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TL;DR
- Android 17 features a secret “Landroid” screensaver inspired by the system’s space-themed Easter egg.
- To see the option, you must first complete the Android 17 star puzzle and long press the logo to launch the Landroid game.
- You can bypass some manual steps by using the Activity Launcher to trigger a Landroid game activity directly, so you may want to check out the new Landroid screensaver as an option.
Android 17 beta 4 finally arrived with Android 17’s Easter eggs, but that’s not all Google has for us. Google has hidden another Easter egg in the software, and to activate it you’ll need to have already activated Android 17’s Easter egg.
How to Activate Landroid Screensaver on Android 17
This “Landroid” screensaver can be activated by going to Settings > Display > ScreensaverBut the option doesn’t appear until you activate Android 17’s Easter egg by going for the first time Settings > About phone And tap “Android Version” ten times. Once you’re inside, you have to connect the stars to reveal the Android 17 logo. Then, you have to long press the Android 17 logo to launch the Landroid Space game.
I can confirm that this Easter egg screensaver is present not only on the QPR1 beta 1 release, but also on Android 17 beta 4 (the release before the QPR beta).
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If you are too lazy to display the screensaver Easter egg by activating Android 17 Easter egg, you can also use activity launcher To directly start the Landroid Space game (com.android.egg.landroid.MainActivity). Landroid will then appear as a screensaver option.
Since this new Easter egg is a screensaver after all, you’ll need to enable the screensaver to see it in action. When enabled, you can set the screensaver to display while you’re charging or while it’s charging, and limit any options to wireless charging. I generally find screensavers quite distracting, so I disabled the option once the novelty wore off, but it’s still a pretty cool Easter egg to see.
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