Update September 30, 2024: Epic is fighting Google and Samsung to prevent the Auto Blocker setting from being on by default for One UI 6.1.1. The steps below capture how to disable the Auto Blocker settings which, combined with Google’s and Samsung’s install flow, require players to go through 21 steps to download the Epic Games Store. Learn more here.
Auto Blocker is enabled by default on Galaxy devices released with One UI 6.1.1. Before you can download the Epic Games App and our games on Samsung phones you need to turn off Auto Blocker by following the steps below:
Open Settings
Scroll down and tap on Security and privacy
Scroll down and tap on Auto Blocker
Tap on the toggle to turn off Auto Blocker. The OS will ask for you to authenticate yourself before the feature can be turned off.
Once you’ve turned off Auto Blocker in One UI 6.1.1, you’ll once again be able to sideload apps
Note: If you already have Fortnite on your device, follow the in game prompt to update through the Epic Games app.