When Applebought Dark Skyback in March , it was a death knell for Android buff of the app . A small reprieve was granted earlier this month , when Dark Sky co - founder Adam Grossman said the Android app wouldwork an extra monthbefore shutting down on August 1 . Well , that day is libertine approaching , and it would seem a new rival is slant to be Android ’s atmospheric condition app of option : AccuWeather .
fit in toAndroid Police , anew betaof the app has been in the works over the preceding three months . ( You know , about the time since the Dark Sky tidings dropped . ) On top of a novel UI and a much - needed redesign , Android Police notes that it appears there ’s also a new second - by - minute clock on the homepage that shows off local precipitation forecasts . It ’s not quite the same as Dark Sky ’s schtik , but it ’s close enough that folks desperately seeking an alternative might be willing to assay .
https://gizmodo.com/dark-sky-won-t-be-disappearing-from-android-just-yet-1844247598
The redesign was pushed to both iOS and Android today.Photo: Victoria Song/Gizmodo
AccuWeather ’s app has bid its MinuteCast forecasts for a while now ; however , at least in the iOS version , it ’s not quite as conspicuously displayed . Previously , it was a bar cover under some other metrics that made it very soft to scroll past . The redesign also includes a bottom tabloid seafaring system , which in the year of our lord 2020 , it is candidly surprising that AccuWeather is only doing this now . The app also includes the alternative to enable dark mode .
The new AccuWeather app is expected to tramp out on the Google shimmer Store today , which is respectable timing on AccuWeather ’s part . Part of the trouble with Apple acquiring Dark Sky is that it not only intend the death of the Android app , but also the API that third - company apps usedwill also be kaputby 2022 . It ’s not a problem for iOS users . Many Dark Sky features will likely make their room over to Apple ’s not - so - majuscule native weather app , but it does get out a sizeable col for Android drug user .
It ’s hard to say whether AccuWeather will come through Dark Sky ’s throne . Commenters on Google ’s manoeuvre Store have leftmixed reviewson the beta , with many detailing grievances about the beta ’s stability and localisation features ( though , that ’s always a risk with any genus Beta ) . An official rollout will in all likelihood be more stable , though if you truly hate it , at least there ’s a metric crapton of weather apps out there to try .
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