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Amazon is shutting down its app store on Android | TechCrunch

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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.

Amazon has tried to compete with Google and create an alternative app store ecosystem since 2011 .

The store will still be functional on its own devices such as Fire TV and Fire Tablet .

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