Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation: Difference between revisions

Amazon PhotosPlus was a subscription-based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski |first=Adrian |date=18 Oct 2023 |title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? |url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web |last=@wheelsee |date=20 Aug 2024 |title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. |url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ |url-status=live |access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web |last=Pattison Tuohy |first=Jennifer |date=29 Sep 2023 |title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee |url-status=live |access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref>