--- description: Featuring the latest Star Wars news, a lightsaber game and the ability to take selfies with your favorite characters and backgrounds. title: The Official 'Star Wars' App Has Finally Arrived image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca7313e3bf89d0f2/69885a378e0601ddc446150e/star-wars-app-jpeg.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Official _Star Wars_ App Has Finally Arrived by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 14, 2023 11:06 PM CUTPublished: Jul 9, 2015 1:30 PM CUT  Disney by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 14, 2023 11:06 PM CUTPublished: Jul 9, 2015 1:30 PM CUT We already have six _Star Wars_ films, one upcoming _Star Wars_ sequel, one recently announced _Star Wars_ spin-off and limitless _Star Wars_ memorabilia—so why does it feel like something has been missing? Apparently it’s because Disney had yet to release its official _Star Wars_ app, now available for both iOS and Android. The app features the latest _Star Wars_ news, a built-in lightsaber game and the ability to take selfies with your favorite characters and backgrounds. Though you can choose whether to join the light side or dark side (or droid, if you’re into that sort of thing) when you first boot up the app, we’ve yet to figure out the right combination of buttons to actually turn ourselves into Jedi or Sith Lords. One downside, [pointed out by Mashable](http://mashable.com/2015/07/08/star-wars-app/ "undefined"), is that the iOS version appears to be optimized for a 4-inch iPhone rather than an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus, meaning that the images appear stretched on the newer Apple phones. **Update**: A representative for Disney Interactive contacted TIME to clarify: “The app is 100% optimized for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.” Feel free to download the app and try it out for yourself. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3950846/star-wars-app/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3950846/star-wars-app/"},"headline":"The Official Star Wars App Has Finally Arrived","datePublished":"2015-07-09T13:30:54.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-14T23:06:55.000Z","description":"It's sort of hard to believe it didn't already exist","url":"https://time.com/3950846/star-wars-app/","keywords":["Tech","apps"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca7313e3bf89d0f2/69885a378e0601ddc446150e/star-wars-app-jpeg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Dodds","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca7313e3bf89d0f2/69885a378e0601ddc446150e/star-wars-app-jpeg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"star wars app","caption":"star wars app","creditText":"Disney","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3950846/star-wars-app/","name":"The Official Star Wars App Has Finally Arrived"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"10 Most Iconic Movie Props Ever Sold","description":"With Premiere Props Hollywood Auction Extravaganza XIII set to sell some impressive Hollywood memorabilia, TIME looks back on how much some of the most iconic movie props have fetched.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/6TcJ3ReX/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-03-21T23:59:31.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6TcJ3ReX.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3950846/star-wars-app/","duration":"PT2M48S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3950846/star-wars-app/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```