Android 13, 12, 11 and extra

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

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

Google added the newest 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 area. Accessing it’s the identical because it has been for the previous few years.

1. Open Settings and discover ‘About Telephone’
2. Scroll down to search out ‘Android Model’ and faucet that
3. Repeatedly faucet ‘Android Model’ on the subsequent display
4. It’s going to 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, steadily growing in depth as the celebrities begin streaking previous. After just a few seconds it’s going to load the mini recreation the place you see a small spacecraft in the course of area, with knowledge within the high left and backside left corners. You will see co-ordinates, thrust ranges and velocity.

By lengthy urgent and dragging in several instructions you may management the little rocket ship, and the intention – so far as we are able to inform – is to get to 0,0 within the co-ordinates, the place you will fly by the center of a star. It’s going to flip the display shiny yellow. And that is it.

Android 13 easter egg

This easter egg is similar to the one present in Android 12. It incorporates a clock, which you rotate with a view to get to the easter egg: all of the emoji! Here is methods to do it:

1. Open Settings, discover ‘About Telephone’
2. Now scroll right down to ‘Android Model’, faucet that
3. Rapidly and repeatedly faucet ‘Android Model’ on the subsequent display
4. You need to now see a clock, flip the arms 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 may simply long-press once more, and it will change. There’s one other a part of the easter egg too, similar to Android 12, and includes color playing cards or ‘Paint Chips’. Here is methods to get to these:

1. Lengthy press your private home 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 private home display
4. Resize it as desired

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

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 if you transfer the arms to 12 o’clock you get the Android 12 display. Here is methods to 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 arms till they’re within the 12 o’clock place
5. Now the Android 12 display seems

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’ emblem, after which an extra 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 under, to start with:

1. Open settings then go to ‘About Telephone’
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 reaches its most
6. Do it 3 times 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 fits ‘all the best way to 11’, ergo, it is louder than ones that go to 10.

Now what you have to do is add one thing known as “Cat Controls” to your shortcuts within the energy menu. So, press and maintain the facility button to get to the controls display.

1. Faucet the three dots subsequent to ‘Residence’
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 out 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 ‘Residence’ and selected ‘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 accomplished that, you play the ready recreation and finally, you will 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 known 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 on “Android 10” repeatedly till an enormous Android 10 emblem web page opens.
3. These parts can all be dragged across the web page, however if you happen to 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 emblem – when it is in the best place it is going to snap into place
5. Faucet on the Q emblem just a few extra instances and you will open the nonogram recreation.

A nonogram is a recreation the place you fill in squares on a grid primarily based on the information to the aspect. Right here you will have numbers on the aspect that let you know what to place the place. It does not fairly match the display so that you may need to rotate your cellphone to see each axes. You will then be capable of draw footage of – look ahead to it – Android system icons. Yep, it is no flappy hen, that is for positive.

Android P easter egg

The Android P easter egg is accessed in the identical manner as different Android easter eggs, utilizing steps 1 and a couple of above. That opens a brightly colored P emblem. Rotating the cellphone a bit unlocks this so it is going to flash and alter colors. However there is a additional step for Pixel homeowners. Should you faucet on the P just a few extra instances, you will undergo to a drawing app, so you may 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 Telephone”, faucet that and discover “Android model”. Should you press this feature a number of instances repeatedly, you will get to a display displaying the Android O emblem in your wallpaper.

Repeatedly faucet the “O” just a few instances then press and maintain on it and also you now you need to see a black octopus onscreen. Now you can drag the octopus across the display, decide 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 rather 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”. You need 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 private home button after which drag down the fast 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, Rooster and Deal with. Choose one, then proceed utilizing your cellphone as regular, and wait.

When it does work, you will 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 to all of your social media accounts like each different loopy cat proprietor. Finally, you will get a notification telling you {that a} cat has snagged one of many treats. But it surely does not all the time work, which is sort of the purpose of the sport. It’s a must to hold making an attempt, 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 known as Flappy Hen hit the world of cell apps. It was massively well-liked 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 > about 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 working.