How to install Fortnite on your iPad outside the EU

Epic Games relaunched Fortnite in the EU a few days ago, after a four-year legal battle with Apple over the App Store’s 30 percent revenue cut. Apple announced changes to app distribution in the EU earlier this year, and Epic is finally taking advantage of them to bring Fortnite back to Apple platforms.

The steps in this tutorial require a paid Apple Developer account, which costs $99 per year. There may be other methods to install without a paid account, but they are not covered in this article.

If you have a paid Apple Developer account, it’s actually pretty easy to get started! It took me about 20 minutes, and most of that time was spent waiting for Fortnite to download all the assets once it’s on my iPad.

Step 1: Find a decrypted IPA

An IPA file is an archive of an iOS app and is encrypted by default. To decrypt an IPA, you generally need a jailbroken iOS device, although some people have decrypted the IPAs themselves and distributed them online.

We won’t give you an IPA file ourselves, but it shouldn’t be too hard to find. Most of the IPA files floating around are iPad-only, although there are some that are compatible with both iPad and iPhone.

This is due to a process called IPA trimming. Since most IPAs are extracted from jailbroken iPads, they are only compatible with iPads. I believe the IPAs that are compatible with both iPhone and iPad come directly from Epic’s server and people then figure out how to decrypt them themselves.

Step 2: Set up a custom bundle ID

This is where the paid developer account comes in. You need to log in to the developer website and go to the Account tab. Once you are on the Account tab, you need to click on Identifiers under Program Resources.

Then, on the new page, click on the plus sign next to “Identifiers”. You will register a new app ID. When asked for the type, click on “App”. This will take you to a page where you will need to complete the important steps.

On this page, you will need to enter a description (anything you want) and a bundle ID. The bundle ID is important and you will need to remember it later. For example, it can be “com.yourname.fortniteios”. Below it will also show the features you need to go through.

In the list of features you must activate both: “Advanced virtual addressing” And “Increased storage limit“If you don’t enable both, your app will likely crash on launch. This is a very important step.

After selecting these features, click Register and you’re done! That’s the last thing you’ll have to deal with in the developer portal.

Step 3: Download Fortnite to your iOS device

For this step, you will need a computer to install Fortnite on your device. I use Sideloadly because it allows you to change the bundle ID easily. Download and install Sideloadly and connect your iOS device to your computer.

Sideloadly requires you to log in to your Apple account, which is linked to the paid developer program. This comes with some risk, although I personally had no problem with it. After logging in, you need to select your device, drag the decrypted IPA into the app, and click the “Advanced Options” button.

Under Advanced Options, you need to uncheck Use Automatic Bundle ID and change the Bundle ID to the same one you entered on Apple’s developer website. You don’t need to change any other settings.

After that, click “Start”! You’ll need to select your team ID (if you only have one team, you may not see the option) and then Fortnite should begin installing. It may take a minute or two, but once it’s complete, you should be able to open the game on your iOS device. You may need to enable developer mode to run it, which you can enable by going to “Privacy and Security” in your device’s Settings app.

From there, it should be smooth sailing. I can run the game at 120 FPS on my 2020 12.9″ iPad Pro, which is nice. I’ll probably continue to play Fortnite on my PlayStation 5, but it’s nice to have the option. It’s been 4 years since Fortnite was removed from Apple platforms.

Are you excited to run Fortnite on your iOS device? Let us know in the comments below.

Thanks, exDeveloper!