The phone and its apps

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A man with dreadlocks checking his phone in a dim room
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The phone is handled as a physical object rather than a flat menu: the camera moves in on the character's hand. Snapmatic returns as the social feed you read but do not post to, a rideshare app called Ryde Me covers fast travel, and WAINK scans cars.

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A prop, not a menu

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Previews describe the camera moving in on the character's hand when the phone comes out, which puts the interface inside the world instead of on top of it. Snapmatic is back as the Instagram parody, but Jason and Lucia are fugitives avoiding a digital trail, so they read rather than post.

  • The phone is a held object, animated in the world
  • Snapmatic: browse, follow, read, no posting from the pair
  • Ryde Me handles quick travel across Leonida
  • WAINK is the car-scanning app used before a theft
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The phone is also how the world watches you

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At 18:24 of the Extended Look a passenger livestreams a police chase from inside the car. The same object that plans a job is also the one that broadcasts it.

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Questions and answers

Does Snapmatic return in GTA 6?

Yes, as the social platform, but the previews describe Jason and Lucia browsing and following rather than posting: they are fugitives avoiding a digital trail.

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Is there fast travel in GTA 6?

The previews name a rideshare app called Ryde Me for quick travel across Leonida. Rockstar has published no details of how it works.

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Where it appears

Game systems

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