USA: Apple-owned Dark Sky Weather app, which was acquired in 2021, will be shut down soon. Exactly on January 1, 2023.
Apple has now released a support document for Dark Sky users to make changes to the stock Weather app on iPhone, iPad and Mac. 9to5Mac reports that many users are disgruntled with the demise of Dark Sky.
Apple didn't buy Dark Sky for Apple. The weather service and forecasting technology attracted the tech giant. Even though Dark Sky's demise has been predicted by the stars for some time.
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it's sad to see a well-made app say goodbye. Apple created new support document to prevent Dark Sky users from switching to any other third-party app.
Since purchasing Dark Sky, Apple has been incorporating some of the app's features into its default Weather app. The various dark sky features that can now be accessed through the Weather app are described in detail by Apple in a support document.
The document also includes instructions for Dark Sky users on how to use the Weather app's features and interface.
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The Apple Weather app provides hourly forecasts for a location with up-to-the-minute accuracy. The app also provides 10 day forecast with hourly updates.
The app can show full-screen, high-resolution maps of temperature, precipitation and air quality.
The move from Dark Sky to Apple Weather has angered some users. Reddit is where users have gone to complain about the Weather app, according to 9to5mac.
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Some of them argued that Vader's radar was inferior to Dark Sky's, while others lamented the lack of an interface for Dark Sky.
Additionally, the app is hyper-local (accurate to 0.0001-degrees of latitude and longitude). According to Apple, severe weather alerts and hourly rain notifications will be sent through the Weather app.