The Android version for tablets at Hearthstone was released overnight from Monday to Tuesday in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Android support for tablets in other regions is expected to follow in the coming days. There is also a new support article summarizing the recommended tablets, including the Amazon Kindle, Samsung Galaxy, and the Nvidia Shield Tablet.
It has been confirmed twice in recent days that the Android version for tablets of Hearthstone is expected to be released in December. On the night of Monday, December 15th, to Tuesday, December 16th, there was now an official announcement from Blizzard: In New Zealand, Canada, and Australia, it has already happened. The Android tablet version of Hearthstone has been released.
As a bonus, they are giving away: Anyone who starts a game on Android will receive a free pack of “Classic” cards.
The version is expected to be released for other regions in the coming days. Blizzard is already working on a variant for smartphones with iOS and Android, which is set to be released in 2015. All users should be able to compete against each other, no matter which device they are playing Hearthstone on.
At the same time, the support article has now also been officially updated. It was briefly online two weeks ago, but it wasn’t quite kosher back then.
The minimum requirements for an Android tablet and which models Hearthstone definitely supports can be read here:
Hardware: 6-inch screen or better
Operating system: Android 4.0 or newer
RAM: 1 GB
Hearthstone has been successfully tested on the following devices:
- Amazon Kindle Fire HD 6 (2014)
- Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 (2014)
- Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 (2013)
- Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 (2014)
- Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)
- Asus Google Nexus 7 (2013)
- Huawei MediaPad X1
- NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet
- Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
- Samsung Galaxy Note LTE 10.1 N8020
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
- Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet LTE
Note: The Asus Transformer Pad TF300T is not compatible with Hearthstone. Devices with PowerVR 540/544 graphics units may experience graphical issues. Please update your device to the current version of the operating system. Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and Fire OS 4.5.1 are recommended.
