5 reasons you shouldn't be playing Pokémon Go
Fun is not what this game is all about
Fun is not what this game is all about and you should read these reasons to change your mind. PHOTO: AFP
Pokémon Go has undoubtedly taken the cellphone game sensation to another level with apparently every single user jumping on the bandwagon to play it.
But fun is not this game is all about. There are various reasons suggesting the users not get hooked onto Pokémon Go:
1. Hackers might get control of your device
Android phones use an APK file to execute the application in your devices. Now, this file can be used by hackers to get inside your cellphone.
Hackers must have already been trying to get their hands on the APK file to transform it into a malware application and know every move you make afterwards.
This can be dealt with if the users download the game only from the Playstore.
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2. Threat to privacy
The Pokémon Go game app when installed in your device gets access of your GPS, and in iPhones, it can even give full access of your Google accounts.
Although developers say they have taken care of that issue, threats still loom as the game has already lured the hackers.
3. Battery drain
Pokémon Go uses your camera and GPS to let you play the game but this comes at a terrific price. It drains your battery when you get addicted to it and keep on playing it.
4. It is dangerous
Have you not already pondered that you can play the game while driving and catch them all? Although the idea seems quite fascinating, but it is dangerous and riskier.
5. The game is costly
The game you might have been playing for long now was never free. Have you checked your mobile data plan and get to know how much data packets you have exhausted which you will be billed for?
But fun is not this game is all about. There are various reasons suggesting the users not get hooked onto Pokémon Go:
1. Hackers might get control of your device
Android phones use an APK file to execute the application in your devices. Now, this file can be used by hackers to get inside your cellphone.
Hackers must have already been trying to get their hands on the APK file to transform it into a malware application and know every move you make afterwards.
This can be dealt with if the users download the game only from the Playstore.
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2. Threat to privacy
The Pokémon Go game app when installed in your device gets access of your GPS, and in iPhones, it can even give full access of your Google accounts.
Although developers say they have taken care of that issue, threats still loom as the game has already lured the hackers.
3. Battery drain
Pokémon Go uses your camera and GPS to let you play the game but this comes at a terrific price. It drains your battery when you get addicted to it and keep on playing it.
4. It is dangerous
Have you not already pondered that you can play the game while driving and catch them all? Although the idea seems quite fascinating, but it is dangerous and riskier.
5. The game is costly
The game you might have been playing for long now was never free. Have you checked your mobile data plan and get to know how much data packets you have exhausted which you will be billed for?