Chapter 11

Playing Games

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Perusing the games available on the Play Store

Bullet Downloading games to your phone

Bullet Keeping track of what you’ve downloaded

Bullet Providing feedback

Games are the most popular kind of download for smartphones of all kinds. In spite of the focus on business productivity, socializing, and making your life simpler, games outpace all other app downloads. To this point, the electronic gaming industry has larger revenues than the movie industry — and has for several years!

We could have a lively and intellectually stimulating debate on the merits of games versus applications. For the purposes of this book, the differences between games and apps are as follows:

  • If a person likes a game, he or she tends to play it for a while, maybe for a few weeks or even months, and then stops using it. A person who likes an app tends to keep on using it.
  • Games tend to use more of the graphical capabilities of your phone.
  • People who use their phones for games tend to like to try a wide range of games.

The fact of the matter is that your Samsung Galaxy S21, with its large ...

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