Fortnite Is Back On App Store For iPhone Users In These Countries: Know More

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Last Updated:May 22, 2025, 11:52 IST

Fortnite's lack from the App Store is implicit aft 5 years arsenic Apple and Epic Games conflict it retired for outgo regularisation changes and more.

Epic Games has forced Apple to judge Fortnite connected the App Store for iPhone users. (Photo: AI generated)

Fortnite, developed by Epic Games, has returned to the Apple App Store successful the US aft astir 5 years. On May 20, the crippled became disposable erstwhile again connected iOS devices, signaling the extremity of a prolonged ineligible conflict betwixt Epic and Apple.

“We backmost fam," Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney made the announcement connected X (formerly Twitter), celebrating the game’s instrumentality to iOS.

Meanwhile, the institution besides confirmed the quality connected X with a note: “Fortnite is BACK connected the App Store successful the U.S. connected iPhones and iPads… and connected the Epic Games Store and AltStore successful the E.U! It’ll amusement up successful Search soon!"

The quality began successful 2020 erstwhile Epic Games violated App Store guidelines by introducing its ain outgo strategy to bypass Apple’s 30 percent commission. In response, Apple removed Fortnite from its platform, triggering a landmark antitrust lawsuit that reshaped the speech astir integer marketplace regulations.

According to reports, a national justice ruled connected April 30 that Apple had violated a tribunal bid requiring it to let greater contention successful app downloads and outgo systems, a determination that paved the mode for Fortnite’s return. The justice referred Apple to national prosecutors to analyse imaginable transgression contempt.

Following the ruling, Epic Games resubmitted Fortnite for review. Apple, connected its part, claimed that it had instructed Epic Games’ Swedish squad to region references to the US storefront from its app submission to debar disrupting availability successful different regions.

Payment options are present intelligibly displayed successful the iOS mentation of Fortnite, and players who take Epic’s nonstop outgo strategy implicit Apple’s in-app payments volition get a 20 percent  bonus successful Epic Rewards.

The game’s instrumentality to iPhones comes soon aft Epic launched a caller Star Wars-themed play connected May 2. Players tin present download Fortnite straight from the App Store. Once you download the crippled connected the iPhone, you volition request to instal the bigger 12.95 GB update to play the fashionable conflict royale game.

Fortnite is besides disposable for iPhone users successful the United States and the European Union countries via the AltStore and Epic Games Store.

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