{"id":236164,"date":"2026-01-16T10:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/236164\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:07:11","slug":"flappy-bird-on-a-garmin-this-2-app-is-pure-chaos-in-the-best-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/236164\/","title":{"rendered":"Flappy Bird on a Garmin? This $2 app is pure chaos in the best way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"02d84858-aeab-4d3c-b81d-fd760459aa3f\">Much to my colleague\u2019s amusement, I am notorious for my lack of knowledge when it comes to all things gaming. If you excuse the dance mat phase on my younger brother\u2019s PlayStation in my teenage years, I can hand on heart say, I\u2019ve never so much as picked up a controller, let alone attempted to play any kind of game.<\/p>\n<p>That is, until I was browsing the popular <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/tag\/garmin\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/tag\/garmin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Garmin<\/a> apps on the ConnectIQ store, and saw the $2 Flappy Bird game. Intrigued, I pressed download, and within minutes, I was hooked on this utterly pointless but fun game. After a few days, I\u2019m still no better and still have an embarrassingly low high score, but if you\u2019re the kind of person who enjoys playing games on your phone, this is a cheap and cheerful download worth making.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"02d84858-aeab-4d3c-b81d-fd760459aa3f-2\">If you haven\u2019t played, it\u2019s pretty simple \u2014 you press up and down to get the bird to fly between green poles. If you hit a pole, you\u2019re out. I used the game on my Garmin Venu 4, which has an AMOLED touchscreen, but if you\u2019re on a different model, you can use the buttons on your Garmin watch itself.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read on to find out how to download this game, and others, onto your <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/best-picks\/best-garmin-watch\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/best-picks\/best-garmin-watch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Garmin watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-how-to-download-flappy-bird\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>How to download Flappy Bird <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.26%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/D9SeiRAgdrWQD5oWhao7Qc.jpg\" alt=\"a photo of Flappy Bird on the Garmin Venu 4\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/D9SeiRAgdrWQD5oWhao7Qc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/D9SeiRAgdrWQD5oWhao7Qc.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Future)<\/p>\n<p id=\"4999033b-e7f7-4ee7-9374-bb1bb267a7a2\">To download the app, you\u2019ll need to have the ConnectIQ app installed on your phone \u2014 this is where you can add apps to your Garmin watch, or <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/how-to\/how-to-change-your-garmin-watch-face\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/how-to\/how-to-change-your-garmin-watch-face\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">download a Garmin watch face<\/a>. If you are looking for a new face, here are the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/wellness\/smartwatches\/i-review-garmin-for-a-living-and-these-are-my-5-favorite-watch-faces\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/wellness\/smartwatches\/i-review-garmin-for-a-living-and-these-are-my-5-favorite-watch-faces\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">five Garmin watch faces resident Garmin expert, Nick Harris-Fry, always downloads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You have to pay for this app, so you\u2019ll need to sync a credit card to Garmin Pay if you haven\u2019t already. Once you have, simply click buy, and you can download the app to your watch if it\u2019s compatible \u2014 most of the newer watches are, including the newer Forerunners, Fenix, and Epix lines.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve downloaded the app once, you\u2019ll be able to add it to a second Garmin device in the future if you do choose to upgrade your watch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.<\/p>\n<p>For $2, you can\u2019t really go wrong here; just don\u2019t blame me when you miss your stop on the subway.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve recently bought a Garmin, you\u2019re in the right place to find out all the tips and tricks you might have missed. 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