Amazon Appstore Now Available in Nearly 200 Countries
Inline with last
month's announcement, Amazon has expanded its Appstore for Android to about 200
countries including India, Australia, Brazil and Mexico. This international
expansion is the latest in a series of Amazon Appstore for Android launches,
which have included the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. The
Appstore app for Android has been updated to version 5.0 and the change log
indicated this expansion. The Appstore can be downloaded on any Android device
after enabling 'installation of apps from unknown sources' settings. To
celebrate the launch, the Amazon Appstore is bringing back one of its most
popular Free Apps of the Day, "Fruit Ninja," along with "Cut the
Rope: Experiments." These will be available, for free, on May 23 and May
24, respectively.
For a limited time,
Amazon will also offer promotions and discounts on popular games from brands
such as Ubisoft, Sega and Rovio, including offering Angry Birds Space for free
till June 3. "We are thrilled to be expanding the reach of our global app
distribution to nearly 200 countries," said Mike George, VP of Apps and
Games at Amazon. "By further expanding the distribution of apps to millions
of customers around the world, we are continuing to make it easy for customers
to enjoy their Amazon apps on Kindle Fire and any Android device." The
Amazon Appstore is an alternative to Google's own Play Store which comes
pre=loaded with most Android devices. It allow users to download apps with a
single click and offers one noteworthy app free each day. It also support
in-app purchases. At the time of writing this story we were able to create a
new account through the app and download free apps without entering any Credit
Card information. However, to download paid apps one needs to enter credit card
details to the account via a browser. Amazon also announced that Kindle Fire
will be available in over 170 new countries on June 13 and that it's available for
pre-order. However, at the time of writing this post the site prompts that it
can not deliver the tablets to India. Amazon had first announced the global
expansion of its Appstore for Android devices in April informing developers
that they can submit their apps for distribution in new markets, where Amazon
is rolling out its Appstore. It had added that registered developers who wanted
international distribution would have their apps automatically made available
for download, unless they designate otherwise.
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