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How to Download and Install Fortnite Battle Royale Beta for Samsung and other Android Device?

Epic Games has released Fortnite: Battle Royale Beta for Android but you have to download and install it manually via APK because it is not available in the Google Play Store. Perform the following steps to download and install Fortnite: Battle Royale Beta for Samsung and other Android device.

Download and Install Fortnite Battle Royale Beta for Samsung device

  1. Visit www.fortnite.com/mobile/android from Samsung phone.
  2. Tap Samsung button and will redirect to Fortnite page in Galaxy Apps store.
  3. Tap Install button to download Fortnite Installer. Downloading the Fortnite installer directly from Epic Games requires you to grant permission for Chrome to install apps from unknown sources.
  4. Once download completed, Fortnite Installer will launch.
  5. Tap Install button to download full Fortnite game.
  6. Fortnite Installer will require storage permissions, so just grant that when requested.
  7. Once the installation is finished, tap Launch button.

Download and Install Fortnite Battle Royale Beta for Samsung device via Galaxy App Store

  1. Swipe up to open app drawer.
  2. Tap on Samsung Apps folder.
  3. Tap to launch Galaxy App Store.
  4. You should see the big Fortnite banner ad at the top, or you can search for Fortnite.
  5. Download the Fortnite Installer.
  6. Once download completed, Fortnite Installer will launch.
  7. Tap Install button to download full Fortnite game.
  8. Fortnite Installer will require storage permissions, so just grant that when requested.
  9. Once the installation is finished, tap Launch button.

Download and Install Fortnite Battle Royale Beta for other Android device

  1. Visit www.fortnite.com/mobile/android from Android device.
  2. Tap Epic Games button to download Fortnite Launcher.
  3. Pull down notification panel and tap download notification when it’s finished.
  4. If warning dialog pops up when the installation launches, tap Settings button and allow apps to be installed from Unknown sources (aka “sideloading”).
  5. Tap Back button to go back into Fortnite installer.
  6. Tap Install button for the Fortnite Launcher to install.

Fortnite for Android is exclusively available on Samsung devices including S7/Edge, S8/+, S9/+, Note 8, Note 9, Tab S3 and Tab S4, support for other devices will be available soon. Other devices the Android Beta will be playable on:

  • Google: Pixel / Pixel XL, Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL
  • Asus: ROG Phone, Zenfone 4 Pro, 5Z, V
  • Essential: PH-1
  • Huawei: Honor 10, Honor Play, Mate 10 / Pro, Mate RS, Nova 3, P20 / Pro, V10
  • LG: G5, G6, G7 ThinQ, V20, V30 / V30+
  • Nokia: 8
  • OnePlus: 5 / 5T, 6
  • Razer: Phone
  • Xiaomi: Blackshark, Mi 5 / 5S / 5S Plus, 6 / 6 Plus, Mi 8 / 8 Explorer / 8SE, Mi Mix, Mi Mix 2, Mi Mix 2S, Mi Note 2
  • ZTE: Axon 7 / 7s, Axon M, Nubia / Z17 / Z17s, Nubia Z11