Pixel's 'Now Playing' is becoming a real app, but not for everyone

Google is spinning Pixel's Now Playing feature into a standalone app on the Play Store, but not everyone will be able to ...
Android Police

Amazon is killing its Android app store next week — here's what you should know

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Ars Technica

Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it

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, ...
Android Authority

Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store that you never used anyway

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 ...
Good e-Reader

Amazon App Store for Android is Shutting Down

Amazon has announced that they are shutting down their App Store for Android. This will occur on August 20th, 2025. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able ...
Android

Android 15 extends ‘app archiving’ to F-Droid third-party app store

Android 15 will extend the ‘app archiving’ feature to F-Droid. The popular app store is the first third-party platform to support the new capability. The Android Operating System (OS) has been ...
Android Police

Google's app store monopoly loss: What it means for Android users

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...