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[โ€“] tiddy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Having to support one type of device allows for a lot more optimisation than supporting thousands

[โ€“] addie@feddit.uk 0 points 1 month ago

Android has a massive built-in library of supporting functions that abstracts away most of the differences between devices, including support libraries for older versions of Android, and Flappy Bird is almost the "hello world" of gamws writing.