Samsung Galaxy S26 series is receiving incredible treatment in its Android 17 upgrade, with users gaining access to the brand-new Easter Egg and its hidden connect-the-dots puzzle game. And it’s because of the One UI 9 Beta early access.

Easter Egg is one of the signature features of the new Android 17 experience. Android phones are getting an updated Easter Egg after three generations of continuity or minor tweaks.

When Google initially released Android 17 Beta, it had the old Easter Egg. Pixel phones have adopted the newer version with the fourth Beta update. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S26 series has added it with Samsung’s very first Android 17 Beta.

One UI 9 brings Android 17 Easter Egg plus its game

If you’re running the Android 17-based One UI 9 Beta on your Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, or Galaxy S26 Ultra, there’s a hidden gem tucked inside your settings, and it’s the most fun Easter Egg Android has offered in years.

Google hadn’t introduced a genuinely new Easter Egg since Android 14. Android 15 and Android 16 kept the same static screen with only minor tweaks.

With the arrival of the One UI 9 Beta on May 13 and its follow-up Beta 2 on May 26, owners of Samsung’s Galaxy S26 are now among the first people in the world to experience the brand-new Android 17 Easter Egg.

Connect-the-dots mini puzzle

This isn’t just a logo screen; Google has baked in a connect-the-dots mini puzzle, a space animation, and a revamped space exploration mini-game, hidden three taps deep in your settings.

When you first land on the Easter Egg screen, you’re greeted by a black background scattered with small, diamond-shaped dots arranged in a loose circle.

You can string them together in any order, any direction, any pattern, but a circle is the obvious choice, but the game accepts anything.

Long-pressing the Android 17 logo triggers a haptic vibration sequence mimicking a rocket launch, and then you’re thrown into the classic space exploration mini-game. The game now includes new exoplanets to discover, new in-game activities, and additional codenames.

The stable One UI 9 rollout is expected to begin later this year. If you’re already on the beta, go give it a try. It takes less than a minute to unlock, and the connect-the-dots moment is genuinely satisfying.

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