Android 13’s Easter egg is a delightful kaleidoscope of emoji

In the midst of an otherwise unremarkable new build ofAndroid's 13 developerBeta, 9to5Google uncovered something fun. The hidden feature builds on the colorful splash screen from the previous year. There's a lot of things.

The way it works in the current version (13.3) is similar to last year's version, where you can start the Easter egg by going to settings and then tap the Android version three times quickly. Move the hands to 1 o'clock and you'll see a colorful array of spots representing Material You's customization.

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There is a difference between last year and this year: long press one of the spots, and they will all turn into a picture of a person. It's possible to cycle through screens with different themes like sea creatures, cats, and moon phases. There are so many things to say. There is a grid of user-selectable emoji in the lock screen of the new version of the operating system. Right now, it's emi wallpaper.

The practical part of the Easter egg from last year is still there. You will have a new home screen option if you find the easter egg. Material You will reveal color swatches for the various system colors the phone is using based on your wallpaper, so they can be saved or shared, if you add it to your home screen. It's useful? I agree. There is a screen full of cat reactions. It's not possible.