Is the app for playing only? I bought this couple of days ago to view games on KGS while out eating or something like that. I was surprised to find only playing option was available.

No, I only use it for viewing or chatting. It's not too hard to find the list of games. Swiping to get to chat rooms was a bit more difficult to figure out.

Some info here...
http://www.gokgs.com/help/androidInfo.html

I can swipe to get to the chat window from

play, open, record tabs. But, none allow you to get a list of active games to view from.







Found it under menu.