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Apex Legends

Quality of Life: change history

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19 changes across 7 patches (Aug 5, 2024 to Jun 22, 2026), newest first.

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  1. Apex Legends: Overclocked Midseason Patch Notes (Jun 22, 2026)Adjust 1Official notes ↗
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    Updated the Bocek's first person arrow effects.
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    Updated the Bocek's first person arrow effects.
  2. Apex Legends: Overclocked Patch Notes (May 4, 2026)Adjust 4Official notes ↗
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    Improved CPU performance on physics calculations, eliminating a source of stutters, especially prominent in CPUs with high single-threaded performance, like Ryzen X3D chips.
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    Improved CPU performance on physics calculations, eliminating a source of stutters, especially prominent in CPUs with high single-threaded performance, like Ryzen X3D chips.
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    Added logic to prevent Valkyrie, or other legends, from getting inside an enemy respawn dropship.
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    Added logic to prevent Valkyrie, or other legends, from getting inside an enemy respawn dropship.
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    Added Legend voice lines for when Hardlight is Reinforced.
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    Added Legend voice lines for when Hardlight is Reinforced.
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    Added Legend voicelines when cracking multiple enemy shields in rapid succession.
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    Added Legend voicelines when cracking multiple enemy shields in rapid succession.
  3. Apex Legends: Breach Patch Notes (Feb 9, 2026)Adjust 2Official notes ↗
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    Added additional voicelines when pinging an Elite Weapon.
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    Added additional voicelines when pinging an Elite Weapon.
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    Respawn Beacon icons on the map and mini-map will now flash after they have been used by another team.
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    Respawn Beacon icons on the map and mini-map will now flash after they have been used by another team.
  4. Apex Legends: Showdown Patch Notes (Aug 4, 2025)Adjust 1Official notes ↗
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    Updates and tuning to some VFX, primarily on 1P Impact FX revolving around Armor and Flesh Impacts.
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    Updates and tuning to some VFX, primarily on 1P Impact FX revolving around Armor and Flesh Impacts
  5. Apex Legends: Prodigy Patch Notes (May 5, 2025)Adjust 4Official notes ↗
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    Previous Battle Pass Reactive items are now available in the Exotic store.
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    Previous Battle Pass Reactive items are now available in the Exotic store
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    "Progressed and Complete" challenges in Match Summary now show up to 15 challenges (was 5).
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    "Progressed and Complete" challenges in Match Summary now show up to 15 challenges (was 5)
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    Reduced the size and frequency of the Accelerated Weapon screen effects to be less obstructive.
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    Reduced the size and frequency of the Accelerated Weapon screen effects to be less obstructive
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    Slightly reduced the amount of time you are locked out of ADS after charging a Sentinel.
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    Slightly reduced the amount of time you are locked out of ADS after charging a Sentinel
  6. Apex Legends: Takeover Patch Notes (Feb 10, 2025)Adjust 3Official notes ↗
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    Added further hardening to prevent hipfire cheats.
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    Added further hardening to prevent hipfire cheats
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    Reactive skins now show their effects in the lobby menus.
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    Reactive skins now show their effects in the lobby menus
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    Some Rat Spots have been eliminated across all maps.
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    Some Rat Spots have been eliminated across all maps
  7. Apex Legends: Shockwave Patch Notes (Aug 5, 2024)Adjust 4Official notes ↗
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    Mantling on the same location as your teammate won't knock you down.
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    Mantling on the same location as your teammate won't knock you down
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    Mixtape's Skull Town got a spawn audit (adjusting positions & angles).
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    Mixtape's Skull Town got a spawn audit (adjusting positions & angles)
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    Nessies can once again bounce to their hearts content in the firing range (just not anywhere else).
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    Nessies can once again bounce to their hearts content in the firing range (just not anywhere else)
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    Speaking of, a new Nessie (with an appreciation for cinema) has appeared around the firing range.
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    Speaking of, a new Nessie (with an appreciation for cinema) has appeared around the firing range
Apex Legends

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2 changes across 1 patch (Nov 3, 2025), newest first.

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  1. Apex Legends: Amped Patch Notes (Nov 3, 2025)Adjust 1New 1Official notes ↗
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    Added a new voice chat option to toggle your microphone.
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    Added a new voice chat option to toggle your microphone.
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    Ranked — Added announcer VO saying which Drop Zone your team is landing at. Note: The Core on Broken Moon and Trident on Storm Point do not currently have VO.
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    Ranked - Added announcer VO saying which Drop Zone your team is landing at. Note: The Core on Broken Moon and Trident on Storm Point do not currently have VO.