How to play Fortnite on iPhone and iPad

(Pocket-lint) - Fortnite was pulled from the Apple App Store astir a year-and-a-half agone and since then, iPhone and iPad users haven't been capable to instal it.

Those who had already downloaded it were besides near down aft Chapter 2 Season 4 was launched.

Android users person been capable to install the Fortnite app onto their mobile devices by sideloading it from the Epic Games App - thereby circumnavigating the Google Play Store - but Apple instrumentality owners person nary specified getaround.

Until now.

A touch-friendly, mobile mentation of Fortnite is connected its mode via Nvidia's GeForce Now unreality gaming service. A limited-time closed beta volition motorboat soon and you tin pre-register to play it here.

Here's what you volition request to get it moving erstwhile it arrives.

How to play Fortnite via GeForce Now connected iOS and iPadOS

A touch-friendly mentation of Fortnite volition motorboat successful closed beta signifier connected GeForce Now soon. That means it'll beryllium capable to beryllium played connected Android devices via the autochthonal GeForce Now app (if you don't privation to sideload the crippled itself) and connected iPhone and iPad via a Safari workaround.

Here's however to instal GeForce Now connected your iOS oregon iPadOS device:

- First, unfastened Safari connected your iPhone oregon iPad, caput to play.geforcenow.com.

- Look astatine the bottommost of the surface (on iPhone) oregon top-right (on iPad) to spot the stock button. Tap connected it.

- In the stock menu, scroll down to "Add to Home Screen" and pat connected it.

- Hit "Add".

- This volition adhd an app icon connected your device, which you tin determination wherever you like.

- Tap connected the caller GeForce Now icon and you volition beryllium presented with GeForce Now presumption and conditions. Agree to them.

- Sign successful oregon registry for a GeForce Now relationship via the idiosyncratic icon successful the apical right-hand corner. Log in.

- You whitethorn present request to sync your Steam and, astir importantly for Fortnite, an Epid Games Store relationship via the settings menu.

What is GeForce Now?

GeForce Now is Nvidia's unreality gaming work that is disposable crossed aggregate devices, including mobile, PC, Mac, Chromebook, Nvidia Shield TV and respective astute TVs.

It is simply a paid rank service, though determination is besides a escaped option. Free rank is constricted though, you tin lone play for up to an hr astatine a clip earlier having to log retired and log backmost successful again. It besides plays games connected a basal PC gaming rig astatine source, and you whitethorn person to hold for access.

Priority rank costs £8.99 / $8.99 / €9.99 per period and gives you an improved experience. The PC sports an RTX graphics card, susceptible of ray tracing, with up to 1080p 60fps gaming. It besides extends the play bounds to six hours.

Finally, an RTX 3080 rank program is disposable too, offering the precise champion graphics for up to 1440p astatine 120fps, positive up to 8 hours of playtime. However, it besides comes with a premium pricetag, astatine £89.99 / $99.99 / €99.99 for a 6-month subscription.

As good arsenic Fortnite, GeForce Now supports an ever expanding catalogue of games. Unlike different unreality gaming services though, you nexus it with a regular Steam, Epic Games Store oregon different integer PC store relationship and tin play the games you person purchased connected them. Many free-to-play games are disposable too.

You tin find retired much astir the unreality gaming work successful our useful diagnostic here: What is Nvidia GeForce Now, is it escaped and what devices does it enactment with?

Writing by Rik Henderson.