Fortnite Mobile For Android May Need To Be Installed Through APK Instead Of Google Play Store

According to reports, the creators of Fortnite may be planning to bypass the Google Play Store and offer the game for download without it.

Hidden details were discovered on an Epic Games’ mobile web page with instructions how to install the game on your device through a browser outside of the Play Store.

It has been reported that Fortnite earns $2 million a day through Apple’s App Store, although Apple takes 30 percent due to its closed ecosystem. Because Android is open sourced, the creators may have decided to bypass giving Google their 30 percent of the sales by offering Fortnite outside of the Play Store. That’s potentially six hundred thousand dollars saved every day!

Its surprising that Epic hasn’t approached Google regarding a lower percentage in return for not bypassing the Play Store, although there is still time for such an agreement. Fornite for Androidis expected to be released late September following a 30 day exclusivity deal with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9.

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Fortnite Android Release May Happen Soon After Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 Exclusivity Deal

According to sources, Samsung has worked out an deal with the creators of Fortnite, which will see the immensely popular game as an exclusive Android launch title for the Galaxy Note 9. This exclusivity agreement could last up to 30 days, after which the game will become available to other Android devices.

Sources say that there will be a promotion tied to pre-orders of the Galaxy Note 9. When pre-ordered, customers will get $100 – $150 of V-Bucks to use in the game. V-Bucks is Fortnite’s in-game currency used to buy items for your character.

The Note 9 has a launch date of August 9th with an expected pre-order date of the 14th. The phone is also expected to launch on the 24th of August which would ultimately mean that Fornite could be available to other Android devices by the end of September.

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