Epic Games has removed and its other games from the Galaxy Store. Tim Sweeney, CEO of , that the reason behind this removal was Samsung's new “policy of blocking side-loading.” It will continue to support existing users who installed Fortnite on their Galaxy devices via the Galaxy Store.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced that the company has removed Fortnite and its other games from Samsung's Galaxy Store. As a result, new users can't install Fortnite on their Galaxy smartphones and tablets through the Galaxy Store. However, Tim confirmed that Epic Games will “continue to support Samsung devices fully and wholeheartedly now and in the future.”
Samsung introduced a on Galaxy devices with . When it is active, it stops apps from being sideloaded. Sideloading is a term used to indicate installing an app or game via APK files downloaded from unofficial sources (places other than Galaxy Store or Play Store). With One UI 6.1.1, Samsung . This feature protects less tech-savvy users who may be at risk of installing potentially harmful apps or from shady sources.
Galaxy phones and tablets with One UI 6.1.1 pre-installed cannot sideload apps without manually turning off Auto Blocker's sideloading protection. According to Tim Sweeney, it obstructs people “from installing competing stores…” Epic Games and of apps and third-party app stores.
When Apple and Google blocked Fortnite from their app stores, the Galaxy Store was one of the few places you could install Fortnite on smartphones. Since then, Epic Games and Samsung have collaborated on various things related to Fortnite. Samsung hasn't responded to Epic Games' move yet.
Watch One UI 6.1.1 in our video below.
You can easily disable the Auto Blocker feature by navigating to Settings » Privacy and security » Auto Blocker and disabling the toggle on the top of the screen. You can then install Fortnite from Epic Game's . However, it isn't clear if people need to keep updating the game manually or if it can auto-update itself to the newest version.
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Fortnite was removed from Galaxy Store to protest against Samsung's new security feature
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced that the company has removed Fortnite and its other games from Samsung's Galaxy Store. As a result, new users can't install Fortnite on their Galaxy smartphones and tablets through the Galaxy Store. However, Tim confirmed that Epic Games will “continue to support Samsung devices fully and wholeheartedly now and in the future.”
Samsung introduced a on Galaxy devices with . When it is active, it stops apps from being sideloaded. Sideloading is a term used to indicate installing an app or game via APK files downloaded from unofficial sources (places other than Galaxy Store or Play Store). With One UI 6.1.1, Samsung . This feature protects less tech-savvy users who may be at risk of installing potentially harmful apps or from shady sources.
Galaxy phones and tablets with One UI 6.1.1 pre-installed cannot sideload apps without manually turning off Auto Blocker's sideloading protection. According to Tim Sweeney, it obstructs people “from installing competing stores…” Epic Games and of apps and third-party app stores.
When Apple and Google blocked Fortnite from their app stores, the Galaxy Store was one of the few places you could install Fortnite on smartphones. Since then, Epic Games and Samsung have collaborated on various things related to Fortnite. Samsung hasn't responded to Epic Games' move yet.
Watch One UI 6.1.1 in our video below.
How to disable Auto Blocker on Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets?
You can easily disable the Auto Blocker feature by navigating to Settings » Privacy and security » Auto Blocker and disabling the toggle on the top of the screen. You can then install Fortnite from Epic Game's . However, it isn't clear if people need to keep updating the game manually or if it can auto-update itself to the newest version.
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