Legal Battle Escalation
Fortnite's global unavailability on iOS stems from 's rejection of the game's latest submission, amidst a prolonged legal dispute between and Apple over App Store policies.
This conflict traces back to 2020, when Apple removed Fortnite from its App Store, leading to Epic's antitrust lawsuit alleging Apple's monopolistic practices.
Response and Resolution Attempts
Epic's recent attempts to reintroduce Fortnite to the App Store in the US and EU were thwarted by Apple's actions, despite previous court rulings favoring Epic and regulatory pressures in the EU.
Apple's stance is that it requested Epic to resubmit the app without the US storefront to avoid global impact, denying any action to remove Fortnite from alternative marketplaces.