April Fool's 2013 is here (at least in some time zones), and the Internet has already given birth to a few early pranks. We will spend the next two days second-guessing every piece of written content, getting rickrolled, and generally feeling the way members of bomb squads do on their missions.And we will hate love every minute of it.

So, let's take a look at the best Android, mobile, and Google-related jokes that hit the web this year.
*** This page will be continuously updated ***
Check out April Fool's pranks from
2011 and
2012.
If you want to contribute something Android / Mobile / Google-themed that we haven't seen yet, feel free to comment with the url and optionally a brief description. We'll put the best ones up. Once again, please stick to Android, Mobile, and Google.
Google adds treasure maps
YouTube is closing down after 8 years
Turns out, YouTube is
just a giant competition to find the best video on the Internet. And now the site is finally closing after receiving enough submissions. The winner will be announced in 10 years. See you then.
Who needs a Hyperloop when you have Teleport Transporter (Beta)?
The Teleport Transporter Beta
Google Play Developer Console improvements
Who's going to
publish the first truly awesome application?
Thanks, Nicholas!
Here's a fancy Easter Egg from Google. Literally.
You need a modern browser that supports WebGL to see the result. Unfortunately, viewing on your mobile seems to be out - even Chrome Beta doesn't work with it. I also tried Dolphin and the new Opera Beta with no luck.
Edit: Chrome will work if you enable the experimental WebGL support via chrome:flags. Thanks, David!
Thanks, Angel!
You know what to do
Go to an Apple store and do
this. It's incredibly well-done. The page even updates the progress percentage and hides the mouse cursor while showing the corresponding spinner for the selected OS.
Update: Looks like we managed to
kill the
site. Hope they're back soon with better hosting.
Update #2: It's back.
Thanks, Leonard!
Google Nose (beta)
Thanks, Al's nose!
Google+ photos gain human emotions
Load up any of your Google+ photos, press the new "Add emotion" button, and voila -
100% more emotions, instantly. Revolutionary!
Gmail Blue
I know I said Google+ photos with emotions was revolutionary. I was wrong.
Gmail Blue is truly revolutionary. Just like Samsung's Nature UX. But even more revolutionarierer.
Samsung makes fun of its own S-/Smart overload with Eco Trees
Self-driving cars? Pfft - Google has self-writing code
Thanks, Raul!
We're being watched from space, time to put on our tinfoil hats for real this time
Google Fiber is bringing all the boys to the yard
Their
fiber, it's better than yours.
Twitter finally figures out its monetization plan
Thanks, Christina!
Presenting the toaster of the future
Wait,
this isn't a real product? Waaaaaah! No wonder I couldn't find the Android app in the Play Store.
Thanks, Daniel!
*** Keep visiting this page throughout the day for more April Fool's pranks - it will be continuously updated ***
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