Apple acquires popular weather application `` Dark Sky '', API and Android version application will disappear
We have announced that Apple has acquired the Dark Sky, a weather app for smartphones that has gained popularity by accurately transmitting weather information for each region. Dark Sky had released its own API, 'Dark Sky API' and an Android version application, but these are likely to be out of service after a while.
Dark Sky Blog
Apple purchases hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky, ending API and killing Android apps-9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2020/03/31/apple-purchases-hyperlocal-weather-app-dark-sky-killing-android-apps/
Dark Sky updated its official blog on March 31, 2020, reporting to users that it was acquired by Apple, entitled 'Dark Sky has a new home.' According to Dark Sky, 'Our goal is to respect the privacy and always deliver the best and safest weather information to the world and help as many people as possible.' He added, 'There is no better place than Apple to achieve our goals.' Joining Apple will allow more people to reach the Dark Sky service.
Dark Sky offers its own weather service on iOS apps, Android apps, Wear OS apps and websites, but the iOS app version will be distributed on the App Store as before.
Dark Sky Weather on the App Store
However, the Dark Sky app provided for Android, which is a mobile OS provided by Google, and Wear OS, which is also an OS for smart watches made by Google, will no longer be available for download in the future. Also, services will continue to be provided to existing users and paid member service users until July 1, 2020, but the application will be terminated after that and the application will be deleted. Users who are paid members at the end of the service can receive a refund.
In addition, the website version of Dark Sky will end services such as weather forecasting, maps, and embedding on July 1, 2020. However, the site itself will not disappear after July 1, and it will continue to support available iOS application users etc.
In addition, Dark Sky has provided its own API, ' Dark Sky API ', but has announced that new registration for using this API will be terminated. The API service itself will continue to function until the end of 2021.
According to Apple-related media 9to5Mac, tools that use the Dark Sky API include popular weather apps such as `` Carrot Weather '', as well as DuckDuck Go, Microsoft, Runkeeper, Yelp, etc. And service impact. '
9to5Mac states that `` Dark Sky's iOS application can be installed, but Apple will use Dark Sky as a native iOS application in the future '', and the iOS standard application `` Weather '' application is iOS 7 He noted that no major renovations have been made since then. In addition, iOS standard weather app seems to use The Weather Channel API to get weather information since iOS 8.
The amount of Apple's acquisition of Dark Sky has not been disclosed.
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