Pomagotchi

Your Pom now bonds with you. A little heart in the home header moves along as you care for your Pom, through five stages: First Sniff, Tail Wags, Lap Buddy, Heart Fluff and Soul Pom. Tap it to see your bond. Your Bond • In calm moments, your Pom may ask to play, ask for a cuddle, or bring you a gift. VoiceOver can answer every ask, including "Not now." • Your Pom remembers moments you share, like a first walk. Memories appear in your bond, in the diary, and now and then in what your Pom says. On devices with Apple Intelligence, these lines are written on your device. • Each new stage brings a celebration starring your own Pom, with its own colors, sounds and haptics. • Existing Poms start at a stage that fits their age. Bond grows from everyday care, and nothing bond-related is sold. Bath Time Is a Real Splash • Baths last about four times longer, and every bath item has its own splash play: bobbing for apples in the pumpkin tub, chasing rose petals, batting at lavender sprigs, Digital Rain splashes freezing into falling green code, a rainbow arc that grows with every Pride splash, and much more. • Afterward, your Pom hops out, shakes off, and snuggles into a towel robe and towel turban themed to that bath, ears poking through. • Every bath has its own tub, with new water, foam and splash art. • New Witch's Cauldron Bath: a broom stirs your Pom in a bubbling cauldron. Every Item Has Its Own Moment • Mealtime takes longer, so you can watch your Pom eat, mid-chew crunch included. Food and dishes are bigger, too. • 17 treats have their own animations. Blow out the pupcake candle, watch your Pom catch popping pomcorn, and see frozen yogurt bring on a brain-freeze shiver. • Toys come alive: the Easter egg hatches a peeping chick, the sparkler writes a star in the air, and the Christmas snowball bursts into a flurry. • Brushes end with a signature finish, including a crown sparkle for the Royal Brush. • 16 seasonal accessories play a short reveal when your Pom puts them on. • Your Pom now sleeps at full size in all 12 beds, each with its own settle-in moment. The hammock sways, and clouds roll in around the Cloud Bed. iPhone Duo • With the phone closed, Wellness, Settings, the Shop, the Closet, your bond, the daily reward and more now fill the outer display. More Improvements • 81 new Shop icons, plus full-color care menus. • Paper Pom: if a stationery pack is still downloading, your letter waits and lets you know when the paper is ready, instead of switching papers or sending a blank letter. • Care reminders adapt to when you usually play, and never arrive between 11 pm and 7 am. • Settings > About now includes Attributions. Fixes • The daily reward now arrives even if the app stays open past midnight, so the day is no longer skipped and your streak stays intact. • Every level-up reward is now paid, even when your Pom gains several levels at once or levels up while the Level Up card is showing. • Each personality trait now crystallizes only once. • Care you just gave is no longer lost when you return to the home screen or after a cloud refresh. • Tiny Friends now appear when announced on iPhones with the Dynamic Island. • The fancy kennel no longer covers your Pom's status line at nap time and bedtime. • Fewer slow or stalled launches, and Apple Watch care commands now reach your Pom even when the iPhone app is closed. Accessibility • Celebrations, baths and every new item moment are described for VoiceOver, with calm versions for Reduce Motion. • Treat Catch lane mode: treats and hazards sound different again, and How to Play explains the hazard sound. • The personality crystallization ceremony is now announced to VoiceOver. • Nearby Friends: VoiceOver tells you when a journal entry is another player's Pom. Languages • Everything new is translated into all 37 languages, including the Privacy notice paragraphs that were English-only before.