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|On August 20, 2025, Amazon will remove Android devices' access to the Amazon Appstore. | |||
|Android apps downloaded through the Amazon Appstore will cease to function. | |||
|[https://www.androidauthority.com/amazon-shuts-down-android-app-store-3528170/ Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store that you never used anyway] | |||
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===Amazon Prime (2005 – Present)=== | ===Amazon Prime (2005 – Present)=== | ||
Amazon uses [[dark patterns]] for its subscription services, including tricking users into subscribing and making it very complicated to cancel. | Amazon uses [[dark patterns]] for its subscription services, including tricking users into subscribing and making it very complicated to cancel. | ||
=== Amazon Appstore (2011 – Present) === | |||
Amazon Appstore is the primary app store for Amazon's Fire devices, and is also available on other Android devices. On August 20, 2025, Amazon will remove access to the app store for all non-Fire devices. All apps installed from the Amazon Appstore will cease to function. Fire devices will continue to be able to access the Amazon Appstore. As of July 2025, there has been no mention of restitution for users who may have purchased paid apps through the Amazon Appstore. | |||
===Amazon Echo (2014 – Present)=== | ===Amazon Echo (2014 – Present)=== | ||