Dark Sky for iOS is one of the most popular weather apps available, and Apple has clearly taken notice, because now the tech giant has officially acquired the "hyper-local" weather app. Compared to other competitors in the same category, Dark Sky is known for having more details about the weather in the user's actual location, offering "up-to-the-minute forecasts" through a nice user interface. News of the acquisition was announced via a blog post from the app's developers that also outlined the major changes the purchase will bring. Among them, there will be notably the cessation of the Android and Wear OS version of the Dark Sky applications. "The app will no longer be available to download. Service for existing users and subscribers will continue until July 1, 2020, when the app will close. Subscribers still active at that time will receive a refund." This same threshold of the July 1, 2020 applies to Dark Sky weather forecasts, maps, and website integrations, which will be closed on that date. Parallel to the death of the Android app, the Dark Sky API (Application Programming Interface) will no longer be available to others, which means that other popular apps like Carrot Weather that rely on 'APIs will have to find a solution. alternative, although they will be given until the end of 2021 to do so. For those currently using the iOS app, "there will be no changes at this time," according to Dark Sky, so you can continue to purchase the app through the iOS App Store. That said, it's very possible that we'll see Apple's own weather app get a facelift at some point given the quality of the UI and Dark Sky's hyper-local capabilities, so hopefully.