Switch by tapping the forecast name at the bottom, just to the right of the pause button. The new next-hour forecast animation (below right) is far more detailed and likely to help you plan your outing. The obvious choice is Apple’s Weather app, which received several key new features in iOS 16.įor those like me who are interested in hyperlocal weather patterns to see if you’ll get wet on your run or ride, Weather has added to the existing 12-hour animated forecast map (below left). This news should come as a shock to no one-Apple has been quite clear that Dark Sky was on borrowed time-but it does mean that Dark Sky fans will need to find an alternative by the end of the year. Apple’s new WeatherKit API allows developers to integrate Apple Weather forecast data into their apps. The Dark Sky API and website will hold on a few more months, until 31 March 2023, possibly to allow all of Dark Sky’s contracts to sunset. Now Apple has announced that the Dark Sky iOS app will cease to be available and will no longer provide weather data as of 1 January 2023. It took a little longer than anticipated for Dark Sky’s core features to migrate to Apple’s bundled Weather app, but at least some of them did last year (see “ Weather in iOS 15 Gains Precipitation Notifications (But Do They Work Reliably?),” 17 November 2021). Apple removed Dark Sky’s Android and Wear OS apps shortly after on 1 August 2020. #1645: AirPlay iPhone to Mac for remote video, Siri learns to restart iPhones, Apple's Q1 2023 financialsĭark Sky Fading iOS 16’s Weather BrightensĪ few years ago, Apple bought its way to better weather forecasts, as we covered in “ Apple Acquires Dark Sky Weather Service and App” (31 March 2020).1646: Security-focused OS updates, Photos Workbench review, Mastodon client wishlist, Apple-related conferences.

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