Samsung has announced the release of its latest Note handset, but you don’t have to spend $1,000 to join in the fun. Starting today, anyone who has a Galaxy S7 or later, Note 8, or Tab S3 or S4 will be able to try out the beta of Fortnite Mobile for Android. If you do preorder a Galaxy Note 9, however, Samsung will toss in $150 worth of V-Bucks, Fortnite’s in-game currency.

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To download the game, go to your app drawer and find Samsung’s Game Launcher app. Open it and you should see a Fortnite icon with a blue arrow next to it. Tap it and it’ll begin downloading.

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The unconventional delivery shouldn’t be a surprise. Epic Games has already announced that it wouldn’t be distributing Fortnite Mobile through the Play Store, mainly due to the cut Google takes for all in-app purchases. In a statement to The Verge, CEO Tim Sweeney said, “The 30 percent store tax is a high cost in a world where game developers’ 70 percent must cover all the cost of developing, operating, and supporting their games.”

Epic Games has announced that the android version of Fortnite is now open for anybody to download and play. The mobile game had initially launched on iOS towards the start of the year and then. Play Fortnite Battle Royale on the go! Works with: iPhone SE, 6S, 7, 8, X; iPad Mini 4, Air 2, 2017, Pro. Fortnite DOES NOT support: iPhone 5S, 6, 6 Plus; iPad Air, Mini 2, Mini 3, iPod Touch. To get started, please visit fortnite.com/android on an Android device, or scan the QR code below. How To Download Fortnite's Beta On Android [Update]. So you're not going to find what you're looking for in the Google Play Store like other mobile games. Searching for 'Fortnite' or 'Fortnite.

Fortnite is a massive multiplayer online third person game that is in its Beta mode and therefore free to download at the moment. You start off by parachuting from a bus attached to a hot air balloon down on to the world map where the idea is to be the last man (or woman) standing out of the 1000 players in each game. Aug 23, 2018 - Fortnite mobile is available on IOS, and has even started rolling out in beta. All you need to do is search for the game and then download it.

And now all other Android phones will have to wait at least “a few days” before Epic opens up the access to non-Galaxy devices. In addition to the beta access, all Galaxy Note 9 and Tab S4 users will receive a unique Fortnite Galaxy skin. And if that’s not reason enough to drop $1,000 on a new phone, Note 9 pre-orders through Samsung.com can also score a whopping 15,000 V-Bucks as a bonus. You’d have to spend $150 to buy that much of the virtual currency in-game. It’s enough to unlock a battle pass along with a ton of emotes and legendary skins.

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Why this matters: To say Fortnite is the biggest game right now is something of an understatement. However short, Samsung’s exclusivity gives it some serious street cred with gamers and it might even help them sell a few Note 9s in the process.

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Back in August, Epic Games spread the Fortnite phenomenon to Android mobile devices by way of the Fortnite Android beta. It started with Samsung Galaxy phones (there was even a unique skin if you bought a new Galaxy to play it on), but soon the beta spread to a wealth of other devices. There was just one hurdle to widespread on-the-go Fortnite enjoyment: you needed an invite. But starting today, that is no longer the case. The Fortnite Android beta is now open to everyone with a compatible Android device.

So, what counts as a compatible Android device? On the beta's FAQ page, Epic Games lists a multitude of models from more than a dozen manufacturers. You can find the full list below:

• Samsung Galaxy: S7 / S7 Edge , S8 / S8+, S9 / S9+, Note 8, Note 9, Tab S3, Tab S4
• 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
• HTC: 10, U Ultra, U11/ U11+, U12+
• Lenovo: Moto Z/Z Droid, Moto Z2 Force
• Sony: Xperia XZ/Premium, Xzs, XZ1/Compact, XZ2/Premium/Compact, XZ3

Not seeing your device on the list? The beta may still work as long as you have a 64-bit Android 8.0 or higher operating system, 3GB or more of RAM, and a GPU equivalent to or better than an Adreno 530, Mali-G71 MP20, or Mali-G72 MP12.

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Don't rush off to the Google Play store just yet, though. Instead of going through the Android digital storefront, you'll want to mosey on over to fortnite.com/android. There you'll be able to download the beta straight from your browser. You'll need to go through a few authentication steps, but otherwise it's pretty much just like installing any other app. And once you've got it installed, you can sync your account so you keep the progress you've made on other platforms.

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Other than the graphics, this is still the same game you can play on console and PC - that means our Fortnite Battle Pass Challenges guide and Fortnite Tier 100 Challenges guide will still give you all the info you need in order to earn those sweet, sweet skins.