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Apple Clips social video app killed after eight years

Clips, Apple’s compact video editing app for iPhone, has been killed off by the company, eight years after its launch.

Three phone screens displaying a video editing app with comic book effects. First: woman with hearts, second: man with bow tie, third: woman in four filter styles.
Screenshots of Apple Clips

Back in 2017, Apple Clips was introduced as a video editing app designed for making clips for sharing on social media. On October 10, Apple killed it off.

The notice posted to Apple’s support page on Saturday explains that the app is no longer being updated. While Apple made it no longer available to download to new users as of October 10, existing and former users can continue to use the app, and redownload it from the App Store via their Apple Account.

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