Amazon's Appstore will close for Android users on August 20, ending competition with Google's Play Store and remaining available only on Fire TV and Fire Tablets. Launched in 2011, it captured under one percent of global app downloads by 2022. Users have until the closure date to spend their remaining Amazon Coins, with refunds promised for any leftover balances. Purchase limitations apply as Amazon has discontinued Coin purchases and prohibits using mixed payment methods for final transactions.
Amazon's Appstore will permanently close for Android users on August 20, ending its competition with Google's Play Store, and will only remain available on Amazon's TV and tablet devices.
The Appstore, launched in 2011, struggled to capture significant app download market share, accounting for less than one percent of global app downloads as of 2022.
Amazon customers will receive refunds for any remaining balance in their Appstore accounts post-closure, but specific details regarding the timing of these refunds have not been provided.
Users will be unable to use a combination of Amazon Coins and credit cards for purchases, and cannot buy more Coins since Amazon has already discontinued that option.
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