For all the Star War fans, Google is out with a new makeover. Yes, this time it’s light vs dark. Confused? Google is letting you choose and get a Star Wars makeover of its services.
The Force Awakens, Disney and Lucasfilm have joined forces with Google to create a Star Wars theme for Google apps including Google Maps, Gmail, search and YouTube.
Now you can choose to join the light — Jedi masters as Qui-Gon Jin, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi – or dark sides of the Force – Darths Maul, Tyranus, Sidious, Vader by visiting Google’s Star Wars app site.
The site greets users with a close-up of new Force Awakens characters Rey and Kylo Ren, wielding a staff and lightsaber respectively, their weapons-of-choice. Rey is used to represent the light side of the Force while Kylo Ren is, as you can probably guess, the Dark Side.
Once chosen, your experience within Google’s apps will reflect your true nature. Light side Google users will see characters that align with those ideals, such as Rey, while evil users will see darker themes across their devices, replete with TIE Fighters and Stormtroopers.
More Star Wars experiences will be popping up in various Google bits and pieces between now and 17 December, including a virtual reality experience for Google’s budget VR platform Cardboard and a new Chrome experiment.
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Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens hits theaters on December 18.