{"id":669848,"date":"2025-05-17T16:11:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T13:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fortnite-unavailable-on-apple-devices-worldwide\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T16:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T13:11:33","slug":"fortnite-unavailable-on-apple-devices-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fortnite-unavailable-on-apple-devices-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Fortnite&#8217; unavailable on Apple devices worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30f8cd84977\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30f8cd84977\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fortnite-unavailable-on-apple-devices-worldwide\/#%E2%80%98Junk_fees\" >&#8216;Junk fees&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fortnite-unavailable-on-apple-devices-worldwide\/#Revenue_stream\" >Revenue stream<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/fornite-publishers-epi.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/fornite-publishers-epi.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"'Fornite' publishers Epic Games have previously locked horns with Apple.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/fornite-publishers-epi.jpg\" alt=\"'Fornite' publishers Epic Games have previously locked horns with Apple\" title=\"'Fornite' publishers Epic Games have previously locked horns with Apple.\" width=\"800\" height=\"493\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                &#8216;Fornite&#8217; publishers Epic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s have previously locked horns with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hit game &#8220;Fortnite&#8221; was unavailable on Apple&#8217;s digital App Store around the world on Friday, in the latest episode of a battle between the tech titan and publisher Epic Games.<\/p>\n<p>While Fortnite with its millions of daily players was already unavailable to iPhone users in the United States, the block on downloads of the cartoonish multiplayer shooter now affects the entire globe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission&#8230; sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it,&#8221; Epic posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>Apple told AFP it had asked Epic in Sweden to resubmit its app update &#8220;without including the US storefront of the App Store so as not to impact Fortnite in other geographies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We did not take any action to remove the live version of Fortnite from alternative distribution marketplaces,&#8221; an Apple spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Epic has for years battled tech giants over the commissions they charge for software downloaded through the official stores on operating systems like Apple&#8217;s iOS and Google&#8217;s Android.<\/p>\n<p>These are historically the only way for most users to install programs onto their devices.<\/p>\n<p>Although it has secured wins in US courts and European Union digital regulations, Epic on Friday effectively accused Apple of slow-walking the vetting process it enforces before making an app or game available for users to download.<\/p>\n<p>Epic said last week that it had submitted &#8220;Fortnite&#8221; for review for listing in the App Store in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>As well as being &#8220;blocked&#8221; there, the publisher added that &#8220;Fortnite&#8221; was also unavailable in the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>Fans there can usually download the game through the company&#8217;s own app store as the EU&#8217;s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which went into effect last year, requires Apple and other US tech giants to open up their platforms to competition.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Junk_fees\"><\/span>&#8216;Junk fees&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Fortnite&#8221; is a heavyweight of the gaming world, with Epic claiming around 500 million users in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>But players have grown used to upsets as the publisher has filed legal cases against both Apple and Google over what it calls &#8220;junk fees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s commissions for App Store purchases, which can range as high as 30%, come &#8220;at the expense of consumers and developers,&#8221; the company wrote on X last week.<\/p>\n<p>Epic has faced off against Apple in US courts since 2021, when &#8220;Fortnite&#8221; was banned from the App Store over what Apple said was an attempt to get around the iPhone maker&#8217;s payment system.<\/p>\n<p>A judge found that the App Store was anticompetitive as it forbade developers from offering alternative avenues for payment.<\/p>\n<p>But the conflict has endured past the US court order and the EU&#8217;s requirement that Apple and Google allow third-party app stores on their operating systems.<\/p>\n<p>A US federal judge said earlier this month that Apple was failing to comply with her three-year-old order that emerged from Epic&#8217;s case, which requires the iPhone maker to allow other avenues for users to buy content or services.<\/p>\n<p>Epic quickly capitalized on the new court action, submitting Fortnite afresh to be vetted for inclusion in the App Store.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t have an update on our Fortnite submission to the App Store. Apple has neither accepted nor rejected it,&#8221; chief executive Tim Sweeney wrote on X Thursday.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Revenue_stream\"><\/span>Revenue stream<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apple had made a priority of building up its services business as the Silicon Valley titan tries to reduce its reliance on iPhone sales for revenue.<\/p>\n<p>The unit, which includes Apple&#8217;s television and music streaming services along with iCloud data storage and App Store income, now accounts for more than a quarter of the company&#8217;s revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Apple last week sought to delay a part of the court order that blocks it from charging commissions on transactions outside the App Store, Bloomberg reported.<\/p>\n<p>The App Store changes include letting app makers use alternate payment systems free or charge or commission.<\/p>\n<p>Epic had cast the order as an opening of the floodgates to allow other software developers to escape Apple&#8217;s fees.<\/p>\n<p>Swedish music streaming service Spotify was among the first to take advantage of the ruling, offering links in its iOS app to purchase subscriptions outside the App Store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2025 AFP\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                &#8216;Fortnite&#8217; unavailable on Apple devices worldwide (2025, May 17)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 17 May 2025<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2025-05-fortnite-unavailable-apple-devices-worldwide.html\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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