Amazon announced it is shutting down its 'Amazon Appstore for Android' this summer as part of a broader effort to streamline and improve its services and programs. The app store was never nearly as ...

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After 14 years of trying to compete with Google Play, Amazon is pulling the plug on its Android Appstore. The tech giant announced that starting August 20, 2025, the alternative app marketplace will ...

The Amazon Appstore, which I’m not sure I understood to still be around for non-Amazon devices, is going away on August 20, 2025. Amazon shared the news this week, saying that it was time for your ...

Amazon has announced that they are shutting down their App Store for Android. This will occur on August 20th, 2025. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able ...

“Starting Aug. 20, 2025, you will no longer have access to the Amazon Appstore on your Android device,” the company said on an FAQ page on its website. “We will also be discontinuing the Amazon Coins ...

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Amazon has announced that it will shut down the Amazon Appstore for Android devices later this year. The Amazon Appstore has existed as an alternative to the Google Play Store on Android for years now ...

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The app marketplace will still be available on Fire TV and Tablet devices, however. The app marketplace will still be available on Fire TV and Tablet devices, however. is a news writer focused on ...

Following over a decade of inability to compete with Apple and Google, Amazon has finally announced that it will be shutting down its Appstore for Android smartphones. Starting Aug. 20, users will no ...