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Honestly I know people here are against Epic, but Google Play is such garbage that I welcome the epic store on Android.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Has this not been a thing for a while? What app do I have on my phone?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Also why does Google search keep taking me to random crypto sites?"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

No seriously I had to install an Epic Games app to get Fortnite on Android a while back.

Have I seriously had a virus on my phone this whole time? Am I that dense?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

That's the real official thing. But today the journo heard it for the first time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if they had a launcher before and they're releasing a "Store" now that Google and Apple have been slapped with anti-trust lawsuits. I think your best bet would be asking the folks at the Epic forums.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Did a little research and it looks like that's exactly what it was, just an app that existed to update the few first party titles they had