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Apex Legends™
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Respawn · Electronic Arts
Apr 1, 2026 · 5mo ago

Apex Legends: Latest Update - 04/01/2026

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A stability-focused update featuring quality-of-life fixes for Gibraltar and specific balance adjustments for Octane's Daredevil and Thick Skin traits.

Buffs4

  • Octane
    • Stim Surge:Stim Surge now provides a longer time extension for Daredevil, increasing mobility uptime.6s s
    • Thick Skin:The health penalty for Thick Skin has been reduced, making the trait less punishing.-10-5 HP
  • GibraltarDome Shield:Crouching no longer causes the arm shield to obstruct the player's vision.Blocks viewNo longer blocks
  • Epyon Heat RodShield Cell usage:Fixed a bug where using a Shield Cell while sliding with the Epyon Heat Rod equipped caused an unintended speed penalty.SlowedNormal

Nerfs1

  • OctaneDaredevil:Daredevil no longer provides fast reload speeds, reducing Octane's combat sustain.EnabledRemoved

Bug fixes1

  • GeneralImplemented various fixes to reduce client and server crashes.

Other changes2

  • GibraltarDome Shield:Fixed a visual clipping issue where the shield remained visible during the Dual Katana inspect animation.VisibleHidden
  • GeneralGeneral improvements to audio stability to prevent sound cut-outs across all modes.

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Apex Legends™ · Apr 1, 2026

Patch history

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  1. Apex Legends: Latest Update - 06/24/2026 - 6:00pm PTJun 25, 2026 · 2mo

    Technical updates focusing on EA App stuttering and the 'code:truck' error resolution.

  2. Apex Legends: Latest Update - 06/23/2026Jun 23, 2026 · 2mo

    A maintenance update addressing ranked player counts, map rotation bugs, FPS drops, and a correction to the Executioner Hop-Up's shield regeneration speed.

    +1
  3. Apex Legends: Latest Update 5/29/2026May 30, 2026 · 3mo

    Balance updates focusing on reducing Axle's Nitro Gate presence and adjusting Conduit's healing output and duration.

    +25
  4. Latest Update 5/27/26 (As of 5:16 PM PT)May 28, 2026 · 3mo

    Technical update providing workarounds for crashes and performance issues, and an update on ongoing FPS investigations.

  5. Matchmaking Test, Now LiveMay 19, 2026 · 3mo

    A matchmaking test has been implemented to restrict the Ranked tier differential allowed in premade squads to one tier.

  6. Apex Legends: Latest Update - 05/06/2026May 6, 2026 · 3mo

    A small update focusing on a movement exploit fix for Axle and investigating stability issues on Xbox and specific CPUs.

    1
  7. Apex Legends: Latest Update - 05/05/2026, 2:00pm PTMay 5, 2026 · 3mo

    This update focuses on investigating Xbox-specific platform issues regarding Battle Pass purchases and system crashes.

  8. Recent Server IssuesApr 7, 2026 · 4mo

    Server stability improvements and compensation for recent outages.

    +1

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