As a complete, the Android working system is a extra open platform than its iOS rival. But that doesn’t imply third-party app shops on Google gadgets at all times play good.

If you’re an Amazon Fire Tablet person, you may need downloaded the Amazon Appstore in your Android telephone, maybe since you bought an app totally free from Amazon and also you don’t wish to pay for it once more by the Google Play retailer. On Android, it’s as straightforward as sideloading the APK from Amazon’s app. But Android 12 may need launched a compatibility problem for the app retailer. According to Liliputing, the newest model of Android doesn’t appear to work with Amazon’s built-in DRM.

An October 2021 thread relationship again to when Android 12 started rolling out to gadgets titled “Amazon Appstore not working after android 12 [sic] update” is adopted by quite a few replies detailing the identical ailment. “It isn’t working on Android 12 on my Pixel 6 either,” wrote one person. “Same problem on Pixel 5,” wrote one other.

The put up has since racked up greater than 100 replies and acquired hundreds of views. An Amazon employees member ultimately addressed the unique put up, writing that “our technical team is aware of the issue.” However, it seems they’re nonetheless in search of a decision, and easily ensuring you have got the newest model of the Amazon Appstore put in gained’t repair a lot.

Amazon advised The Verge it’s conscious of the problem impacting app efficiency, including that it doesn’t appear to have an effect on Amazon Fire Tablets or Fire TV gadgets.

When you obtain the Amazon Appstore on an Android 12 machine, as I did on the Pixel 6 Pro, there’s an enormous banner on the high that claims: “We’re excited about Android 12 too. Unfortunately we’re working through some issues. Thank you for your patience as we get your Appstore back.”

The banner doesn’t pop up on my OnePlus 9, which continues to be on Android 11. Anecdotally, I also can report that the Amazon Appstore feels slower on the Pixel 6 Pro, and a few web page classes aren’t even loading. The solely apps that appear to seem are ones revealed by Amazon. By comparability, the OnePlus 9 had no points downloading apps.

The downside may very well be associated to Amazon’s built-in DRM, as one commenter within the thread seen that a little bit expert-level tinkering might get Amazon’s apps engaged on the Android 12 gadgets. It entails decompiling the APK on an older model of Android after which recompiling it to work with a self-signed certificates. But at that time, you’re higher off in search of the app within the Google Play Store.