Since Google removed Fortnite from the Play Store on Android, Epic Games has been providing players with new ways to play their massive battle royale on mobile. Previously, Epic offered players a few ways to bypass bans and install the game, but now, Microsoft and Epic Games have teamed up to make Fortnite playable on mobile devices via Xbox Cloud games—and you don’t need an Xbox Game Pass account to do it!
Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as just running the Xbox app on your Android device. Here’s how to restart the famous Battle Royale.
How to link your Epic Games and Xbox accounts
If you don’t already have an Xbox account, you’ll need to create one. Fortunately, it is a fairly simple process. After that’s done, you can go to create or sign in to your Epic Games account and link the two from there. You will not be able to link your accounts directly through the Xbox website.
How to create an Xbox account
1. Go to Xbox.com.
2. Select sign in in the upper right corner of the page.
3. Select Make one! When prompted to sign in to an account.
4. Use a Existing Email address or create a file the new One.
5. Fill in the file Noun.
6. Select your country And date of Birth.
7. Enter confirmation code Sent to the email you registered with.
Once you have an Xbox account, you will need to link Xbox account to me Epic Games account. There are a couple of ways to do this, but if you’ve already played Fortnite on your Xbox before, you can skip ahead to adding Xbox Cloud games to your home screen.
If you have an existing Epic Games account…
1. Log in to a file Epic Games account On the Epic Games website or the Epic Games Launcher.
2. Click on the blue menu icon at the top right of the site.
3. Click on your display name.
4. Select the account.
5. Find the tab called links and press accounts tab.
6. Find the option with Xbox logo and press the blue button that says Connection.
7. A window will appear asking you to sign in to your Xbox account.
8. Select the blue button that says link account and login.
If you don’t have an Epic Games account…
1. Go to Epic Games website.
2. Select Sign in with Xbox Live.
3. From there you will be asked to sign in to your account as you normally would on Xbox.com.
After everything is connected, we also recommend adding Xbox Cloud Gaming to your home screen. This is completely optional, but adding it to your Android device’s home screen will make the jump even faster than opening Chrome every time you want to play a Fortnite round.
Once you have completed all the above steps, simply open the home screen shortcut and find Fortnite. From there, click Play, and Fortnite will open.
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You’ll need a very strong internet connection or data speed in order to run smoothly, but when Xbox cloud games work, they sing. Best of all, you don’t need to pay for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate if you want to play Fortnite. All you need is that all the accounts are linked, and you can start shooting.
Once you’re in, you just need to set up the touch controls – or plug in your favorite controller – and you’re good to go! Or, if you don’t have a console, check out some of our favorite consoles for Android.
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