Android is one of the biggest operating systems within the smartphone industry, allowing users to browse the web, connect with friends, family, and the wider world, and play games. Gaming on Android smartphones, in particular, has seen huge growth since the first Android smartphone launched in 2008, but how has gaming on mobile devices changed?
Mobile Gaming: The Early Days
Gaming has always been closely connected to mobiles, with older Nokia phones playing rudimentary but fun games like Snake. After years of these basic games, the mobile industry was shaken with the launch of the iPhone and first Android mobile the HTC Dream along with each operating system’s relevant app store which allowed users to download and install various applications.
This eventually included games and Rovio Entertainment’s Angry Birds, which released on iOS in 2009 and on Android in 2010, was one of the…
