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===Anki OVERDRIVE support (''2019—2025'')===

To play OVERDRIVE, a mobile device and app are required to control the cars via Bluetooth. When Anki shut down in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mckay |first=Tom |title=Anki, Maker of Adorable Robots That Don’t Do All That Much, Abruptly Shuts Down |url=https://gizmodo.com/anki-maker-of-adorable-robots-that-dont-do-all-that-mu-1834403258 |website=Gizmodo |date=29 Apr 2019 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430121830/https://gizmodo.com/anki-maker-of-adorable-robots-that-dont-do-all-that-mu-1834403258 |archive-date=30 Apr 2019}}</ref> the original OVERDRIVE app was de-listed and couldn't be reinstalled, essentially making the cars unusable on their own.

To play OVERDRIVE, a mobile device and app are required to control the cars via Bluetooth. In addition, the host player needed an Anki cloud account that required an email and password. When Anki shut down in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mckay |first=Tom |title=Anki, Maker of Adorable Robots That Don’t Do All That Much, Abruptly Shuts Down |url=https://gizmodo.com/anki-maker-of-adorable-robots-that-dont-do-all-that-mu-1834403258 |website=Gizmodo |date=29 Apr 2019 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430121830/https://gizmodo.com/anki-maker-of-adorable-robots-that-dont-do-all-that-mu-1834403258 |archive-date=30 Apr 2019}}</ref> the original OVERDRIVE app was de-listed and couldn't be reinstalled, essentially making the cars unusable on their own.

In 2025, "OVERDRIVE V4/OVERDRIVE 2.6" was released, which was an in-the-works paid recreation of the original by a single employee at Digital Dream Labs.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Enough_Protection947 |title=Overdrive V4 released for iOS |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jgg2ih/overdrive_v4_released_for_ios/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=21 Mar 2025 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260602045829/https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jgg2ih/overdrive_v4_released_for_ios/ |archive-date=2 Jun 2026}}</ref>

In 2025, "OVERDRIVE V4/OVERDRIVE 2.6" was released, which was an in-the-works paid recreation of the original by a single employee at Digital Dream Labs.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Enough_Protection947 |title=Overdrive V4 released for iOS |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jgg2ih/overdrive_v4_released_for_ios/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=21 Mar 2025 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260602045829/https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jgg2ih/overdrive_v4_released_for_ios/ |archive-date=2 Jun 2026}}</ref> This version required a DDL account similarly to the original version.

Later in the year, development of the game stopped and was taken off the app store. Allegedly the developer was being taken advantage of by Digital Dream Labs throughout the development of the app.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Enough_Protection947 |title=Overdrive is no longer available in the AppStores |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jnmmhu/overdrive_is_no_longer_available_in_the_appstores/ml6qnlb/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=30 Mar 2025 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260602051348/https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jnmmhu/overdrive_is_no_longer_available_in_the_appstores/ml6qnlb/ |archive-date=2 Jun 2026}}</ref>

File:DDL Anki OVERDRIVE 4.0 Cloud shutdown.png|Profile screen after OVERDRIVE 2.6 discontinuation.

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 ===Anki OVERDRIVE support (''2019—2025'')===
-To play OVERDRIVE, a mobile device and app are required to control the cars via Bluetooth. When Anki shut down in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mckay |first=Tom |title=Anki, Maker of Adorable Robots That Don’t Do All That Much, Abruptly Shuts Down |url=https://gizmodo.com/anki-maker-of-adorable-robots-that-dont-do-all-that-mu-1834403258 |website=Gizmodo |date=29 Apr 2019 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430121830/https://gizmodo.com/anki-maker-of-adorable-robots-that-dont-do-all-that-mu-1834403258 |archive-date=30 Apr 2019}}</ref> the original OVERDRIVE app was de-listed and couldn't be reinstalled, essentially making the cars unusable on their own.
+To play OVERDRIVE, a mobile device and app are required to control the cars via Bluetooth. In addition, the host player needed an Anki cloud account that required an email and password. When Anki shut down in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mckay |first=Tom |title=Anki, Maker of Adorable Robots That Don’t Do All That Much, Abruptly Shuts Down |url=https://gizmodo.com/anki-maker-of-adorable-robots-that-dont-do-all-that-mu-1834403258 |website=Gizmodo |date=29 Apr 2019 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430121830/https://gizmodo.com/anki-maker-of-adorable-robots-that-dont-do-all-that-mu-1834403258 |archive-date=30 Apr 2019}}</ref> the original OVERDRIVE app was de-listed and couldn't be reinstalled, essentially making the cars unusable on their own.
-In 2025, "OVERDRIVE V4/OVERDRIVE 2.6" was released, which was an in-the-works paid recreation of the original by a single employee at Digital Dream Labs.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Enough_Protection947 |title=Overdrive V4 released for iOS |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jgg2ih/overdrive_v4_released_for_ios/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=21 Mar 2025 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260602045829/https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jgg2ih/overdrive_v4_released_for_ios/ |archive-date=2 Jun 2026}}</ref>
+In 2025, "OVERDRIVE V4/OVERDRIVE 2.6" was released, which was an in-the-works paid recreation of the original by a single employee at Digital Dream Labs.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Enough_Protection947 |title=Overdrive V4 released for iOS |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jgg2ih/overdrive_v4_released_for_ios/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=21 Mar 2025 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260602045829/https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jgg2ih/overdrive_v4_released_for_ios/ |archive-date=2 Jun 2026}}</ref> This version required a DDL account similarly to the original version.
 Later in the year, development of the game stopped and was taken off the app store. Allegedly the developer was being taken advantage of by Digital Dream Labs throughout the development of the app.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Enough_Protection947 |title=Overdrive is no longer available in the AppStores |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jnmmhu/overdrive_is_no_longer_available_in_the_appstores/ml6qnlb/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=30 Mar 2025 |access-date=1 Jun 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260602051348/https://old.reddit.com/r/AnkiOverdrive/comments/1jnmmhu/overdrive_is_no_longer_available_in_the_appstores/ml6qnlb/ |archive-date=2 Jun 2026}}</ref>
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+File:DDL Anki OVERDRIVE 4.0 Cloud shutdown.png|Profile screen after OVERDRIVE 2.6 discontinuation.
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