Dark Sky’s iOS app and web site will shut down on the finish of 2022

Following Apple’s acquisition of standard climate app Dark Sky in March 2020, Dark Sky’s iOS app and web site will probably be obtainable till the tip of 2022, co-founder Adam Grossman stated in a Monday replace to Dark Sky’s blog (via 9to5Mac).

The replace in regards to the 2022 shutdown hit the identical day that Apple introduced new weather features coming to iOS 15 as a part of its WWDC keynote presentation. The inventory Weather app is getting a brand new design, full-screen climate maps, next-hour precipitation notifications, and even new animated backgrounds.

Dark Sky shut down the Android and Wear OS variations of its apps on August 1st, 2020. But the iOS app continues to be obtainable for $3.99 on the App Store, in case you’re all in favour of shopping for it forward of subsequent yr’s shutdown.

The Dark Sky API will even proceed to work for present prospects till the tip of 2022. Previously, the API was set to cease working on the finish of this yr; now, it should work for a short time longer.