Fortnite, 1 of the close pop games inwards the the world correct now, is coming to Android devices real soon, but players would non locomote able to download Fortnite APK from the Google Play Store.
Instead, Epic Games software evolution fellowship has confirmed the Fortnite APK for Android volition locomote available for download exclusively only through its official website, bypassing the Google Play Store.
Why Fortnite for Android Bypassing Google Play Store?
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney cites ii primary reasons for this decision.
First, offering Fortnite APK downloads direct from its official website volition allow the fellowship to "have a direct relationship" amongst its consumers.
Second, since Google takes a xxx per centum cutting of revenue each fourth dimension a user makes an in-app buy through its Play Store, the determination volition allow the fellowship to salvage millions. This should non locomote shocking every bit Fortnite on iOS made $15 1000000 inwards exactly get-go 3 weeks.
Moreover, 1 should non forget, yesteryear roofing Android, Epic Games is targeting the other 85 per centum of the world's smartphone audience amongst the unloosen of Fortnite for Android.
"When you lot search for Fortnite on iOS, you’ll oftentimes larn PUBG or Minecraft ads. Whoever bought that advertising inwards front end of us is the top resultant when searching for Fortnite," Sweeney said inwards an interview amongst malicious or faux Fortnite APKs distributed yesteryear cybercriminals together with scammers.
Though Play Store is too non solely immune to malware, recommending a large reveal of users to install (via sideloading) a third-party app exterior of the official app shop would larn out an chance opened upward for hackers to spread malware.
The motion volition only encourage users to manually enable "Install Apps from Unknown Sources" alternative inwards the settings card or convey a diversity of Android safety prompts inwards social club to install Fortnite game direct from the Epic Games website.
So, thousands of people out at that spot searching, "how to install Fortnite on Android" or "how to download Fortnite APK for Android" on the Internet, could dry ground themselves on unofficial websites, ending upward installing malware.
To play Fortnite on Android, players get-go involve to see the Fortnite.com website to get-go download the Fortnite Launcher, which volition together with hence allow them charge the Fortnite Battle Royale onto their devices.
"But from a client perspective, it sucks. Security experts, tech companies, together with app developers all grip it's best practise to only download apps from trusted developers, together with only from legitimate app stores," Selena Larson raised safety concerns inwards a weblog post.Right now, at that spot is no concrete unloosen appointment nevertheless for Fortnite for Android, but speculations advise the world's close famous battle royale game—with to a greater extent than than 125 1000000 players at the current—will locomote launching every bit a Samsung Milky Way Note ix exclusive for xxx days.
"By shirking these practices, Epic Games is normalizing behaviour that tin Pb to kids' phones getting hacked."
"For instance, hackers could masquerade every bit legit Fortnite representatives or gamers together with flim-flam people into downloading malware. This method of phishing Android users to install bad apps together with spyware has been used yesteryear state-backed adversaries together with average bad actors alike."
Epic Games did non comment on the Fortnite's partnership amongst Samsung, but said the game is going to operate on high-end Android devices—that's 300 1000000 some out of the 2.5 billion Android devices inwards the world.
