Android Lollipop contains Flappy Bird Easter egg!

With each new version of Android comes a new "Easter egg" animation hidden away in the Settings app. In KitKat it was the dessert tray animation. In the Android L preview it was a reference to the obscure "webdriver torso" YouTube mystery. For the latest version of Lollipop (or at least as we see it in the latest October developer preview) Google's taken things a step further. There's a fully-featured clone of the Flappy Bird game hiding behind the Android version number under Settings > About phone.
Tap a bunch of times on the Android version numbers, then long-press one the giant lollipop that appears to launch into the game. We don't yet know if anything special happens if you progress past a certain point — we've only just managed two points so far. Either way, it's a worthy addition to Google's long line of Android easter eggs.
Check out our video down below!
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what happen to hangouts ? Posted via Android Central App
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The App? It's still there. They just also now have another stock Messaging app.
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They should list this as a feature of lollipop.
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Now Google is infected with flappy madness. Posted via Android Central App
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Almost everybody was infected once!
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That is awesome! Posted via Android Central App
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Good Lord.
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Alex, at least you scored two more points than me. Congrats!
The Easter egg's are always delightful and I"m glad to see that tradition continue in Lollipop. -
I still see people listing their Flappy Bird phones on Clist for $2000+....makes the $650 for the N6 seem like a steal lol! I play with my food
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Do the they sell though? Brb, buying moto Gs and installing the APK... Posted via Android Central App
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That's just iPhones Posted via Nexus 7 2013 or verizon Galaxy S5 or maybe one day through my moto 360
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I saw a cheap samsung being sold for $3000 on ebay just there now. 6 watchers on it.
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my problem with a 650 dollar 32 gig 32bit is one, will it be useless next year when 64 bit is required, and why not get the 64 gig for the extra $50
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DOPE!
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Flappy Droid.
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You are very bad playing flappy droid!
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Flappy Droid is way, way harder than the original flappy bird , in flappy bird I could score 170 points, in this game I could only score 4 points at max, I usually can't even pass 0 point , :D
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I have seem people complaining about it, they say its harder too. Cant wait for my Droid Ultra to get Loli update.
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My high score is 13 :D
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Not Flappy Bird! Anything but that! :'(
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Wohoo! Proper easter eggs! Software needs more of this. Seriously.
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I usually try to keep a(relatively) civil tongue in my head on here, but... Fuck you Google! Posted via Android Central App
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Why?
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Because it sucks, and I hate it. (Because it sucks.) Posted via Android Central App
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WOW! You suck in playing Flappy bird!
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I like Easter Eggs...but what's a Flappy Bird? |-8 Posted via Serenity
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Hey guys I made a quick review on Android Lollipop running on a Nexus 5 and a how-to http://youtu.be/IXK2D9fNQ5o
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The video is private...
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Hey guys I made a quick review on Android Lollipop running on a Nexus 5 and a how-to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-WQM6xOyqQ try again xD
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just read the headline. realized Android just jumped the shark. all down hill from here guys.
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Hey guys I made a quick review on Android Lollipop running on a Nexus 5 and a how-to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-WQM6xOyqQ
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Bloatware
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Hey guys I made a quick review on Android Lollipop running on a Nexus 5 and a how-to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-WQM6xOyqQ
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Don't get spammy, it's making you look like a douche. Posted via Android Central App
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fo real
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I just came here to find out if anyone's made a video review of Android Lollipop.
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Game and app free for android, try: http://www.androidgamenet.com/
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I think this is the best easter egg yet! :D
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My High-score is 13 :D
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Look at my profile image
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My high score is 17.
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this game so crazy... i like this game http://mostwareupdate.blogspot.com/
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I was disappointed to find this. I saw the lollipop so I started to rub my finger on the lollipop 3 times to see if it opened up like a Tootsie Pop or an Owl popped out, but no,..... Flappy Bird came on :(
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