Amazon will shut down its app store for Android on 20 August this year. The company sent a notice to the developers, indicating that they will no longer be able to submit new apps in the store.
The company said on a support page that it would also shut down its coins digital currency, which can be used to buy games and apps at the app store.
“From August 20, 2025, you will no longer have access to Amazon Appostor on your Android device.
We will close the Amazon coin program on August 20, 2025, ”the company said on a support page.
Amazon said that it would return any coin that users keep till 20 August.
The company said the app store would still be functional on its own equipment, such as fire TV and fire tablet.
The company did not immediately answer questions about the decision to shut down the store.
Amazon has tried to compete with Google and create an alternative app store ecosystem since 2011. The company tried to provide electricity to its failed fire phone project through its own app store.
Amazon said last year that he would stop support for his app store on Windows, which offered Android apps from March 5, 2025. The company started the program for Windows in 2021.
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