Activation has confirmed Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile It will become dark on April 17, 2026.
we already knew Activision had decided to move away from Warzone Mobile – with the publisher admitting last May that “unfortunately it is not complete”. [Activision’s] Expectations” – but now we have a specific date for when the smartphone battle royale will be taken offline.
in short statement Posting on their official website, the team thanked players for their “dedication and passion” and said, “As the final phase of previously communicated service changes to Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile’s servers will go offline on April 17, 2026, after which the game will no longer be available to play.”
Until that time, players can still play and “engage with existing content”, but refunds are not available for any unused COD points or previously purchased in-game content, so you are advised to use them before the game shuts down in April.
Mobile fans are encouraged to shift to free-to-play Call of Duty: Mobile – a separate game, albeit with a confusingly similar title – “which offers franchise-favorite game modes, including Battle Royale, Multiplayer and Zombies, as well as the new extraction-based DMZ: Recon.
“The standalone Call of Duty: Mobile provides frequent seasonal content updates that include ranked play, events, and the introduction of a tier-based Battle Pass rewards system,” the team explained. “Call of Duty: Mobile is available to download through Google Play and Apple’s App Store. Additionally, Call of Duty: Warzone is available on PC and console and is also free to play.”
Warzone Mobile launched in March 2024 on iOS and Android as a Warzone-specific Call of Duty mobile experience, offering battle royale for up to 120 players with cross-progression for the PC and console versions of Warzone, Modern Warfare 2 and 3, and later in the year, black ops 6. However, it struggled right out of the gate, and failed to make its mark with “mobile-first players as much as it has with PC and console audiences”, leading to Activision’s decision to shut it down after a little more than a year.
IGN’s Call of Duty Warzone Mobile Review Returned 8/10. We said: “Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile incorporates all the best elements of Warzone, while making matches faster and streamlined and using cross-progression to make it a worthwhile extension of the traditional experience.”
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