Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store: What You Need To Know

Fortnite returns to Google Play Store, and the battle royale community is here for it. The news came in right after court approval on Thursday. The year-long antitrust dispute has kept the battle royale fans on their toes for a long time.

It seems that the community is now finally in for a relief as Epic Games mentioned that they are working with Google to look for a court approval of a settlement reached between the two firms. In this post, we will take a look at everything we know about the Fortnite Android return.

Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store

While the Fortnite FNCS 2026 Format and Prize Pool have been the hot topic of the community, the recent announcement of Fortnite Android return has taken the community by storm.

@Fortnite share the news of the game's return to the community on their official X account. The post was made on 12th December, 2025, around 12 AM (IST). As announced, the game is back in the US Google Play Store. It has been a five-year-long legal dispute between Google and Epic Games regarding in-app purchase sales.

After the reinstatement following the settlement, the game is now available in the US Google Play Store. However, the jury is still out on whether or not it will be available in other regions, too.

How to Download Fortnite on Android?

Now that the game is available across Android devices in the United States, players can obtain the game by following the simple steps below:

• Head over to the Google Play Store from your device.
• Look for ‘Fortnite’ by putting the game name in the search bar.
• Once you see the result pop up, click and install the game.

That's it! You will have the game installed on your device. Please note that if your device is incompatible with the game, you will not be able to obtain the game. Moreover, any device outside of the United States wouldn't be able to download Fortnite on Android either.