If you majorly play Fortnite on a smartphone, you have to be at least 18 years old to continue with the game. You will also not be able to spend V-Bucks in the game.

By Divyanshi Sharma: Fortnite enjoys immense popularity across the globe and has a huge player base. Available on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and other platforms, Fortnite puts the players’ skills to test. The game has players of all age groups coming together in an epic battle scenario. However, if you majorly play Fortnite on a smartphone, you have to be at least 18 years old to continue with the game.

Fortnite is accessible only to adults on phones

Not only the age bar, smartphone players will also not be able to spend any in-game currency aka V-Bucks. The reason behind this is that the developers are unable to update the game on Android and iOS, due to the restrictions that they have in place for Fortnite.

“Beginning January 30, Fortnite players using the August 2020 13.40 app build previously available on iOS, Mac, and Google Play can no longer spend V-Bucks and must be over 18 to play,” Fortnite’s official handle tweeted.

“We want all versions of our games to use the current suite of Epic Online Services including parental controls, purchasing defaults, and parental verification features. We are not able to update the app on these platforms given Apple and Google’s restrictions on Fortnite,” it added.

Fortnite, the immensely popular battle royale game, was taken down from the App Store as well as Google Play Store in 2020. However, players who had previously installed the game on their devices could still access the game.

Why was Fortnite taken down from the app store and play store?

Fortnite was taken down from both Play Store and App Store after Epic Games had rolled out an update that allowed users to make in-app purchases directly instead of using the official system for both stores. As a result, Apple kicked off the game from the App Store and Google followed suit.

“The open Android ecosystem lets developers distribute apps through multiple app stores. For game developers who choose to use the Play Store, we have consistent policies that are fair to developers and keep the store safe for users. While Fortnite remains available on Android, we can no longer make it available on Play because it violates our policies. However, we welcome the opportunity to continue our discussions with Epic and bring Fortnite back to Google Play,” Google had said in a statement at the time.

As of now, Fortnite is not available to install on Play Store or App Store.