If you’re one of the millions of players fed up with aimbots, wallhacks, or speed hacks in every match, this article is for you. Thousands of complaints have been posted daily on Reddit, Discord, and X, but nothing has been done. If this scenario sounds familiar to you, you’re not alone. Millions of BGMI players in India face this same frustration every day.

In this article, you’ll learn exactly how BGMI’s Anti-Cheat works. Which cheats are detected and which are escaped. What’s new with Anti-Cheat 4.0 and FairPlay Shield? This article was written for the BGMI Community, based on 7 years of experience as a genuine player and the latest Krafton data.

What is cheating in BGMI?

BGMI is a Battle Royale game where 100 players land on an island, and only one team survives. In this competitive environment, when a player uses unfair tools, it’s considered cheating.

Cheating isn’t just about a hack. It’s an entire ecosystem that includes third-party apps, modded APKs, hardware devices, and even the misuse of some official channels.

Why does cheating happen?

BGMI has millions of players. The competition to reach the top 1%, the desire for expensive UC cosmetics, and, in some, the mentality of simply frustrating others are the roots of cheating. Sellers selling premium cheats have now become an organized black market where monthly subscription-based cheats are available.

How does BGMI’s Anti-Cheat System work?

BGMI’s anti-cheat system employs a multi-layer approach. It’s not a single software, but a combination of several technologies.

1. Real-Time Monitoring (During Game)
   While you’re playing, monitoring occurs at both the server-side and client-side levels. Player aim patterns, movement speed, headshot ratio everything is tracked. If any value goes outside normal human limits, it’s flagged.
2. Memory & Process Scanning
   Anti-cheat software scans the game as well as the device’s RAM and running processes. If any unauthorized process is reading or modifying game memory, it’s detected.
3. Statistical Behavioral Analysis (AI-Powered)
   The use of AI has increased since Anti-Cheat 4.0. Machine learning models analyze data from millions of games to understand patterns of “normal” and “suspicious” behavior. A genuine player is statistically significantly different from a cheater.
4. Game File Integrity Check
   Modifying BGMI’s APK and OBB files is a common cheating method. The anti-cheat system checks file integrity before and during gameplay.
5. Manual Review of Player Reports
   Community reports are not ignored. Krafton’s security team manually reviews accounts with high-volume reports, especially those for top-ranked players.
6. Off-Match Monitoring
   A new feature of Anti-Cheat 4.0 is that it monitors suspicious activities not just within matches, but also outside of the game such as installing or running cheat software.

BGMI is a mobile game, so its anti-cheat can’t take as aggressive kernel-level access as PC games (like Valorant’s Vanguard). Android/iOS’s OS-level restrictions limit this, that’s a big limitation.

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What Cheats Are Detected in BGMI?

According to Krafton’s Anti-Cheat 4.0 report from August 2025, these cheats were detected the most:

Some cheaters pay ₹500–₹5,000 per month to use subscription-based premium cheats designed to bypass active anti-cheat. When Krafton blocks a method, these vendors update with a new method.

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What is Anti-Cheat 4.0?

Anti-Cheat 4.0 is Krafton’s latest and most advanced cheater-detection framework, which rolled out in 2025. It is considered a significant upgrade from previous versions.

• 2021 – Launch
  Basic Anti-Cheat System
  BGMI launches with a basic ban system. Real-time account banning. Over 300,000 accounts banned in the first few months.
• 2022 – Device Ban
  Device-Level Ban System
  Not just accounts, but entire devices banned. Cheating by creating a new account has become more difficult. 200,000 accounts banned in January 2022.
• 2022 – Ban (India)
  BGMI Ban by Indian Govt.
  BGMI banned in India due to data privacy concerns. Cheating problem temporarily sidelined.
• 2023 – Re-launch
  BGMI Returns with New Commitments
  Krafton re-launches the game with anti-cheat improvements. Data storage shifted to India.
• 2024 – BMPS Scandal
  Ignite Gaming Ban
  BMPS 2024 cheating scandal. Ignite Gaming permanently banned from the tournament. Anti-cheat limitations exposed again.
• 2025 – Anti-Cheat 4.0
  AI-Powered Detection Framework
  432,000+ accounts banned in August 2025 (24.8% more than July). Off-match monitoring, real-time reporting confirmation, expanded detection list.

What’s new in Anti-Cheat 4.0?

Key features of Anti-Cheat 4.0 include: AI-based behavioral analysis that automatically distinguishes suspicious gameplay from normal gameplay; off-match monitoring that tracks device activity even when the game is closed; real-time reporting confirmation that provides immediate acknowledgment to players upon reporting; an expanded detection list that includes new cheats like ammo tracking and beauty hacks; and enhanced leaderboard monitoring that gives top rankings extra scrutiny.

How do Ban Waves work in BGMI?

Many players assume that reporting a cheater will result in a ban – this isn’t the case. Ban waves are a planned and systematic process.

1. Data Collection Phase
   The anti-cheat system flags suspicious accounts but doesn’t ban them immediately. This phase can last from days to weeks. This keeps cheaters from knowing they’ve been detected.
2. Verification & Review
   Flagged accounts are verified by both an automated system and manual review. Multiple checks are performed to avoid false positives (wrongful bans of genuine players).
3. Batch Ban Execution
   Thousands or millions of accounts are banned simultaneously. This is called a “ban wave.” This prevents cheaters from knowing which specific action led to their ban.
4. Issuing Public Reports
   Krafton posts ban statistics monthly or weekly on its official website and Discord. The reasons for bans and the number of bans are shared.

Why isn’t the ban instantaneous?

If Krafton were to ban every cheater in real-time, cheat developers would immediately see that their method was detected and create new ones. Delayed ban waves cause more disruption to the cheat ecosystem.

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Why are big cheaters not banned?

It’s a big question in the community why the top 100, top 1% cheaters continue to play so openly. There are a few reasons for this. Premium cheats are so sophisticated that they’re specially designed to avoid automated detection.

Top-ranked players are at greater risk of false bans because their stats are genuinely outliers. And in some cases, investigation and proof gathering take time.

“There are hundreds if not thousands of cheaters, especially in the top 1% and let’s just not talk about top 100… The root cause is BGMI devs and anti-cheat itself.”- BGMI Community Member

What is FairPlay Shield App?

The FairPlay Shield App is a revolutionary initiative from Krafton India Esports specifically designed for esports tournaments. It has been implemented from BGIS 2026.

This app is available on both Android and iOS. Every team participating in BGIS 2026 is required to install this app. This ensures that no one uses secondary devices, no one uses emulators, and no one plays on behalf of another.

This is a big step forward. Previously, it was impossible to verify the true identity of players in online tournaments. FairPlay Shield addresses this gap, although it’s not yet applicable in casual/ranked gameplay.

Player Reporting System: Does it work?

BGMI has an in-game reporting feature that’s been compared to the “Ban Pan” system. But is it actually effective?

How to Report?

In-game reporting requires going to a suspicious player’s profile in a match and pressing the “Report” button. Reporting can also be done via email to Customer Service. Suspicious YouTube channels and cheating promotions can also be reported from the Lobby Settings > Basic > Customer Service option.

What’s new in Anti-Cheat 4.0?

A significant improvement with Anti-Cheat 4.0 is that when you report a suspicious player, you now receive real-time confirmation. Previously, reporting didn’t reveal whether any action was taken.

Limitation

Players are frustrated by the constant reappearance of cheaters after they report them. The anti-cheat system receives a “hint” from reports, indicating that an account is suspicious, rather than being banned solely by the reports themselves. The final decision depends on anti-cheat analysis.

BGMI vs PUBG PC: Anti-Cheat Comparison

Many players say that cheating isn’t as prevalent in PUBG PC as it is in BGMI. Is this true, and why?

PUBG PC updated its kernel-level anti-cheat in 2025, detecting suspicious activity at the OS level and enforcing real-time bans. BGMI, being mobile, cannot do this, which is the most fundamental difference.

There is another difference between BGMI and PUBG Mobile that the community often discusses: anti-cheat is considered more effective in PUBG Mobile (Tencent) and Game of Peace (China). This difference in Kraft-on’s BGMI is also because BGMI is specifically for India and the cheat ecosystem here is different.

BGIS 2026 Ban Report – Analysis (February 2026)

Krafton released information on the latest BGIS 2026 enforcement actions around February 21, 2026. Here’s a complete analysis.

4 Teams Disqualified on February 18, 2026:

Aaravos x GRIM Ravager, Only Pain, and Hyper Esports were permanently banned after being confirmed as cheating. Team Virtual and Alive Again Esports were disqualified for documentation violations.

Is Krafton improving?

BGIS 2026’s enforcement actions appear to be more structured and transparent than in previous years. These are positive signs. But there are also some concerns.

Positively, the disqualification of 19+ teams shows that Krafton is serious. The use of the FairPlay Shield App is improving tournament integrity. Publicly announcing rule violations increases transparency.

Worryingly, repeated violations indicate that deterrence is not enough. UC scam cases like the CZAR Esports one show that problems are multidimensional, not just in-game cheating. The same strictness is not seen when it comes to cheating in casual/ranked gameplay.

47 esports teams were also disqualified for bribery at BGIS 2024. This means that bribery is a recurring problem that will be solved not by anti-cheat software, but by strict tournament oversight.

Community demands that are justified

The community wants Krafton to have a dedicated rapid response team that monitors the top 100 leaderboards in real time. Taking inspiration from PUBG PC’s 2025 kernel-level security approach, mobile should have as much deep monitoring as possible.

The appeal process for false bans should be made faster and transparent. Legal action should be taken against cheat sellers. And casual ranked gameplay should also be subject to esports-like strictness.

Final Word

BGMI is India’s most popular mobile game. Krafton has a responsibility to ensure a fair experience for those who have been playing it for seven years. Anti-Cheat 4.0 and BGIS 2026’s FairPlay Shield are a good start, but the ranked gameplay cheating ecosystem is still an unfinished battle.

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