We all are aware that PUBG Mobile has been banned from India following border tensions with China. It was banned along with a slew of other apps, the complete list of which, can be found here.
The version of PUBG Mobile which we had in India was published by Tencent which is a Chinese company whereas the developers of PUBG Mobile are originally Korean. This means that the international version of the game is, in-fact, published by Bluehole with no Chinese stakeholders whatsoever.
In this article, we’ll give you step by step instructions on how to go about downloading the international version of the game and keep enjoying those chicken dinners without having to worry about the PUBG Ban India.
HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL PUBG MOBILE 1.0 GUIDE
- Download APK from here.
- Download OBB file from here.
- Enable ‘Install from Unknown Sources’ in Android. To do this go to Settings>Safety and Privacy>Allow Installation From Unknown Sources.
- Install the APK but don’t open it.
- Copy the downloaded OBB file to Android/OBB/com.tencent.ig. Create the folder if it isn’t there.
- Launch the game.
Disclaimer: Indian players please download the global version at your risk as it might lead to bans.
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