Dark Sky delays shutdown of Android app until August 1st

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Darkish Sky delays shutdown of Android app till August 1st

Widespread climate app Darkish Sky, now owned by Apple, is conserving its doorways open on Android for slightly longer.

The corporate mentioned on Wednesday in an replace on its web site that it plans to maintain the Android model going till August 1st, after initially saying it could shut it down at present, on July 1st. Presumably, the Put on OS model remains to be functioning as nicely, however we’ve been unable to verify that. Each apps seem to have been faraway from the Play Retailer, nevertheless, so it's essential have the app downloaded or have downloaded it a minimum of as soon as previously to have the ability to proceed utilizing it for an additional month, based on 9to5Google.

On August 1st, all current subscribers to Darkish Sky’s Android model will obtain a full refund — Darkish Sky has charged Android customers $2.99 a yr for entry to the service, whereas the iOS model concerned only a $3.99 one-time buy. Darkish Sky says August 1st can be when it's going to take away climate forecasts, maps, and embeds from its web site, pushed again from an unique July 1st deadline as nicely.

The Darkish Sky API, partially why Apple bought the corporate, is remaining lively by means of the top of the yr, nevertheless it’s now not accepting new signups. That may finally lower off third-party apps from the platform’s precious knowledge.



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