Android 13’s Easter egg is a delightful kaleidoscope of emoji
by Allison Johnson from The Verge - All Posts on (#60W0X)
Emoji as far as the eye can see. In the midst of an otherwise unremarkable new build of Android's 13 developer beta, 9to5Google uncovered something fun: our annual Android Easter egg. This year's hidden feature builds on the colorful splash screen from Android 12, this time filling it with emoji. Like, a lot of emoji.
The way it functions in the current beta version (13.3) is much like last year - start the Easter egg by going to Settings > About phone > Android version, then tap the Android version three times rapidly. This reveals an analog clock widget; move the hands to 1 o'clock (that's 13:00 in military time - get it?), and you'll see a colorful array of spots pop up representing Material You's customizable color theming.
Here's where it differs from last year:...