Amazon will discontinue its app store for Android on August 20 this year. The company sent a notice to developers indicating the they will no longer be able to submit new apps to the store, TechCrunch reported.
The company said on a support page that it will also discontinue its Coins digital currency, which could be used to purchase games and apps on the app store.
“Starting August 20, 2025, you will no longer have access to the Amazon Appstore on your Android device. We will also be discontinuing the Amazon Coins program on August 20, 2025,” the company said in a support page.
Amazon said that it will refund any coins that users hold as of August 20. The company added that only a small number of customers used the app store outside Amazon devices.
Amazon posted: Starting August 20, 2025, you will no longer have access to the Amazon Appstore on your Android device. We will also be discontinuing the Amazon Coins program on August 20, 2025. As of Feb 20, 2025, Amazon Coins are no longer available for purchase.
Starting August 20, 2025, any apps downloaded from the Amazon Appstore will not be guaranteed to operate on Android devices. Amazon Appstore will continue to be available elsewhere, including on Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices.
You have until August 20, 2025 to use any remaining Amazon Coins.
If you do not have enough Amazon Coins to make an Appstore purchase, you can use another payment method such as a credit card to complete the transaction. You can use your existing Coins to make a smaller Appstore purchase within your balance. Any Coins you have purchased that remain in your account after August 20, 2025 will be refunded.
9To5Google reported: Amazon has announced that it will shut down the Amazon Appstore for Android devices later this year.
The Amazon Appstore has existed as an alternative to the Google Play Store on Android for years now, with users able to side load the Appstore to install apps through a trustworthy source. At one point, Microsoft partnered with Amazon to use the store for offering easy access to Android apps on Windows 11 (which is also being shut down.)
As of today, “Amazon Coins” are also no longer available for purchase. Amazon Coins were a digital currency used for in-app purchases and games. If there are still Coins in your account as of August 20, they’ll be refunded (100 coins = $1).
It’s also important to note that this shutdown doesn’t just affect the store, but any apps that were downloaded from it. Many apps downloaded from the Amazon Appstore were dependent on having the store installed to work properly, and Amazon says that “any apps downloaded from the Amazon Appstore will not be guaranteed to operate on Android devices” following the shutdown.
The shutdown will only affect users who have installed the Amazon Appstore on their devices manually. Fire Tablet, Fire TV, and other Amazon devices using the store will still continue to use it.