store. You're going to have to download it directly from the Epic Games website – the studio is apparently keen to avoid having to pay Google a cut of all the money it's about to rake in from in-game purchases. Indeed, Google will now warn you if you try and search for Fortnite on the official Android App Store. Anything that comes up in the results isn't authentic and may be a scam, so make sure you follow our instructions carefully instead. It looks as though there isn't anything stopping you getting the game downloaded and installed on your device while you wait for your invite to come through. Remember that this is still labelled as a "beta" release, so it may take some time for Fortnite to run as smoothly on your Android device as you would like.