Summary
YouTuber Marques Brownlee announced he is shutting down his phone wallpaper app, Panels, on December 31. The app, which launched in September 2024, charged a monthly fee for digital wallpapers, but faced criticism for its price and privacy issues. Brownlee said the app could not achieve the vision he had hoped for, despite initial success.
Key Facts
- Marques Brownlee is shutting down his app Panels on December 31.
- The Panels app offered downloadable phone wallpapers for $11.99 per month.
- It launched in September 2024 and lasted over a year.
- The app topped download charts and had two million wallpaper downloads.
- Brownlee cited challenges in sustaining the app and reaching his envisioned goals.
- Panels faced criticism for its pricing and privacy issues.
- The app's code will become open source, allowing others to use and modify it.
- Users can keep their downloaded wallpapers and will receive refunds for subscriptions.
