Battlegrounds Mobile India launched officially: How to update BGMI, rewards, and more

Users who had already downloaded the early access version can update the app to get the Battlegrounds Mobile India official version.

Battlegrounds Mobile India has been launched in India. The PUBG Mobile alternative’s beta version was available for download in May for pre-registered players. Krafton, the developers, have announced that the Battlegrounds Mobile India official version is available for download on the Google Play Store.

Users who have already downloaded the early access version can update the app to get the official version. Currently, the game is available only for Android smartphone users. There is no need to download the Battlegrounds Mobile India APK from third-party stores. This also means that iPhone users will have to wait until Krafton announces the Battlegrounds Mobile India iOS app. We can expect an official announcement on the same very soon.

Meanwhile, Android users who have downloaded the early access version can visit the app’s Play Store listing and update it. Once downloaded, you can collect the Constable Set (permanent), which is a reward for 10 million downloads from the in-game events section. Krafton has also extended the duration to collect the ‘India ka Battlegrounds’ gift reward, 1 million and 5 million downloads reward till August 19.

The game is very similar to PUBG Mobile with a few changes here and there. The early impressions suggest that aren't many changes in the new game and the ones that have been made are cosmetic like green blood and fully clothed characters. One of the egregious changes however seems to be is the new "Gameplay Management System" that will keep reminding you to maintain your health and give you tips on staying hydrated etc. You can turn off these messages provided you are 18.

Krafton has also announced that you can transfer your data from PUBG Mobile over to the new game and then continue playing. The data will be stored securely with Krafton on its servers in Singapore. It was previously claimed that BGMI is sending data to Tencent servers in China. However, Krafton was quick to respond, releasing a small update that fixes the issue of sending and receiving data from China.