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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 Activity Launcher to trigger the Landroid game activity directly, so you can see the new Landroid screensaver as an option.
Android 17 Beta 4 finally brought along Android 17’s Easter egg, but that’s not all that Google has in store for us. Google has hidden another Easter egg in the software, and activating it requires you to have already activated Android 17‘s Easter egg.
YouTuber In Depth Tech Reviews spotted a new Android 17-specific screensaver on Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1, released this week.
How to activate the Landroid screensaver on Android 17 This “Landroid” screensaver can be activated by going to Settings > Display > Screensaver, but the option doesn’t appear until you’ve first activated Android 17’s Easter egg by going to Settings > About phone and tapping “Android Version” ten times. Once you’re in, you’ll need to connect the stars to make Android 17’s logo appear. Then, you have to long-press the Android 17 logo to launch the Landroid space game.
I can confirm that this Easter egg screensaver not only exists on the QPR1 Beta 1 release, but also on Android 17 Beta 4 (the release before the QPR Beta).
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