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Amazon Prime Video Currently Unavailable in App Store Across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV [Update: It's Back]

amazon prime video app iconAmazon Prime Video is currently unavailable in the App Store across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Amazon had updated the iOS version of the app shortly before it was removed from the App Store, but it is unclear why the app was pulled or whether this is a temporary move.

Apple deferred comment to Amazon, which has yet to respond to our email. We'll update as we learn more.

Update: MacRumors has been informed this was a technical issue and the app should be back up shortly.

Update 2: Amazon Prime Video has returned to the App Store.

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Top Rated Comments

Itada Avatar
86 months ago
Probably found a show-stopping bug and pulled the release.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Expos of 1969 Avatar
86 months ago
Don't care. Would not use Amazon for anything. Its business practices are obscene, immoral and repugnant. Just my opinion of course...
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
86 months ago
Anyone watch "The Boys" on Prime? Great TV show.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
86 months ago

Amazon wasn't paying Apple 30% of sales like Spotify has to
You can't signup directly through Amazon in the app so that has nothing to do with this.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
86 months ago

Probably has to do with apple tv + coming out soon
So Apple is trying to have an antitrust investigation from the US and EU? Sure, that's probably it.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
clayj Avatar
86 months ago
"Update: MacRumors has been informed this was a technical issue and the app should be back up shortly."

Put your tinfoil hats away, folks.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)