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In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=21 Aug 2024 |title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216124644/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition |archive-date=16 Dec 2025|access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service. | In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=21 Aug 2024 |title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216124644/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition |archive-date=16 Dec 2025|access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation notice_2024.jpg|thumb|250px|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]] | ||
After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heinzman |first=Andrew |date=21 Aug 2024 |title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads |url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250403235259/https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ |archive-date=3 Apr 2025|access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display. | After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heinzman |first=Andrew |date=21 Aug 2024 |title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads |url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250403235259/https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ |archive-date=3 Apr 2025|access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display. | ||