It was back in 2007 when, for the first – and last – time, it was clown fish iPhone wallpaper made an appearance during the Steve Jobs presentation. 15 years have passed since then, and a lot has changed, inside and outside Apple. That’s why, on the occasion of this anniversary, iOS 16 hides a little surprise for its users. A sort of easter egg, which fans of the Cupertino company will greatly appreciate. Are you curious to know what it is?
iOS 16: The Clownfish Wallpaper is a small tribute to Steve Jobs
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the iPhone, iOS 16 proposes one remastered version of the background with clown fish that Steve Jobs showed at the presentation of the first Apple smartphone. The real peculiarity of this image, in fact, lies precisely in the fact that it did not come never included as standard in the operating system of iPhones offered for sale. Since the day of Jobs’s presentation, therefore, the background image has never been seen on any Apple device again. Yet now the wallpaper comes back to life.
Some users appear to be seeing a new Clownfish wallpaper in iOS 16 beta 3. This is the wallpaper Steve Jobs used when the original iPhone was announced in 2007 — but it never actually ever shipped with any iPhone. Here we are 15 years later. https://t.co/OLTvb1KVJG
– Mark Gurman (@markgurman) July 6, 2022
“This is the Steve Jobs wallpaper used when the original iPhone was announced in 2007, but it never actually shipped with any iPhone. Here we are 15 years later “. So Mark Gurman announces the ability to view the clown fish wallpaper within the iOS 16 settings. Unfortunately, according to 9to5Mac, not all users are able to view it. Still, the wallpaper is available. And if you want to use it, all you have to do is download it. The rest is history, as you can imagine.