Amazon is shutting down its app store on Android2025-02-21 16:48 by DanielaTags: Amazon, Android
Amazon will discontinue its Amazon Appstore for Android, effective Aug. 20. In a notice sent to developers, Amazon says its Amazon Appstore on Android devices and the Amazon Coins program will shut down this summer. Devs can release app updates, but the store has already stopped accepting new app submissions, and customers won't be able to make any in-app purchases going forward. The company said on a support page that it will also discontinue its Coins digital currency, which could be used to purchase games and apps on the app store. "Starting August 20, 2025, you will no longer have access to the Amazon Appstore on your Android device. We will also be discontinuing the Amazon Coins program on August 20, 2025," the company said on a support page. Amazon said that it will refund any coins that users hold as of August 20. The company added that only a small number of customers used the app store outside Amazon devices. "We've decided to discontinue the Amazon Appstore on Android to focus our efforts on the Appstore experience on our own devices, as that's where the overwhelming majority of our customers currently engage with it," a company spokesperson said. The Amazon Appstore launched in March 2011 with just over 4,000 apps. It was preloaded on Amazon Fire devices, as well as some Android and BlackBerry handsets for a time. It faced a legal challenge from Apple over the name, but Amazon ultimately prevailed. Read more -here-
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