Amazon has steadily improved its lineup of Fire tablets since 2022. But specs are only part of the equation. Without better software, these slates are as good as useless. Getting the Play Store on ...

Amazon announced it is shutting down its 'Amazon Appstore for Android' this summer as part of a broader effort to streamline and improve its services and programs. The app store was never nearly as ...

Amazon will shut down its Android device app store in August 2025. Users will no longer be able to download or use apps from the Appstore on Android after the deadline. Amazon Fire devices like the ...

After 14 years of trying and failing to gain a smartphone foothold, Amazon has announced it will discontinue its app store. Anyone who has content in Amazon’s store will be able to access it for now, ...

If you own an Amazon Fire Tablet, you will be restricted from using the Amazon Appstore, but it runs on Fire OS, which is a custom version of Android. That means that you can install the Play Store ...

After 14 years of trying to compete with Google Play, Amazon is pulling the plug on its Android Appstore. The tech giant announced that starting August 20, 2025, the alternative app marketplace will ...

Following up on its earlier move to pull Audible audiobook purchases from its Play Store app, Amazon is also turning off Kindle digital book purchases on Android. The Google Play purchasing crackdown ...

Google wants a 15% cut of digital content purchases people make in apps sold on the Play Store. Amazon has told customers they can buy e-books on the company's website instead of through the Android ...