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Social Networking Apps


                  Social networking apps allow us to connect with friends and family members. The main motive of
                  these apps is to keep track on life of your friends, family and some other people whom you do not
                  meet regularly. By using social networking apps, you can share your personal and professional views,
                  photos, and videos. Some people also use these apps to expand their business and spread their
                  products all over the world.
                  The most commonly used social networking apps are Facebook, LinkedIn,

                  and WhatsApp.

                       Communication Apps

                  Communication apps allow us to communicate with each other by sending and receiving messages,
                  information, and opinion in the form of texts, videos, and audios. These apps also allow us to see the
                  face of the person whom you are talking.
                  The  most  commonly  used  communication  apps  Skype, Messenger,
                  and FaceTime.


                       E-Commerce Apps

                  E-commerce means to buy or sell products on an online service over the Internet. E-commerce apps
                  allow us to buy or sell products while sitting at home or any other place.
                  Amazon is the leading  online marketplace  which  provides  an excellent
                  shopping experience to their users. Some other examples of the E-commerce

                  apps are Paytm and Blinkit.

                         DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE APP


                  As you already know that an app is a software program. Hence, to use any app, you need to first
                  install it on your mobile device. As we have already learned, Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App
                  store are the most commonly used app stores. Among these two, Google’s Play Store is more popular
                  due to the huge market of Android devices give a space before.
                  So we are taking an example of an Android device to install an
                  app from the Google’s Play Store.

                  To download and install an app on an Android device, perform
                  the following steps:
                  Step 1:   Tap on the Play Store icon of your Android mobile. The
                          home screen of the Google’s Play Store appears.
                  Step 2:   Type the name of the app or related keyword in the
                          Search for apps & games box at the top. In our case,
                          we have typed the learning english grammar keyword.
                          A list of related apps appears.

                                                                                         Opening Google Play Store

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