APPLE has finally shut down one of the iPhone’s most beloved apps.
Despite being widely regarded as the world’s best weather app, it’s no longer available.
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Yes, the iPhone maker has killed off Dark Sky, which launched on iOS way back in April 2012.
Apple bought up Dark Sky in 2020, and then closed down the Android version of the app that same year.
And now Apple has also sunsetted the app on iPhone as of December 31, 2022.
But it’s not all bad news.
Apple has actually borrowed many of Dark Sky’s features and embedded them inside the stock Weather app for iPhone.
It began with more maps and detailed information in iOS 15.
Even more was added with iOS 16 earlier this year.
This includes useful things like real-time notifications.
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It’s a feature that comes in particularly useful to warn you about important weather changes, such as incoming snow.
Closing down Dark Sky as a standalone app and putting all its power into the Apple Weather app was always the plan.
The app was already pulled from the App Store in September.
But now the service will stop working altogether for anyone who still has it installed on their iPhone.
“As previously announced, the Dark Sky iOS app will no longer be available beginning on December 31st, 2022 and, as of this date, already purchased versions of the app will no longer provide weather data,” Dark Sky’s website says.
“The Dark Sky API and website will continue to function until March 31st, 2023.”
Dark Sky claimed to offer the “most accurate source of hyperlocal weather information”.
The app wasn’t free: you had to pay $3.99 to use it.
By contrast, Apple’s own Weather app is totally free to use and comes pre-installed on every iPhone.
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