Yesterday it seemed as though Amazon had finally opened up the App Store for Android to the entire world making many people very happy. Unfortunately this was too good to be true to last and Amazon has shut down the service for everyone outside of the US once again.
Whether it was opened up by accident or it was a test run is unknown right now and there is no word from the Amazon camp as to why it was available for everyone yesterday. The end result though today is that it is shut down and there is no indication as to when it will open back up for everyone outside of the US to use it.
It is possible they are getting ready for the official launch of the Amazon App Store for Android on a worldwide basis when they announce their tablet plans. It makes sense considering Amazon didn’t officially announce anything about the service becoming available worldwide yesterday so it could have been a test run.
So for those of you who got to use it for a day, we hope you enjoyed it. For those of you who missed out don’t worry, the fact that it was working worldwide is a good sign and hopefully you won’t have to wait long to use it again. You can also just use the workaround to get by the blocking of outside countries if you really want to use the Amazon App Store badly.
If you are outside of the US, let us know if it’s still working for you or if it’s shut down in the comments.
Website Referenced: PocketGamer
