{"id":16009,"date":"2019-08-19T17:25:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T17:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apptunix.com\/?p=16009"},"modified":"2026-09-11T05:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T05:38:16","slug":"google-socratic-acquisition-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apptunix.com\/blog\/google-socratic-acquisition-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Claims the Acquisition of Socratic | Announced its Relaunch On iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As per the <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/08\/16\/google-discloses-its-acquisition-of-mobile-learning-app-socratic-as-it-relaunches-on-ios\/\">latest updates,<\/a> Google has finally claimed its acquisition in the popular mobile learning app &#8211; Socratic. This announcement was mentioned in the message where they announced the relaunch of the app on iOS. 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