The company said discontinuing the Appstore is part of an "ongoing effort to streamline and improve our services and programs." ...

Amazon has been shutting down several services recently, likely as part of efforts to reduce operating costs in areas where adjustments can be made. The latest development indicates that the company ...

Tired of living within Amazon's walled-off streaming ecosystem? Fire TV Sticks run Android under the hood, making for an easy unshackle process.

The Google Play Store competitor will cease operations on Aug. 20 but will live on via Amazon's Fire TVs and Fire Tablets. Amazon will discontinue its Amazon Appstore for Android, effective Aug. 20.

The Amazon Appstore allows you to download and install apps on Amazon Fire tablets and Fire TV devices. But the Appstore actually predates the Amazon Fire ecosystem. Amazon first launched the Appstore ...

Amazon's Fire devices run a custom version of Android called Fire OS, but Amazon hates to admit that it's Android under the hood; you won't see the word "Android" on any of these product pages. Click ...

Amazon has announced that it will be expanding the Android App Store’s footprint to over 200 different countries this summer. This will give customers in Canada, Brazil, Australia, and many more the ...

After 14 years of trying to compete with Google's Play Store, Amazon has declared that it would close its Appstore for Android devices that are not Amazon devices on August 20, 2025. Although the ...

Reuters has reported Amazon is mulling the release of a high-end Android tablet that will run the full Android operating ...

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Amazon has followed suit from popular ecosystems like Google Play and iOS with the ability to buy things within an app. Starting today, developers will be able to add in-app purchases such as virtual ...