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AccuWeather brings back Dark Sky’s hyperlocal weather alerts, puts temperature icon in paywall

Following Apple’s purchase and subsequent murder of Dark Sky for Android, the best weather app on the platform, AccuWeather stepped up to fill the gap with hyperlocal forecasts and a pleasant overall design. Now, AccuWeather has some good news and some bad news. AccuWeather has a new option to get hyperlocal weather notifications, but it’s also locked a basic feature behind a paywall.

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AccuWeather for Android debuts redesigned app for all the grieving Dark Sky users

Weather apps might not mean a lot to you, but it’s hard to deny how useful a powerful weather app can be. For many Android users, Dark Sky was the go-to weather app for years, but following an acquisition from Apple earlier this year, the service is set to kill its Android app in just a couple of weeks. Now, AccuWeather is debuting a redesigned Android app that works as a solid replacement.

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Best weather apps for Android now that Dark Sky is dead

If you’ve ever looked for a good weather app, Dark Sky was probably on the list of recommendations. That’s well-deserved as the app was well built on both Android and iOS with a clean design, great features, and excellent weather forecasts too. Now, Apple has acquired Dark Sky and killed off the Android app. If, like me, that’s left you wondering what to move on to, here are the best weather apps for Android.


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