Force band app how to#

The in-app Force Training mode uses a virtual BB-8 to teach you how to control the real one. The band connects to the app just the way BB-8 does, by holding it near your smartphone. ThereвЂ™s also voice guidance (all in Obi WanвЂ™s voice). Lights just underneath the button indicate itвЂ™s on and, by color, what mode itвЂ™s in. Once you have it adjusted, you can activate the band by pressing the main button on the top. In addition to an adjustable Velcro strap, thereвЂ™s a plastic clip that makes it easy to take the Force Band on and off. The app clearly illustrates how to wear and adjust the band. However, once you get through basic training, you donвЂ™t need the app to control the droid. Like the original Sphero BB-8, this one comes with a freely downloadable, dedicated app (iOS and Google Play). The original botвЂ™s shiny exterior has been replaced with a flat, scuffed up-looking skin thatвЂ™s supposed to look as if this BB-8 survived a few battles on Jakku (the planet where we first meet Rey in the Force Awakens).

Once they saw the film and how often BB-8 owners were reenacting and filming scenes from it, they decided to make a more realistic BB-8. Sphero executives explained that the first BB-8 was designed without the benefit of them seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This new Sphero bot works the same as the previous BB-8 (Force Band can control them all), but has a brand-new body. The Force Band ships on its own for $79.99 or with a new Special Edition BB-8 for $199.99.