Changes for Android devices are on the horizon at the end of this year. Amazon has announced that from August 20, it will close its app store for Android devices. Additionally, Amazon will be Eliminate your coins digital currency, which are used to buy games and apps from the user store. Notes were noted in a support document for change Developers.
In the note, the company says:
“From August 20, 2025, you will no longer have access to Amazon Appostor on your Android device. We will also discontinue the Amazon coin program on August 20, 2025. ,
In the announcement, Amazon said that any coin roasted by August would be returned.
Changes only affect users on non-immortal devices. Store will be functional on Amazon’s fire TV and fire tablet products.
After the August deadline, users can no longer download or use apps from the store on Android.
According to a company spokesperson: “We have decided to shut down the Amazon appstore on Android to focus our efforts on appstore experience on our own equipment, as our customers are currently attached to it. “
Each Android device user is familiar with the Google Play Store, the most popular Android app store. However, third-party app stores are also available due to the open nature of the platform. The decision to shut down the Amazon appstore on Android is likely to be due to low use.
This is not the first time Amazon has closed its app store on non-amazon equipment. Last year, it pulled the store to Windows, which was launched in 2021.
