Android 13, 12, 11 and extra

With every new model of Android, Google provides one thing of somewhat recreation – or Easter Egg – hidden inside the settings. With a couple of swipes and faucets, yow will discover it if you know the way.

The method is broadly related on current variations of Android, however there’s often one thing to journey you up. Here is how one can entry these Easter Eggs and what to anticipate.

Google added the most recent Easter Egg – for Android 14 – within the final beta replace earlier than the final version of Android 14

Android 14 Easter Egg

For Android 14, Google modified issues up a bit and has created a enjoyable mini-game involving a small spacecraft flying about in house. Accessing it’s the similar because it has been for the previous few years.

1. Open Settings and discover ‘About Cellphone’.
2. Scroll down to seek out ‘Android Model’ and faucet that.
3. Repeatedly faucet ‘Android Model’ on the following display.
4. It will load an area company graphic on a background of stars.
5. Press and maintain the brand within the center.

As you press and maintain the brand, it’s going to begin vibrating, progressively growing in depth as the celebs begin streaking previous. After a couple of seconds, it’s going to load the mini-game the place you see a small spacecraft in the midst of house, with information within the prime left and backside left corners. You will see coordinates, thrust ranges and velocity.

By lengthy urgent and dragging in several instructions, you’ll be able to management the little rocket ship, and the goal – so far as we are able to inform – is to get to 0,0 within the coordinates, the place you may fly by the center of a star. It will flip the display brilliant yellow. And that is it.

Android 13 Easter egg

This Easter egg is similar to the one present in Android 12. It contains a clock, which you rotate so as to get to the Easter egg: all of the emoji! Here is how one can do it:

1. Open Settings, discover ‘About Cellphone’.
2. Now scroll all the way down to ‘Android Model’, faucet that.
3. Shortly and repeatedly faucet ‘Android Model’ on the following display.
4. It’s best to now see a clock; flip the fingers till it hits 1 o’clock.
5. Your display will fill with vibrant blobs of assorted sizes.
6. Lengthy press on any a part of the show, and the blobs remodel into emoji.

If you wish to change the emoji set, you’ll be able to simply long-press once more, and it will change. There’s one other a part of the Easter egg too, identical to Android 12, and entails color playing cards or ‘Paint Chips’. Here is how one can get to these:

1. Lengthy press your property display wallpaper.
2. Choose ‘Widgets’ from the pop-up menu.
3. Faucet ‘Android S Widget’ after which drag and drop the ‘Paint Chip’ widget to your property display.
4. Resize it as desired.

As you resize the widget, you may fill the display with extra completely different colored mini playing cards. Nonetheless, should you faucet on the widget, it’s going to launch the full-screen multi-shade card view. You may faucet on any particular person colored card after which share that with a contact by any signifies that seems within the sharing shade.

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Android 12 Easter egg

Identical to just about each different Android Easter egg, the 2021 version requires you to enter your settings and discover the ‘about cellphone’ display, then repeatedly faucet on the software program model. When profitable, you get an on-screen clock, and while you transfer the fingers to 12 o’clock, you get the Android 12 display. Here is how one can get to it:

1. Open Settings.
2. Faucet ‘About cellphone’ then ‘Software program model’.
3. Repeatedly faucet ‘Android model’ till you see a clock.
4. Transfer the fingers till they’re within the 12 o’clock place.
5. Now, the Android 12 display seems.

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Android 11 Easter egg

There have been two elements to the Easter egg on this model of Android, much like the way it’s been previously. You had the method to get you to the hidden ’11’ brand after which an additional course of to get you to a playable recreation. In Android 11, we noticed the return of the Neko Cat that first appeared in Android Nougat.

Observe the steps beneath to start with:

1. Open settings, then go to ‘About Cellphone.’
2. Faucet ‘Android Model’ to open up a brand new display.
3. Now repeatedly faucet on the ‘Android model’ on this display.
4. A quantity dial graphic will seem.
5. Flip the dial clockwise till it reaches its most.
6. Do it thrice, and you will see a brand new ’11’ most seems, and a tiny pop-up cat emoji will seem on the backside of the display.

It’s – in fact – a homage to the well-known clip within the Spinal Faucet mockumentary the place the lead guitarist exhibits off his amp, which matches ‘all the best way to 11’; ergo, it is louder than ones that go to 10.

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Now, what it’s essential do is add one thing referred to as “Cat Controls” to your shortcuts within the energy menu. So, press and maintain the ability button to get to the controls display.

1. Faucet the three dots subsequent to ‘Dwelling’.
2. Select ‘Add controls’.
3. Now discover and choose ‘See different apps’ on the backside of the display.
4. Select ‘Cat controls’.
5. Now faucet the checkbox to pick the water bubbler, meals bowl and toy.

To get to these cat controls to play the sport, you return to your energy menu display and, faucet on the down arrow subsequent to ‘Dwelling’ and select ‘Cat Controls’ from the drop-down menu.

To play, you swipe throughout the water bubble to fill that, faucet the meals bowl or faucet the toy, and so they’ll entice a digital cat.

As soon as you’ve got performed that, you play the ready recreation, and ultimately, you may get a notification to say {that a} cat has arrived, full with its personal cat quantity.

Android 10 Easter egg

Android 10‘s course of begins precisely the identical as different Android Easter eggs. Do not forget that Android 10 was beforehand referred to as Android Q as a result of that is the place that is going.

1. Head into settings > about cellphone > Android model.
2. Click on on the Android model to open that web page, then faucet on ‘Android 10’ repeatedly till a giant Android 10 brand web page opens.
3. These parts can all be dragged across the web page, however should you faucet on them, they rotate, press and maintain, and so they begin to spin.
4. Rotate and drag the 1 into the 0 to make the Q brand – when it is in the proper place, it’s going to snap into place.
5. Faucet on the Q brand a couple of extra occasions, and you will open the nonogram recreation.

A nonogram is a recreation the place you fill in squares on a grid based mostly on the information to the aspect. Right here, you may have numbers on the aspect that inform you what to place the place. It would not fairly match the display, so that you may need to rotate your cellphone to see each axes. You will then have the ability to draw footage of – watch for it – Android system icons. Yep, it is no flappy hen, that is for certain.

Android P Easter egg

The Android P Easter egg is accessed in the identical means as different Android Easter eggs, utilizing steps 1 and a couple of above. That opens a brightly colored P brand. Rotating the cellphone somewhat unlocks this so that it’s going to flash and alter colors. However there is a additional step for Pixel house owners. In case you faucet on the P a couple of extra occasions, you may undergo to a drawing app so you’ll be able to scribble some doodles. Why? Good query.

Android O “Oreo” easter egg

Your first step, as already talked about head to the settings menu, scroll all the best way down till you attain “About Cellphone”, faucet that and discover “Android model”. In case you press this selection a number of occasions repeatedly, you may get to a display displaying the Android O brand in your wallpaper.

Repeatedly faucet the “O” a couple of occasions, then press and maintain on to it, and also you now you need to now see a black octopus on-screen. Now you can drag the octopus across the display, choose it up, drop it, and fiddle with it.

Android N “Nougat” Easter egg

You may get to the Nougat Easter egg in a lot the identical as Oreo, however the precise recreation is way more concerned. Activate the Easter egg as regular by going into your settings > About cellphone > Android model. Repeatedly faucet on the Android Model tab till the “N” seems on the display.

Swipe down from the highest of the display to disclose your fast settings toggles and hit “edit”. It’s best to now see a cat face icon with the label, “???? Android Easter egg”. Drag and drop this icon to the primary fast settings choices and place it the place you need it. Now, the enjoyable can start.

Hit your property button after which drag down the short settings shade from the highest of the display once more. This time, you need to see an “empty plate” choice. Faucet it, and you will see an overlay with 4 meals decisions: Bits, Fish, Hen and Deal with. Choose one, then proceed utilizing your cellphone as regular, and wait.

When it does work, you may get a notification saying, “A cat is right here,” with the variety of the cat listed beneath. Tapping on the notification reveals a brand new display with a cat icon, which you faucet as soon as to rename or long-press to disclose sharing choices. It can save you a full-resolution model of the cat’s image to your system or share it on all of your social media accounts like each different loopy cat proprietor. Ultimately, you may get a notification telling you {that a} cat has snagged one of many treats. Nevertheless it would not at all times work, which is form of the purpose of the sport. It’s important to maintain attempting, utilizing completely different treats to bait a cat.

Android M “Marshmallow”/Android L “Lollipop” Easter eggs

Proper earlier than Android L was launched, an enormous hit recreation referred to as Flappy Chicken hit the world of cellular apps. It was massively standard till the developer pulled it. Nonetheless, it was round lengthy sufficient to encourage Google’s Android Easter eggs.

In these two variations of the Android OS, go to settings > concerning the cellphone, and repeatedly faucet on “Android model” the identical because the others. Now, repeatedly faucet and long-press on the brand that seems. Now, a mini-game ought to load. Within the recreation, the thought is to faucet the display to assist your Android Robotic keep away from getting caught on lollipops or marshmallows, relying on which model of the working system you are operating.