We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What could have been one of the biggest alternative app stores is finally shutting down on Android. Amazon originally shared plans to kill off ...

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 ...

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 ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The Amazon Appstore, which I’m not sure I understood to still be around for non-Amazon devices, is going away ...

Amazon will discontinue its app store for Android on August 20 this year. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able to submit new apps to the store. The ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

After 14 years of trying and failing to gain a smartphone foothold, Amazon has announced it will discontinue its app store. Anyone who has content in Amazon’s store will be able to access it for now, ...

E-commerce giant Amazon has just announced that it is shutting down its app store for Android devices later this year. Amazon has sent a notice to developers that they will not be able to submit their ...

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 ...

Update: It looks like Amazon has pulled the plug. International users are now reporting that they’re no longer able to download apps from the Appstore. The Amazon Appstore offers thousands of free and ...