Apple to keep 'Fortnite' off App Store until all legal appeals run their course

Process could take five years

Epic sued Apple in August 2020 after the iPhone-maker removed Fortnite from its App Store, citing a workaround that circumvented Apple’s commission on purchases. 

Apple plans to keep Fortnite off of its App Store until appeals are exhausted in its legal battle with Epic Games, the maker of the popular battle-royale game.

Apple sent a letter to Epic this week, saying that it “will not consider any further requests for reinstatement until the district court’s judgment becomes final and nonappealable.”