Click “OK” when you’re done and that’s it! Your app, if compatible, will now be available on the new Amazon Appstore app for Android. If you haven’t selected “All other Android devices”, go to the Developer Portal, click the “Edit device support” link next to the device category, then toggle device support on for your app. Your app will automatically be available to customers using the new Amazon Appstore. If you’re an existing Appstore developer and you’ve selected to distribute your apps on “All other Android devices”, you don’t have to do anything. What does this mean for Amazon Appstore developers?
Whether customers acquire Coins at a discount, or for free as rewards in games, you still earn your full 70% royalty. The more Coins a customer buys at a time, the more they will save. Using Amazon Coins, customers can buy apps, games, and in-app items from Appstore for less. Additionally, customers can now purchase Coins from anywhere in the Appstore app. The new Amazon Appstore includes new ways for customers to experience Amazon Coins through a dedicated tab inside the app.
The “My Apps” tab introduces an easy way for customers to manage and update their third-party apps so they can get the latest and best experience from their favorite content. The “Categories” tab allows customers to discover new apps through a more visually driven user interface. The navigation bar at the bottom of the app allows customers to quickly navigate between various pages with few clicks. The new Appstore design has a simplified user interface, making it easy for customers to discover the apps and games they love.
New interface makes it easy to discover apps The new mobile app is redesigned from the ground up, allowing customers to enjoy the same apps and games that they engage with on Fire TV and Fire tablets on their mobile phones. While we spoke of this move being something of a masterstroke, time will tell whether the combined efforts of the new Microsoft Store and Amazon’s App Store will be a tempting feature for users.Today we’re excited to announce the all-new standalone Amazon Appstore mobile app for Android.
Having Amazon apps available and ready to be used on laptops, desktops and Surface Pro devices could help entice more customers to upgrade to Windows 11, while being able to use Android apps from Amazon that they’ve been using on their smartphones for years.
In comparison, Microsoft has had it rough with the Windows Store, with subpar search features and an app library that was mostly junk, resulting in users downloading and updating their apps through the web or the apps themselves, and bypassing the store.īut the redesigned Microsoft Store in Windows 11 is the first sign that the company is going all in with making sure that it’s a storefront that looks good, but also works well for both users and developers. But with the change to Apple Silicon from Intel chips, you can now use iOS apps on macOS. Since 2012, Apple has had an App Store just for the Mac, allowing users to buy and update apps for their Mac desktops and laptops. Analysis: the desktop App Store wars are just beginning