However, if the button is grayed out, (now I want you to be strong here) there’s nothing you can do to install Fortnite on your device.
Launch the ‘Epic Games’ app and you will see a yellow ‘Install’ button, pressing on which will start downloading Fortnite core files.Once done, you are past halfway into installing Fortnite on your device. Tap on install and the Epic Games app will be loaded on your Chromebook. apk file to your Chromebook, launch it and select ‘Package installer’ in the ‘Open with…’ dialogue box when prompted. Click on this link from your phone and save EpicGamesApp.apk on your local storage.Make sure that installing Android apps from unknown sources is also allowed on your Chromebook.įrom Settings, select Google Play Store, and click on ‘Manage Android Preferences’ and under the ‘Security’ tab, allow installation from ‘Unknown Sources’.Enable ‘Developer Options’ and also grant permission for installing Android Apps on your Chromebook.Image Credit: Epic Games Store Steps for Installing Fortnite on Chromebook Keep in mind that only a handful of Chromebooks (mostly those released after mid-2018) will support Fortnite and when it comes to playability, only a couple of them stand out. Not all Chromebooks will support Fortnite. Unless you have a beast of a Chromebook with at least 4 gigabytes of RAM and a decent quad-core processor, Fortnite will be a disaster on your device.
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This one’s trending! Here’s How to Delete Backup Files in Windows 10Įven if you manage to get the Fortnite mobile app running on your Chromebook, you will come across an unprecedented number of issues, the most common of which is performance. If Fortnite ever gets a Linux edition, you could very well run that edition on your Chromebook but Fortnite is not releasing anytime soon on Linux.