Dark Sky for Android is officially shut down
Appleacquiredthe popular weather app Dark Sky back in March and immediately announced it would shut down the Android version of the app, which has now happened.
Initially Apple planned to drop support on 1 July but moved it back a month to the beginning of August, meaning the app now no longer works on Android or Wear OS, and is no longer listed in the Google Play Store.
Dark Sky marketed itself on being ‘hyperlocal’, with forecasts and weather alerts more tailored to users’ exact location than rival weather apps. Those paying users on Android have now received Play Store emails reading:
“Your Dark Sky – Hyperlocal Weather subscription from The Dark Sky Company, LLC on Google Play has been canceled.”
Dark Sky charged $2.99 annually for its services.
The app continues to function on iOS, though Apple is expected to integrate Dark Sky’s technology into its stock weather app at some point in the near future. Third parties who used Dark Sky’s API still have access to it until the end of 2021, so it is possible that Apple will look to integrate the API to its own advantage in its products by that point.
Author: Henry Burrell, Contributor
Previously Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, Henry covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.
