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Dark Sky API Gets 1 More Year of Use on Android

Kellen June 10, 2021 6

Dark Sky on Android went away a year ago after Apple bought them and acted like the meanies they often are. Thankfully, the Dark Sky API was given an extra year of availability for all of the 3rd party weather apps that still used it, which meant the same...

Dark Sky is Kinda Back for Android, But There’s No Telling for How Long

Tim August 17, 2020 14

Recently, Dark Sky for Android was taken from us, all because Apple acquired the service for exclusive use on its own devices. However, the Dark Sky APIs that power the whole thing and make it the hyperlocal awesomeness that it is, live on for now. They're...

Reminder: Dark Sky for Android Dies Tomorrow

Kellen July 31, 2020 7

Unless they have another change of heart and extend, Dark Sky for Android will shut down tomorrow, August 1. The popular weather app that Apple purchased and originally planned to kill on July 1 was given a month extension the last time we hit this end-of-life...

Dark Sky Alternatives on Android: Overdrop, Today, and Appy Weather

Kellen July 31, 2020

The saddest Android-related news in a while dropped today, thanks to Apple (of course). Dark Sky, the hyperlocal weather app so many of us use for real-time weather changes, has been acquired by Apple and will cease to exist on Android come July 1. Apple is a...

Dark Sky for Android is Officially Dead (Updated: August 1!)

Tim July 1, 2020 28

UPDATE: Dark Sky weighed in today and said that existing users and subscribers will actually get to keep using the app until August 1, 2020. At that point, they plan to shut it all down and give customers refunds. It was only on March 31 that we learned Apple...

Dark Sky App Acquired by Apple, Will Kill Android App on July 1

Tim March 31, 2020

Dark Sky, the weather app we've been using since it first launched for Android back in 2016, has officially joined Apple. The main takeaway from this is that Apple will cease availability of Dark Sky for Android and other platforms, beginning July 1. If you're...

Dark Sky Now Available on Wear OS!

Tim December 19, 2018

Dark Sky users can now access the app's weather information directly from a Wear OS smartwatch. With this added support, you can view forecasts, current conditions, as well as hyperlocal down-to-the-minute rain forecasts. On top of this, the app supports...

Smart-Ass CARROT Weather App Launches on Android, Backed by Dark Sky’s Data

Tim July 12, 2018 15

CARROT Weather, apparently a very popular weather app on iOS, is finally on Android! Backed by Dark Sky's weather data, which is my go-to weather app, users can get highly accurate weather data and forecasts. From what I can see, the only thing it's missing is...