Amazon will discontinue its app store for Android on August 20 this year. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able to submit new apps to the store.
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 on 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.
“We’ve decided to discontinue the Amazon Appstore on Android to focus our efforts on the Appstore experience on our own devices, as that’s where the overwhelming majority of our customers currently engage with it,” a company spokesperson said.
The company added that the app store will still be functional on its own devices, such as Fire TV and Fire Tablet.
Last year, security researchers at McAfee Labs found that an application on the Amazon app store was masquerading as a health tool to spread malware.
Amazon has tried to compete with Google and create an alternative app store ecosystem since 2011. The company also tried to power its failed Fire Phone project through its own app store.
Amazon last year said it will discontinue support for its app store on Windows, which offered Android apps, starting March 5, 2025. The company started the program for Windows in 2021.
The story has been updated with Amazon’s comments.
