MKBHD is removing its wallpaper app

Marques Brownlee’s Panels wallpaper app will close on December 31, almost a year after its controversial launch. “We made mistakes while creating our first app, and in the end, we couldn’t turn it into the vision I had,” Brownlee said in a video on Instagram. MKBHD channel on YouTube.

Paintings It will be launched in September 2024 He was received with A A flood of criticism Due to expensive subscription prices and ad settings. “Earlier this year, the composition of the development team changed, and despite our best efforts to bring on collaborators who shared our passion and vision, we were unable to find the right person,” a message on the site said. Location of paintings. “Rather than keep the app running without being able to develop it the way we originally envisioned it, we felt it was best to make a clean break.”

All user data will be deleted after the app is shut down, and Brownlee next plans to make the panels’ code open source and available on GitHub. All subscriptions will be automatically canceled when boards are checked out from app stores, and refunds will be issued for active subscriptions after December 31st.