Amazon shutters its Android app store

If Amazon can't make a third-party Android app store work, no one can
Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down its Android app store. The Amazon Appstore has been available on Android devices since 2011, providing a relatively easy-to-access alternative to the default Google Play Store.
These apps aren't on the Play Store, but I always sideload them on my Pixel
Not every great app is on the Google Play Store. Easily enhance your Google phone experience with these best Pixel apps to sideload.
Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it
The Amazon Appstore made waves when it launched in 2011, offering an alternative to what at the time was known as the Android Market. Amazon even scored some early exclusives and gave away a plethora of premium content and Coins to anyone willing to do the legwork of installing the storefront on their Android phone.
Amazon to shut down its Android app store later this year
Effective August 20, 2025, the Amazon app store will no longer be available on Android devices. This follows the previously announced closure of the Amazon app store for Windows. Developers can no longer submit new apps to the Amazon app store for Android, though they can continue to push updates to existing apps until August 20, 2025.
TikTok Back On Apple App Store And Google Play Store: Here’s What It Means
TikTok has been absent from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store since January. Now, it’s back. Here’s all you need to know.
One Play Store rival fewer: Amazon shutters its Android app store
Amazon is discontinuing its answer to Google's Play Store, and the online retailer says that from August 20 onwards, users will no longer be able to access its app store for Android devices. After this date,
Top Apple exec concedes he had doubts about app store fees imposed on alternative payment options
Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller on Monday conceded he initially opposed fees that the iPhone maker charges for in ...
Apple exec Phil Schiller testifies that he raised concerns over App Store commissions on web-based sales
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller, the executive in charge of leading the App Store, testified in court on Monday that he had originally raised concerns about the 27% commission the iPhone maker planned to ...
Apple removes 1,35,000 apps from App Store in significant action, its largest such removal to date
If you use an iPhone, there is some important news for you. Apple has made a significant move since the launch of the App ...
EU App Store: Apple Removes Thousands of Apps Due to Digital Services Act Requirements
Apple’s app removals follow the Digital Services Act, a European law requiring all app traders to display verified contact ...
Screenshot-scanning malware discovered on Apple App Store in first-of-its-kind attack
Security experts have discovered that hackers are targeting apps on the App Store to spread malware that steals information ...
Apple purges apps without contact info from EU app store, as DSA deadline hits
A change requiring app developers to disclose their address, phone number, and email information to consumers has gone live ...
TikTok is back on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. What to know following halted nationwide ban on app
The law requires TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its U.S. assets in order to continue operating in the ...
How to Sideload Android Apps (and What to Watch Out For)
Android, unlike some phone operating systems, allows users to install software from outside the default app store (even if ...