Apple says goodbye to Clips

Apple appears to be ending support for Clips, as the company has removed Clips from the App Store and said it will no longer make any updates.

in Support page on Apple’s websiteThe company says that as of October 10, Clips will no longer be available for new users to download, but existing users can continue to use the app on current or previous versions of iOS and iPadOS. Existing users can also re-download the app from their Apple account if necessary.

Without updates, Clips will likely become more difficult to use over time, so Apple is encouraging users to download their Clips videos (with or without additional effects) to their Photos library, so they can watch and edit videos using other apps.

It was launched in 2017Clips seemed to be Apple’s answer to Snapchat and Instagram Stories – it wasn’t a social network, but it allowed users to stitch photos and videos together using filters, emojis and music.

Early on, TechCrunch’s Brian Heater described Clips’ video editing capabilities as Simple to a fault He suggested that the app could allow Apple to showcase the capabilities of its hardware and software while offering users a path out of social ecosystems that were on the rise.

MacRumors reports While Apple has upgraded Clips with new features after launch, updates in recent years have been limited to bug fixes.

Apple lovers On Reddit They seem unsurprised by the news, saying they only tried the app years ago or had never heard of it. Additionally, an app like Clips — which is built on real footage captured by real people — may seem a bit dated when compared to Sora, OpenAI’s AI-generated video app that It recently reached 1 million downloads.