Cheating is considered a violation of the EA User Agreement and the Positive Play Charter . Developers continue to work on lowering the "Match Infection Rate" (the percentage of matches with cheaters), which reached a record low of 4.1% in April 2026.
Despite claims from developers, Respawn Entertainment and EA have significantly ramped up their anti-cheat measures throughout 2025 and 2026: Cheating is considered a violation of the EA
If you're having trouble with the game running correctly, it's safer to use official troubleshooting steps like verifying game files on Steam rather than looking for third-party "fixes". Apex Legends™: Anti-Cheat Update 267 accounts for various cheating infractions.
Between April 2 and April 24, 2026, alone, the Apex Legends Anti-Cheat Team permanently banned 28,267 accounts for various cheating infractions. Cheating is considered a violation of the EA