Dark Sky delays shutdown of Android app until August 1st – The Verge

The Dark Sky API, in part why Apple bought the company, is remaining active through the end of the year, but its no longer accepting brand-new signups. That will ultimately cut off third-party apps from the platforms important data.

Popular weather condition app Dark Sky, now owned by Apple, is keeping its doors open on Android for a little bit longer.

On August 1st, all existing customers to Dark Skys Android version will receive a complete refund– Dark Sky has charged Android users $2.99 a year for access to the service, whereas the iOS variation included just a $3.99 one-time purchase. Dark Sky says August 1st is also when it will get rid of weather report, maps, and embeds from its website, pressed back from an initial July 1st due date as well.

The business said on Wednesday in an upgrade on its site that it prepares to keep the Android variation going till August 1st, after at first announcing it would shut it down today, on July 1st. Presumably, the Wear OS version is still functioning also, however weve been not able to examine that. Both apps appear to have actually been gotten rid of from the Play Store, nevertheless, so you require to have the app downloaded or have actually downloaded it at least when in the past to be able to continue utilizing it for another month, according to 9to5Google.