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‘Foldy Bird’ uses your foldable hinge to play Flappy Bird, and it hurts my soul

You can play Flappy Bird and speedrun wearing out your foldable phone’s hinge at the same time.

At this point, it’s widely known and accepted that foldable devices are not as strong as slab-style phones. They’re getting there, but physics makes it a bit difficult to achieve. That said, each device comes with a perceived folding limit set by the manufacturer, and one way to hit that is by playing one of the worst Flappy Bird clones I’ve ever seen.

“Foldy Bird” is a Chrome-based game compatible only with foldable devices, which all run Android for the time being. The game is simple – fold/unfold your phone to jump. It’s the same as tapping, except this will hurt your very soul.

The jump action happens at the very end of an unfold motion, so you end up with a violent snap open each time your Foldy Bird approaches a pipe.

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The game was created by @rebane2001, and whether this is a measure of their character or not, it’s a creative remake of a classic. There is no app, so users will need to visit lyra.horse/fun/foldy-bird/ to play. Again, it only works with your foldable. That includes the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. We haven’t tested the game on phones like the Motorola Razr, but it does work on larger devices.

If you don’t end up breaking your phone from a low-stakes rage quit, playing this game enough will surely do that for you.

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