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The Amazon Appstore for Android devices will be discontinued on August 20, 2025

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Re: The Amazon Appstore for Android devices will be discontinued on August 20, 2025

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Post by andrewaylett »

Curious timing, what with the EU DMA opening Play Store to make it easier for people to install it.

Of course, Amazon are subject to the DMA and (I suspect) not overall a fan, so maybe it makes sense for them to not make use of the capabilities it allows?

Re: The Amazon Appstore for Android devices will be discontinued on August 20, 2025

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Post by rob74 »

david_allison wrote: post #2

> Amazon Appstore will continue to be available elsewhere, including on Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices.

Well, it'd better continue to be available, seeing that Amazon's devices don't support the Google Play store...

Re: The Amazon Appstore for Android devices will be discontinued on August 20, 2025

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Post by SapporoChris »

"What happens to my apps after the discontinuation of the Amazon Appstore on Android?"

"Starting August 20, 2025, any apps downloaded from the Amazon Appstore will not be guaranteed to operate on Android devices. Amazon Appstore will continue to be available elsewhere, including on Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices. " ---------

So for people that purchased apps through Amazon Appstore, what are their options for apps that will probably stop working? If there are no options for a refund, then this is another reason not to purchase items that you never truly own.

Re: The Amazon Appstore for Android devices will be discontinued on August 20, 2025

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Post by dsr_ »

rob74 wrote: post #4
david_allison wrote: post #2

> Amazon Appstore will continue to be available elsewhere, including on Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices.

Well, it'd better continue to be available, seeing that Amazon's devices don't support the Google Play store...

I have two Kindle Fire tablets (they're low-quality as general purpose tablets, but cheap and good for reading comics or books) and both have Google Play on them.

Mind you, I had to sideload it for both of them.

Re: The Amazon Appstore for Android devices will be discontinued on August 20, 2025

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Post by beardyw »

SapporoChris wrote: post #5

"What happens to my apps after the discontinuation of the Amazon Appstore on Android?" "Starting August 20, 2025, any apps downloaded from the Amazon Appstore will not be guaranteed to operate on Android devices. Amazon Appstore will continue to be available elsewhere, including on Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices. " --------- So for people that purchased apps through Amazon Appstore, what are their options for apps t…

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