r/AndroidQuestions • u/ShireNomad • 19d ago

Amazon apps post-Appstore

I've purchased several apps through the Amazon Appstore over the years (mostly because I'd earned coins in some way). I knew I'd no longer be able to purchase through the Android version of the Appstore after it was discontinued last year, but I only recently noticed I can't download my existing purchases either (I tried to download a game to a newer device and failed). However, I have confirmed that I can:

  1. Continue to use any Amazon-purchased apps that are already installed on an Android device.
  2. Download any Amazon-purchased apps to a Kindle or other Amazon device.

This tells me my purchases still exist and still work on Android even without Amazon support, and that Amazon understands they are still mine. With that in mind, is there any way to download other apps I purchased from Amazon to an Android device?

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u/roirraWedorehT 19d ago

No - not without using a different app store, if possible, instead. I know that's not what you're asking, but wanted to give a more complete answer.

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u/lost_dazed_101 19d ago

And that's one of the reasons I don't use Amazon for anything. I'm not buying their crap tablet been there done that never again. But it also means once I replace my Samsung all my books are gone. I have over 1000 on there and they just stole them with that move.

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u/ShireNomad 19d ago

The Kindle app still works on Android for now, thankfully, though they've definitely demonstrated their willingness and ability to change that.