Apex Legends Mobile
EA rebuilt Apex Legends for phones, gave it exclusive legends and a global launch, then cancelled the mobile branch before its first anniversary.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Officially Gone
- Peak stage
- general availability
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A formally released standalone mobile adaptation of Respawn's battle-royale game Apex Legends.
The mobile version used its own progression, modes and characters rather than sharing accounts or servers with the console and PC game.
Existence timeline
EA confirms plans for a phone adaptation.
Android players in selected territories enter the game.
The standalone service launches internationally.
Fade, Rhapsody and mobile modes distinguish the version.
EA stops purchases and schedules shutdown.
All official mobile servers close.
Why it ended
EA and Respawn ended service on 1 May 2023 after saying the content pipeline no longer met their quality and pace standards.
Last confirmed trace
Launch materials, gameplay recordings, APK archives and reporting preserve mobile-exclusive legends Fade and Rhapsody.
What it left behind
Its one-year arc demonstrates that a famous live-service brand could still fail when rebuilt as a separate platform ecosystem.
How we classified it
The archive unit reached normal public release or operation and is no longer obtainable in its original public form.
Verified normal public availability maps to 100 under Arrival Score V1.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.