Play Google Chrome’s Dino-Runner Game Inside an iOS 14 Widget…Because You Can!
Nov. 15, 2020Amongstmany othersurprisingeaster-eggs from Google, theno-internet-connection Dino-runner gameis, no doubt, the most popular one. We have seen manyfan-made versionsof thegamepop-up on the internet. However, never have I imagined that I’ll be able to play the game inside an iOS 14 widget!
I mean, come on,you don’t even have to open an app to play thismindless runner-game. It comes as a 55.5MB (depends on the model) file from the App Store and once you download it, you can tuck it away in the new “App Library” of iOS 14. And if you open the app, it will do nothing but show you the instruction to add a widget on the legacy widgets-page of your device.
Now, the legacy widgets-page is the OG widgets panel which was there beforeiOS 14 came out. You can find this page by swiping right from your home screen.
You can long-press on any of the existing widgets on this page or tap the “Edit” button at the bottom of the page to go into jiggle mode. Now, tap the “Customize” button to bring up the widgets list and find “Steve”. Tap the “+” button to add it to the widgets-panel and you’re done.
Now, anytime you want to play the game, just swipe right from your home screen and start tapping. However, before you can start the game,you need to expand the widgetby tapping the tiny arrow at the top-right corner of it.
It is exactly like the Dino-runner game in Google Chrome which we are all familiar with. The pixelated t-rex runs over a ground full of cacti and you have to tap the widget to make it jump over them. Pretty basic.
However, unlike the game in Chrome,this widget game has multiple unlockable charactersto play with. And while running, the T-rex in this game collects coins, with which you can unlock these characters.
Now, although, with iOS and iPadOS 14, iPads and iPhones now supportdynamic widgetson any page of the device, this widget does not support the feature, as of now. This meansyou can add this widget only to the legacy widgets-paneland not on the home screen. Nonetheless, the fact that you can play a game inside a widget is pretty cool in itself.
Download Steve – Widget Game from the App Store (Free)
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