The Android operating system is gaining more and more traction in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, with a corresponding boom in the apps available for it. Owners of Android phones and other device have plenty of apps to choose from, especially when it comes to games such as poker and other popular pursuits.
Poker is well suited for phones and tablets, as it’s easy enough to play poker for a few hands when you have some spare time, without getting too entangled in a long, drawn-out game. If you’re looking to sharpen up your poker skills or for utility apps for things like calculating odds or managing tournament clocks for your home game, you’ll find those as well as plenty of apps that let you compete against a wide range of opponents.
As far as your choices for poker game apps, they primarily fall into to categories: single-player and multi-player apps. Single-player apps pit you against computer opponents, often letting you play in different settings. Multi-player games are much more like online poker games, as you’ll be competing against other real players from around the world. Which to choose largely boils down to personal taste, but with many free apps on the market you can also download and play multiple apps, as far as trying them out before finding your favorite.
Most apps currently available only support play for free money, but major online poker room Full Tilt has recently released a mobil app for Android devices that let users play for real money on its Rush Poker tables, so the tide may be shifting as far as Android apps that let you play poker for real money. Some sites have resisted offering mobile versions for real money play due to security concerns, but that attitude may quickly shift as competing sites release mobile apps and potentially lure customers to their sites.
