New Star Wars app keeps you connected to the galaxy

If you’ve already finished rewatching the entire Star Wars canon as a prelude to the arrival of “The Force Awakens,” now you can while away the next 162 days with a new Star Wars app from Disney.

The app, which arrived today in the Apple app store and the Google app store, keeps you up-to-date on movie news and trailer releases and offers a short-cut to official Star Wars social media channels via aggregated, customizable feeds.

Some more fun features:

• Star Wars-themed weather forecasts
• Animated GIFs you can copy and share
• This day in Star Wars history 
• Sound clips and sound effects
• Customizable selfies that put you in the action
• A lightsaber training game
• A countdown clock

Check out some of the screen shots from the Apple app store: