“Or if they want to switch, competitors are expensive, and they won’t be able to afford it.” More than just a weather appĪlthough weather apps abound on both iOS and Android, the vast majority don’t provide their own forecasts. “I think the effect of this is going to be tons of apps will have to sunset because they won’t have the time or energy to switch,” says Jonas Downey, the cocreator of Hello Weather for iOS and Android. (Dark Sky’s own iOS app will continue to work for now, and the Android version will work for existing users through July 1.) When that happens at the end of 2021, independent weather apps such as Carrot, Weather Line, and Partly Sunny will no longer have access to inexpensive, hyperlocal weather forecasts.
Apple isn’t merely shutting down the Android version of the app-it’s also planning to cut off other weather apps that rely on Dark Sky’s data, both on iOS and Android. But Apple’s latest acquisition, the popular weather app Dark Sky, affects more than just the app’s users.
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