PUBG MOBILE FLASH launched globally on the App Store and Google Play on November 13, 2026, as the official lightweight companion app to PUBG MOBILE. Tencent’s LightSpeed Studios and KRAFTON co-developed it. The free-to-play release follows 27 million pre-registrations. The initial Android download is 0.96 GB, and it runs on devices with at least 2 GB of RAM.
FLASH ships with the Erangel map and Classic Battle Royale pre-installed. Players can drop into matches immediately. Extra modes download only on demand. Unlike the discontinued PUBG Mobile Lite, FLASH shares accounts and friend lists with the main PUBG MOBILE app. Full cross-play with the main app is included.
Official optimization targets published on Games Press cite a 10% gain in average frame rate and frame-rate stability since beta testing, a 12% drop in memory usage and 3% lower power consumption. Battle loading times are 20% faster. Frame-rate presets support 25, 30, 40, and 60 FPS depending on hardware capability. PUBG MOBILE is offering more than $2.3 million in player rewards and creator incentives. The app retains the full BANPAN anti-cheat system and real-time enforcement tools.
India is excluded from the FLASH rollout; Krafton plans to launch BGMI Air there on December 10. FLASH released one day after PUBG MOBILE's 4.7 update and will remain fully synchronized with the main game, including the Erangel Subzero update arriving on December 3. Both Android and iOS versions are free to download globally outside India. FLASH introduces cleaner, simplified lobby and resource-management screens, new accessibility options, and direct launch into Erangel without waiting for multi-gigabyte asset packs.
