Apple Shares Special Wallpaper and Watch Face to Celebrate New Store

[MacRumors]

Apple recently announced it will be opening a new retail store at the MixC Hefei shopping mall in Hefei, China on January 18 at 10 a.m. local time.

To celebrate the store's upcoming grand opening, Apple has shared both a special wallpaper and Apple Watch face featuring a custom-designed Apple logo.

The wallpaper is available for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Ahead of the Chinese New Year later this month, Apple will be running a promotion in China that offers savings on select products. The promotion runs from January 4 through January 7, and details are available on Apple's online store.

Apple's annual Japanese New Year promotion is now underway, with customers in Japan able to receive savings and/or a special AirTag with select purchases.

(Thanks, Filip Chudzinski!)

Article Link: Apple Shares Special Wallpaper and Watch Face to Celebrate New Store

 

[SidricTheViking]

Which (according to Wikipedia) will be the 533rd Apple Store worldwide. Not too shabby, Apple. Not too shabby at all.

 

[Astrohunter]

Wallpapers aren’t Apple’s strong side.

 

[EM2013]

Wallpapers aren’t Apple’s strong side.

Anymore. They had beautiful wallpapers when they focused on astronomy & earth landscapes.

Now they just mix colors on Microsoft paint

 

[Populus]

Well I actually like this wallpaper. I only wish this had the property to dynamically change from white to different shades of grey to finally black instead of being completely white all the time.

 

[Tyler O'Bannon]

A thicker iPhone with 8 days of battery life

 

[hoorayforhollywood]

I admit that right now I’m only interested, obsessively in fact, with M-series power and progress so I’m most looking forward to M4 Ultra (not that I’ll own one) and the M5 launch. M5 Pro and Max having the rumored separate GPU is also intriguing.

Second to that, iPhone17 Pro camera enhancements. These are the only things that make any difference to me individually.

 

[AndoAU]

A thicker iPhone with 8 days of battery life

What?

 

[AndoAU]

I admit that right now I’m only interested, obsessively in fact, with M-series power and progress so I’m most looking forward to M4 Ultra (not that I’ll own one) and the M5 launch. M5 Pro and Max having the rumored separate GPU is also intriguing.

Second to that, iPhone17 Pro camera enhancements. These are the only things that make any difference to me individually.

What's this got to do with a free wallpaper?

 

[steve09090]

What's this got to do with a free wallpaper?

This is not about a wallpaper for many people. It’s about an excuse to bash Apple.

On the wallpaper. I tried it. A little underwhelming tbh, for me anyway.

 

[grouch]

oboy a photo.

 

[Tyler O'Bannon]

What?

Something squirrelly happened with my comment and the other one after me that you also commented on. Both of our comments were on the post of what you are most looking forward to in 2025. Now my comment and that one are on this thread. I did not even read this one, and I definitely didn’t comment on it. The same thing probably happened to them I’m guessing

 

[marinersaptcomplex]

A thicker iPhone with 8 days of battery life

I admit that right now I’m only interested, obsessively in fact, with M-series power and progress so I’m most looking forward to M4 Ultra (not that I’ll own one) and the M5 launch. M5 Pro and Max having the rumored separate GPU is also intriguing.

Second to that, iPhone17 Pro camera enhancements. These are the only things that make any difference to me individually.

Guys the "What Do You Want To See from Apple in 2025" thread is in the next room over

 

[Student of Life]

The Apple Watch wallpaper is nice but wish it was more than just a static image. Something animated, something special, something extra.

 

[x00vash00x]

Here's photos of the actual store. I wish the wallpaper for download had the same brown background. I don't like the white background of the one on display, I like the contrasting brown - and the wood grain texture and lighting used on the temporary store front.

 

[svish]

Looking forward to seeing photos from the store opening. Not impressed with the wallpaper. Could have been better. Usually they are more colorful.

 

[FlyingDutch]

What a love/hate relationship between Apple and China

 

[FlyingDutch]

Looking forward to seeing photos from the store opening. Not impressed with the wallpaper. Could have been better. Usually they are more colorful.

Considering the store entrance (see the post above your), I’d say it’s appropriate

 

[C7 POWER]

Where do I find the wallpaper? Not showing on my iPhone, iPad, or watch under wallpaper

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Here's photos of the actual store. I wish the wallpaper for download had the same brown background. I don't like the white background of the one on display, I like the contrasting brown - and the wood grain texture and lighting used on the temporary store front.

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So THIS is why Apple prices are so high compared to others. It a museum really necessary to hawk some iPhones and iMacs?

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Where do I find the wallpaper? Not showing on my iPhone, iPad, or watch under wallpaper

The links are in the article. They don't come with the actual devices.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Looking forward to seeing photos from the store opening. Not impressed with the wallpaper. Could have been better. Usually they are more colorful.

Agreed...Who can use a bright white wallpaper for very long before your retinas hurt?

 

[FlyingDutch]

So THIS is why Apple prices are so high compared to others. It a museum really necessary to hawk some iPhones and iMacs?

Yes it is. That’s why Apple is different from other companies

 

[scrapesleon]

so when they gonna run some promotions in the US

 

[dgdosen]

Love the graphic - maybe not as a wallpaper...