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UTILITY APPS
                 These apps are also known as productivity apps. They help us to complete

                 the  tasks  like  organising  our day-to-day  tasks.  They provide  us tools  to
                 perform various  tasks  like  calculating  numbers, scanning  pages,  sharing
                 files, etc. Examples of productivity apps are: Calculator, AVG Cleaner, etc.


                 ENTERTAINMENT APPS
                 These apps are designed to entertain the users and their main focus is to
                 keep users busy. They are helpful to fill our time and keep users engaged.
                 Examples of entertainment apps are: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Google

                 Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Kindle, etc.

                 GAMING APPS

                 These apps shared more than 24% area of the app store. They help users
                 improve  their  cognitive  skills and focus  if used  correctly  within  a time
                 constraint.  Examples  of gaming  apps  are:  Subway  Surfers, Sudoku,

                 Trivia Crack, etc.

                 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 audio. These apps also allow us to see the face of the
                 person to whom we are talking. Examples of communication apps are:
                 Skype, Google Chat, FaceTime, etc.


                 E-COMMERCE APPS

                 E-commerce means to buy or sell products on online services over
                 the Internet. E-commerce apps allow us to buy or sell products
                 while sitting at home or any other place.

                 Examples of E-commerce apps are Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, Blinkit, etc.






                                                                                                       Life Skills & Values
                                                          Self Reflection

                    Your parents gifted you a brand-new smartphone for your birthday. They advised you to install
                                                          Self Reflection
                    some educational apps to learn new things. Recently, you have been spending a lot of time playing
                    games on it instead. Do you think there is nothing wrong with using the smartphone only for playing
                    games?







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