009 - “Android Neko” easter egg
![Code snippet from the Android Neko code](img/code.png)
“Easter eggs” are hidden features or messages, inside jokes, and cultural references inserted into media. Easter eggs in software are often hidden messages or even features that require following a series of undocumented steps to trigger and discover.
Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector is a popular mobile game that revolves around the player purchasing food, cat toys and furniture to attract a variety of cats to their home.
Android Nougat (version 7) included a game similar to Neko Atsume that allowed the user to collect cats. The code snippet above belongs to the code of this secret game.