Amazon is ending Android support for its Appstore this year on August 20th. The retail giant announced the update on an FAQ support page with no explanation for the shutdown, but said its Appstore will still be available on Fire TV and Tablet devices, where it serves as the default app marketplace.
Apps downloaded from Amazon’s Appstore onto Android devices won’t necessarily disappear on August 20th, but the company says they “will not be guaranteed to operate” once they stop receiving updates. This comes as Microsoft is preparing to cease support for Amazon’s Appstore on Windows starting March 5th, as part of its Android subsystem being deprecated.
Amazon is also killing its Amazon Coins program — a virtual currency that can be purchased and used to buy apps and in-app items via the Amazon Appstore marketplace. New coins cannot be purchased after February 20th, 2025, but existing coin balances can still be used to make Appstore purchases. Amazon says that any coins remaining in user accounts after August 20th will be refunded, though more refund information will be shared “at a later date.”
