Amazon Updates Its App To 5.0 With Access To Entire Digital Catalog, Instant Video App

Amazon has finally (finally!) brought its Prime Instant Video service to Android devices with an Instant Video app available through its own app store.

The news comes as part of an update to version 5.0 of Amazon’s own app in the Play Store, which sees a broader content shift – the new Amazon app allows users to access Amazon’s entire digital catalog, meaning that – besides instant video content – users can shop for (and install) apps from Amazon’s app store. This ostensibly makes the Amazon App Store app obsolete, except for its solely app-focused interface.

    

 

   

Amazon is also offering up 5GB of free photo back-up space through its Cloud Drive service with the update. Here’s the full change log from the Play Store.

For now, the Amazon app seems to have spotty compatibility. For instance, the app seems to be compatible with phones, but only certain tablets – the Nexus 7 and 10 seem to be excluded, while my G Pad 8.3 is inexplicably compatible. It’s also worth noting that there’s no Chromecast support just yet.

What’s unclear right now is how Google will feel about this move, as it generally discourages the distribution of third party app stores through the Play Store.

If you haven’t already, grab the updated app below. If you want to skip straight to the Instant Video app, here’s Amazon’s app store listing.

Thanks, Tony!