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Fortnite remains unavailable on iOS devices due to Apple’s decision.
Epic games cannot publish Fortnite on the American or EU app.
Apple asked for a presentation of Fortnite without the American store.
Fortnite d’Epic Games was prevented from returning to iOS devices by Apple, despite the availability of the game in the European Union via the Epic Games store. This decision actually makes Fortnite inaccessible on iPhones and iPads, pursuing the current dispute between Epic and Apple Games.
“Apple blocked our submission of Fortnite, so we cannot free up the American App Store or to the Epic Games store for iOS in the European Union,” published the company on the official account of Fortnite X. “Now, unfortunately, Fortnite on iOS will be offline in the world until Apple the unlock.”
Apple blocked our Fortnite submission so that we cannot release the American App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union. Now, unfortunately, Fortnite on iOS will be offline in the world until Apple unlocks it.
– Fortnite (@fortnite) May 16, 2025
According to The guardianIn a press release, Apple said he had specifically asked Epic Sweden to submit to the update of the application “without including the American App Store workshop so as not to have a strong impact in other geographies”. But, added the company, it “did not take any measures to remove the live version of Fortnite from the alternative distribution markets”.
The exile of Fortnite of the iPhone App Store is the last touch of a quarrel of several years between Apple and Epic. In 2020, the video game manufacturer brought antitrust legal action against Apple in the United States, alleging that the technological pioneer illegally used his power to Gouge Gaming manufacturers.
According to The penis, Fortnite returned to iOS in the EU last year, but only through these two stores and not the Apple App Store. The return was made possible by the EU digital market law, which forced Apple to authorize third -party application stores on iOS.
Epic had submitted to Fortnite to the US App Store this month following a recent decision of the Epic trial against Apple. This decision prohibited Apple from restricting the ability of developers to link to external payment systems, one of the problems that had started their long -standing legal battle. Epic was forced to use his Swedish developer account to submit the game again, because his American account was terminated in 2020 when he broke Apple’s rules by introducing his own payments integrated into the game.
