These are the smartphones that will support Fortnite on Android at launch

That Fortnite will be making its way to Android soon has not been a secret. We’ve known about this since March. However, it is still exciting that we who reside on Androidland will no longer be jealous of our iOS counterparts who’ve had access to the popular game for a while now. Or have to console ourselves with PUBG Mobile, a worthy title, by the way.

Word on the internets is that Fortnite Mobile on Android will be arriving in a few days’ time. Don’t get excited, though since rumours suggest that those who plan on spending Kshs 100,000, give or take a few brownies, on Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 9, will have first dibs on the device.

That kinda sucks but guess what? The wait won’t be long. Fortnite Mobile on Android’s exclusivity to the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Samsung’s Galaxy Apps store will end 30 days after the device first goes on sale.

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Assuming the widely-rumoured August 24th release date is accurate, that means that we can expect widespread access of the chart-topping game through the Play Store in the last week of September. Well, assuming that this is a bad rumour.

When that time comes, according to Epic Games, you will need either one of these devices in order to be able to play Fortnite: