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SmileBird — Support

SmileBird is a pixel-art arcade game where you fly by smiling or winking. This page is for help, bug reports, and feature requests.

Contact

• Email: trungnguyen.1791@gmail.com
• Response time: usually within 2–3 business days (solo developer, Asia/Saigon timezone).

When emailing about a bug, please include your iPhone or iPad model, iOS version, and a short description of what happened.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I play?

Smile or wink at your device to make the bird flap, and fly through the gaps between the pillars. Each smile flaps once: relax your face, then smile again to flap again. You can also tap the screen or press space.

Smiling doesn’t work. What can I check?

• Face control needs an iPhone or iPad with face tracking (iPhone XS / XR or newer, iPad 8th generation or newer, iPad Air 3rd generation or newer, iPad mini 5th generation or newer, or any Face ID iPad Pro).
• Allow camera access in Settings → SmileBird → Camera.
• Keep your face visible and well lit, about an arm’s length from the screen.
• Recalibrate in the app: tap the gear, then Recalibrate smile & wink.

My normal blinks make the bird flap.

They shouldn’t: a wink only counts when one eye stays closed while the other stays open. If it still happens, recalibrate from the gear menu.

I can’t wink.

No problem. Smiling alone is enough, and tapping always works.

Does the app record or upload my face?

No. The camera is analysed live on your device and nothing is saved or sent. See the Privacy Policy.

Does it work on Mac?

On Apple Silicon Macs the iPad version runs with click or space-bar controls. Face control is not available on Mac.

Is it free?

Yes. The game is supported by ads: a banner on the start and game-over screens and an occasional full-screen ad between runs. There are no ads during play and no in-app purchases.

Privacy

See the Privacy Policy.