Battlegrounds Mobile India iOS: How to download the game on your iPhone or iPad

Battlegrounds Mobile India iOS: BGMI, is finally available for download on Apple iPhone and iPad, nearly a month and a half after it was released for Android smartphones. Here’s how to download this PUBG Mobile India game on your iOS device.

Battlegrounds Mobile India iOS: Fans of BGMI can now download and play the game too just like their Android counterparts. PUBG Mobile India game was banned in India and it came back as BGMI. (Krafton)

Battlegrounds Mobile India is finally available for Apple iOS devices like iPhone and iPad. This has happened after a long wait of one-and-a-half months. While the Indian avatar of the wildly popular banned PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile) game for Android devices was launched by Krafton last month, gamers with iPhones were left out of the action. Now that the game has finally been launched on iOS, here's how gamers can get download BGMI onto their iPhone or iPad right away.

Last month, Krafton launched Battlegrounds Mobile India on Android on July 2, after a week of public beta testing. Meanwhile, gamers on iOS devices were waiting for the developer to release the popular PUBG Mobile successor until August 18. The game is now listed on the App Store and is available for download. If you are unable to see the game, it is likely that you are using an older device that is currently not supported and cannot be used to play the game, but in any case, gamers should wait for a while and try again later.

Luckily, iOS users will also be able to take advantage of Krafton's freebies that it recently announced after the game notched up 50 million downloads on the Google Play Store. These include the Galaxy Messenger set and other cards that can be claimed from inside the game. If you want to download Battlegrounds Mobile India for your iOS device, here are the steps you need to follow.

Battlegrounds Mobile India iOS: How to download BGMI on your iPhone or iPad

Step 1) Open the App Store on your iPhone or iPad and search for Battlegrounds Mobile India. If you are unable to see the game listed in the results, try clicking this link from your phone's browser.

Step 2) Tap the “Get” button on the app listing on the App Store, then wait for Apple to authenticate.

Step 3) You will need to double-tap your power button and then wait for Face ID (or Touch ID on an older iPhone or your iPad) to authenticate adding the app to your library. If you haven't set up biometric authentication, you will need to enter your Apple ID and password.

Step 4) Now you simply need to wait for the game to download it is recommended to download the game over a stable Wi-Fi connection.

Step 5) Make sure you choose the right graphics pack when you load the game for the first time. Newer iPhones should be able to handle higher-quality graphics, but it might be wiser to pick the low-quality option on older iPhone models.