App Permissions in Mobile Games: What Games Ask For and Why
Location, microphone, contacts, notifications, tracking: which permissions games legitimately need, how to review them, and how to say no without breaking the game.
Accounts & Safety
Protecting game accounts, avoiding scams and fake downloads, and understanding app permissions and privacy.
A game account can hold years of progress and real money in purchases, which makes it a target for scams. Fake giveaways, phishing links and modified app files are common ways players lose accounts or install malware.
The guides in this topic explain how to secure an account, how to recognise common scams, why downloading games from outside official stores is risky, and what app permissions actually allow.
Guides in this topic
Modded APKs and Unofficial Downloads: Why the Risk Is Not Worth It
Modified game files promise unlimited currency or unlocked content. Why installing games from outside official stores puts your device, data and accounts at risk.
Common Mobile Game Scams and How to Spot Them
Free currency generators, fake giveaways, phishing logins and too-good-to-be-true trades. How the most common game scams work and the warning signs to watch for.
Securing Your Game Accounts: Passwords, Two-Step Verification and Recovery
Game accounts hold years of progress and real purchases. Simple steps to protect them, and what to do if you think an account has been taken over.