How to Early Access Apex Legends Mobile

Of the three biggest Battle Royale games around, only Apex Legends didn’t have its mobile version until recently. Now its testing comes to the final stage, and Apex Legends Mobile is available in Early Access mode. Here is the instruction for those who do not want to wait until the stable version hits the app stores.

In fact, you can already see Apex Legends Mobile on Google Play, but for most of the world it remains currently not available. The lucky few testing it now may be not that lucky, but definitely few: the reported number of installations is under 10,000. 

Doing It Legally 

Formally, you can file If you’re currently in Australia, Philippines, or India (the three countries where the testing has officially taken off), do the following: 

  1. Open Google Play Store on your Android device;
  2. Search for “Apex Legends Mobile”;
  3. Open the page of the game. It won’t let you download the game right away, but there is a Pre-Register button;
  4. Tap “Pre-Register”;
  5. Wait until you’re notified that your request has been approved.

Alas, this method takes time, no one knows how long. In addition, it only works in the countries where the testing is in the process officially.

The Other Way

It was hard to expect the game not to leak, and so it did. Now the APK file can be download from resources like APKPure.com and some others. You can also read players testing it unofficially and sharing their impressions and thoughts. And if you’re lucky, join them a bit later. The game is reported to be very playable even in its current phase (maybe this uncontrollable spread is a part of the plan). 

So, what do you need to do to play Apex Legends Early Access unofficially?

  1. Make sure your Android phone has at least 1.5 GB storage
  2. Make sure you have enabled installing apps from third-party sources
  3. Install a VPN service that provides access from India
  4. Download the .APK file from any third-party resource
  5. Download the cache that goes with this file
  6. Place the cache in the sdcard/Android/obb directory
  7. Install the .APK
  8. Run your VPN app and choose India as your country
  9. Use your EA account to authorize

If you do it right, the game will launch, though its perfect functioning is not guaranteed (what is expected, given its early access status). Players report that it functions well on devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 or a fresher flagship chipset. As for middle-class chipsets, nothing is guaranteed at all. Partly it’s because graphic settings are not accessible in this version.

Nothing Is Granted

Accessing the game this way is possible, but it may be illegal (though it’s hard to suppose the developers did not see it coming). Your participation may be planned, but don’t be surprised if suddenly you get blocked. Neither the publisher nor the developer granted anything in this phase. If the game works, though, come on and enjoy it!

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