![]() ![]() At Apple’s WWDC 2022, alongside the launch of a default weather app for iPad, Apple announced it would transition the API’s paying customers to its new weather service, WeatherKit, where it would provide up to 500,000 API calls per month as part of its Apple Developer Program membership during the beta period and beyond. Previously, that API had offered 1,000 API calls for free, then charged $0.0001 for each subsequent call. After all, Dark Sky’s app had not been the key focus for Apple’s deal - it was the forecasting technology and the weather service itself.Īpple saw the potential in turning Dark Sky’s API into its own revenue-generating business. It later pushed back the API service’s closure until the end of 2022, and said the iOS app would shut down around the same time. The news is not surprising, though it is disappointing.įollowing the acquisition, Apple promptly wound down the Android and Wear OS versions of Dark Sky and said it would no longer accept signups for Dark Sky’s API, which had allowed third-party app developers to access the company’s database of weather forecasts and historical weather data. According to a notification appearing on the app’s home screen, Dark Sky will no longer be available as of January 1, 2023, as its forecasting technology has now been integrated with Apple’s own Weather application. Bad news for Dark Sky users: The popular weather app Apple acquired in March 2020 now has an official shutdown date. ![]()
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