

Scrolling on the digital crown will show you when future phases will start or you can go back to see previous phases. The watchOS lunar calendar will show you what phase the Moon is currently in. Some of these watch faces complement iOS 16’s wallpapers perfectly, but Apple also added a lunar calendar face. This fall, watchOS 9 will bring some fabulous space-themed watch faces to your wrist. watchOS 9 features Moon calendar watch face Below are some views of South America and Europe, alongside North America. Videos of these animations are the only proper way to describe them.Īs we said before, the view of Earth is based on your location. For example, when you swipe up, the Earth and the Moon move down to the lower third of the screen. The best part about iOS 16’s new space wallpapers is the animations they play when unlocking your phone. The latter is an overhead view of our solar system, showing where each planet is around the Sun. There are five options to choose from in total: Earth, Earth Detail (this zooms in on your location), Moon, Moon Detail (zoomed-in part of the moon), and Solar System. Hopefully, Apple will add more, but that’s a space nerd’s niche want. There are two planetary bodies you can choose from, the Earth and the Moon. It also features live cloud conditions, so you don’t even need a weather app to know if it’s cloudy outside. However, Apple also added premade astronomy wallpapers that use your location to show you’re part of the globe. iOS 16 now has animated Earth and Moon wallpapersĪpple’s added customization to the Lock Screen allows you to make some awesome creations with your own photos. This year brought changes to the iPhone’s Lock Screen and some new watch faces, both bringing space theme options that are out of this world. On Monday, Apple announced iOS 16 and watchOS 9 to its developers at its World Wide Developer Conference.
