Fortnite Players Using Demo Note 9 Units to Unlock Exclusive “Galaxy” Skin

Fortnite for Androidlaunched as a beta alongside the newGalaxy Note 9earlier this month, and to increase people’s interest in buying the brand new Galaxy flagship, Samsung and Epic Games announced a bunch of offers for people playing the game on the Note 9.

Most exciting among those exclusive offers perhaps, was the new ‘Galaxy’ skin which remains exclusive to people who have played the game on the Galaxy Note 9. That leaves out a bunch of Fortnite players who won’t get the skin because they don’t have the Note 9. However, Fortnite players are nothing if not creative, and recently reports have started coming in thatplayers have been using the demo units at stores to unlock their Galaxy skins.

Turns out, all you need to do to unlock the awesome looking new skin is toplay three games of Fortnite on the Note 9, and within 24-48 hours you’ll get the skin in your locker. So people have been using demo units to play the required number of games and receiving their skins.

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— para (@Parallax_)August 26, 2018

It’s pretty ingenious if you think about it, but Samsung sure doesn’t think so.The company has already put up notices at stores informing users that demo units will no longer be able to download Fortnite. Also, since one device can only receive one skin, players were anyway trying their luck.

While I fully understand Samsung’s reluctance to let players unlock the exclusive skin using demo devices, it’s sort of hilarious that the company is running into this problem. What’s more, people havestarted figuring out methodsto get around this restriction as well by using their mobile hotspots to download the game instead of using the store’s WiFi.

Akshay Gangwar

Greetings, tech titans and fellow literary time-travelers! I’m Akshay, your tech-whisperer and Harry Potter’s number one stalker – seriously, don’t ask me how many times I’ve read those books; it’s borderline unhealthy.

Working in the tech journalism industry since 2016, I have 7 years of experience covering everything from technology news, to well-researched resource articles. Now the Content Strategist at Beebom, I often pen down op-eds for our website, sharing expert commentary on the latest in technology, AI, and electric cars.

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