The cheeky little Android robot has been depicted in a wide variety of costumes and guises over the years, but recently got into trouble by appearing to take a pee on the Apple logo!

The naughty icon appeared embedded into the ‘map view’ of Google Maps, located at coordinates just south of the town of Rawalpindi in Pakistan.

The cheeky little Android robot has been depicted in a wide variety of costumes and guises over the years, but recently got into trouble by appearing to take a pee on the Apple logo!

The naughty icon appeared embedded into the ‘map view’ of Google Maps, located at coordinates just south of the town of Rawalpindi in Pakistan.

Google is stranger to poking fun – just search for ‘Google Easter Eggs’ and you will find a number of examples of hidden, tongue-in-cheek gems built into its Maps interface, and other apps. If you wanted to travel from Beijing to Tokyo, for example, Google Maps will suggest you take a jet ski, and if you explore California’s LegoLand in StreetView, the ‘pegman’ icon turns into a Lego minifig!

Google takes no responsibility for the peeing Android figure though. A spokesperson said: “The vast majority of users who edit our maps provide great contributions, such as mapping places that have never been mapped before, or adding new business openings or address changes. We're sorry for this inappropriate user-created content. We also learn from these issues, and we're constantly improving how we detect, prevent and handle bad edits.”

Have any of our readers ever found an ‘Easter Egg’ hidden within Google Maps?

About the Author:

Although her primary niche is in scientific writing and editing, freelance writer Lisa Martin is also a creative type with an eye for design. She regularly works alongside graphic designers and as such has a keen interest in the development of logos and branding.