IoT gadget maker AcuRite shares reasoning for killing customers’ favorite app
AcuRite has announced the discontinuation of its My AcuRite app due to obsolete technology, effective May 30. Users will need to transition to the AcuRite NOW app, which has been met with frustration due to missing features. The company claims that the new app is built on a more modern platform that will allow for better long-term support and feature improvements.
- ▪AcuRite's My AcuRite app will no longer be available after May 30, 2026.
- ▪The new AcuRite NOW app lacks some features that users enjoyed in the previous app.
- ▪AcuRite's VP of product development stated that maintaining the old app is not sustainable due to its obsolete technology.
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weathering the storm IoT gadget maker AcuRite shares reasoning for killing customers’ favorite app “The move to AcuRite NOW has not been as smooth as some customers expected …” Scharon Harding – May 21, 2026 6:26 pm | 6 AcuRite's Atlas weather station. Credit: AcuRite AcuRite's Atlas weather station. Credit: AcuRite Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav AcuRite must kill its customers’ favorite companion app due to “obsolete technology,” VP of product development Jeff Bovee tells Ars Technica. AcuRite, which makes smart weather-monitoring devices, announced this month that the My AcuRite iOS and Android app that has been around since 2016 won’t be available after May 30.
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