Amazon App Store Now Live in Australia; every day a paid app becomes free

gto21 on 24/05/2013 - 11:43

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It appears that Amazons promise to open up their Android app store to over 200 countries including Australia has come to fruition, with Amazon updating their Android App today to add that additional support.

The Amazon App Store famously provides users with access to a free app every day. Every day a paid app becomes free.

The Amazon App store is not available from Google Play and must be downloaded from Amazon itself. You can head over to the Amazon App Store download page and download the APK. You will need to ensure that you have allowed sideloading of apps on your Android device before you try to install it, to do so go to Settings > Security > and ensure that ‘Unknown sources’ is ticked. Once you’ve downloaded the APK simply install it.

Access to the Amazon Android App store also requires an Amazon Account so you’ll need to sign up either on the Amazon website or you can do it from the front end of the application. As well as the Amazon mobile app you can search the Amazon Appstore for Android on the Amazon website in your browser.

You can check back every day for a new application. This is a great way to get access to new applications

Every day a paid app becomes free.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/get-appstore/android/ref=mas_rw…

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Comments

  • iChopstick on 24/05/2013 - 11:46
    +1

    Now what am I going to do with all the US aliases I've created?

    • gto21 on 24/05/2013 - 12:12

      My aliases got block after a few weeks

  • [Deactivated] on 24/05/2013 - 11:47
    +1

    I don't know what this does but I downloaded it anyway

    • gto21 on 24/05/2013 - 12:06
      +1

      Its line google play store but you also get a a paid app for free per day. Kinda like this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appturbo.a…

    • gto21 on 24/05/2013 - 12:10
      +1

      A lot of people have been using it, but we had to create a US alias before. I had a few alias block before because it was not available for australia.

  • [Deactivated] on 24/05/2013 - 11:50

    anyone else think it's dodgey it's a. Not on the Play Store and b. It makes you select install from Unknown sources? I can see it's from www.amazon.com I guess

    • gto21 on 24/05/2013 - 12:09
      +1

      Not sure why its not on the play store. but its an alternative to the play store. maybe google don't want competition to their play store.

      you have to select unknown source because its not from the playstore

    • iChopstick on 24/05/2013 - 12:21
      +2

      As long as you're getting the APK from a reputable source, there is nothing wrong with allowing installation from unknown sources, which was originally a developer option (under developer setting pre-ICS, and security from ICS onwards).

      Android app development scene is not limited to what's avaiable on the Play store, there are plenty of methods/places to download/install standalone APK without the intervention of google Play. Samsung Store, Lg Smart World, AND Amazon Store to name a few. Heck, if you want, you could root your device, get rid of Play store all together, and look elsewhere for all your apps. Is there a risk involved? Yes. But that does not make it any less legit. Though I am not encouraging people to look at the plethora of pirated APK floating all over the internet.

      And if that does not convince you, just look up all the Amazon App Store deals we've had on OzB, I've lost count…

      As for it not been on the Play store, pretty sure there a clause in Google T&C that forbids other App Store form apps from been released on Play. Most likely, as said, to limit competition.

  • mitcheo on 24/05/2013 - 12:00

    Says I'm in the wrong country when trying to install anything.

    • gto21 on 24/05/2013 - 12:12

      I've install it yesterday on my phone and today on my tablet, works fine.

  • squeeb on 25/05/2013 - 08:48

    Thanks for the instructions. Made it easy to follow.

  • barghunt1 on 26/05/2013 - 08:14

    I just noticed on the dick smith website that the kindle fire is available for preorder.

    http://dicksmith.com.au/product/TA7003/

  • ahaider on 26/05/2013 - 16:59

    Is it still working? I can't download any app - its gives errors of geographical restrictions.

  • dryandra on 30/06/2013 - 09:39

    games download and work for me.

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