The developers of the Dark Sky weather forecast application have announced the purchase of their project by Apple. The application immediately disappeared from Google Play, and existing users will be able to use the service until July XNUMX of this year – after the application will be closed.
Why does Apple need a weather forecast app?
The application itself may not really be needed by the company, but the API is. The service has stopped connecting new applications and companies to its API, but full support will end at the end of 2021.
For iOS users, nothing has changed: the app is available for purchase in the App Store for $ 4. True, you need an American account – there is no application in the Russian store.
Our goal has always been to provide the world with the best weather information possible, to help as many people as possible stay dry and safe, and to do so in a way that respects your privacy. There is no better place to achieve these goals than at Apple. We’re glad we can reach many more people than ever before alone.
The amount of the transaction was not disclosed, as well as information about what will happen with the application and developments in the future. Of course, the most logical future for Dark Sky is integration into the standard Weather application.
One of the main advantages of Dark Sky is the notification of weather changes: if it starts raining soon, you will definitely know about it.
And here is Parker Ortolani’s concept of how the Weather app might change in the future:
When to wait for the update is unknown. In any case, Apple is great at integrating third-party programs into iOS – remember the same “Commands”, which, if properly configured, greatly simplify life and expand the capabilities of iOS devices.
