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Is there a trick to access the Amazon App Store accessed through the MS Store? I'm trying to download Blink and when I get to where I have to log-in to Amazon it starts to load then crashes and I'm back to the log-in screen. I'm running the Canary Build 25375.1

Edit: I tried enabling One Click and it still crashes.

I set Edge as my default browser and was able to log-in to Amazon. It took me to the home page and when I did a search for the Blink App it took me to the Blink Cameras. I closed out and started all over from the beginning. Now it's back to crashing again.

Install "Amazon App Store" app for Windows

glasskuter said:

Install "Amazon App Store" app for Windows

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It's already installed. It just goes round and round before it crashes and I'm back to the log-in screen.

Winuser said:

Is there a trick to access the Amazon App Store accessed through the MS Store? I'm trying to download Blink and when I get to where I have to log-in to Amazon it starts to load then crashes and I'm back to the log-in screen. I'm running the Canary Build 25375.1

Edit: I tried enabling One Click and it still crashes.

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MS Store is for Windows apps,

Amazon App Store for Android apps.

Is Blink for running under WSA?

cereberus said:

MS Store is for Windows apps,

Amazon App Store for Android apps.

Is Blink for running under WSA?

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I already know that but the Amazon Blink app is now available through the MS Store. The Blink app gives you the option to get it from the Amazon App Store. This starts the Subsystem for Android. When I try to sign-in I just get the spinning circle and then it crashes and I'm back to the sign in screen.

You could try uninstalling it with something like Geek Uninstaller and rebooting and trying again?

Winuser said:

I already know that but the Amazon Blink app is now available through the MS Store. The Blink app gives you the option to get it from the Amazon App Store. This starts the Subsystem for Android. When I try to sign-in I just get the spinning circle and then it crashes and I'm back to the sign in screen.

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Hard to day what issue is.

Perhaps you could download it on an android device and then use an apk maker tool to backup up installation to an apk file (can be hit or miss). Then you should be able to side load it to WSA?

I agree. I would first try repairing the app. Then try resetting the app. If neither works, uninstall and reinstall it.

cereberus said:

Hard to day what issue is.

Perhaps you could download it on an android device and then use an apk maker tool to backup up installation to an apk file (can be hit or miss). Then you should be able to side load it to WSA?

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I do have have blink installed on my phone and my Echo Show. I thought it might be nice to check my cameras on a 27" screen.

glasskuter said:

I agree. I would first try repairing the app. Then try resetting the app. If neither works, uninstall and reinstall it.

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I'll give it a try and see what happens. If not I'll try what @cereberus suggested. If I can't get it working it's no big deal. Except for having a small screen, my Echo Show is on the side of my monitor and works hands free. All I have to do is say Hey Echo, show camera #. I changed the command to Hey Echo because at the time I was using a Amazon Fire Cube on my tv.

Fabler2 said:

You could try uninstalling it with something like Geek Uninstaller and rebooting and trying again?

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I just uninstalled the Amazon Store App with Revo and restarted my computer. I reinstalled the app and it's still crashing. I did get it to go to the Amazon site one time. It took me to the Amazon home page. I did a search for the Blink app and all I got was Blink cameras. Now all the app does is crash.

I'm going to give MS feedback on my problem. I only decided to give it a try when I read this from this post. Welcoming AI to the Microsoft Store on Windows 11

The momentum of Windows customers is a testament to the growth in quality content from our passionate community of developers, who have more than doubled the number of Win32 and PWA apps since last year. Engaging PWAs like Snapchat and ESPN, sophisticated native apps like Spark Mail, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, Capture One, Bilibili and WhatsApp, along with Android apps like Epic Seven, Best Fiends, and Blink, are truly what makes the Microsoft Store the best place to find the right content, whether for productivity, entertainment or creativity. There are many more apps to recognize, including the winners of the Microsoft

Winuser said:

I just uninstalled the Amazon Store App with Revo and restarted my computer. I reinstalled the app and it's still crashing. I did get it to go to the Amazon site one time. It took me to the Amazon home page. I did a search for the Blink app and all I got was Blink cameras. Now all the app does is crash.

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It was worth a try. This is what I get,

Fabler2 said:

It was worth a try. This is what I get,

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The one time I got past the sign-in I was taken to the Amazon home page. I tried disabling Malwarebytes Browser Guard and it still crashes.

I finally managed to get Blink installed and working. I recently updated to the newest Canary build so tonight I decided to try again. The first step I did was to check Windows Update to see if all updates were installed. There was one available so I installed it and restarted my computer. The second was to check for any updates in the Microsoft Store. After all updates were finished I clicked on the Blink link and WSA loaded and I was redirected to the Android Store. From there it was just a matter of clicking on install, starting the app, entering my email and password and entering the PIN I was sent. My guess is that one of the updates fixed my problem.

I ran into what I hope is my last problem. Last night when I finished setting up Blink, I was able to access my cameras without any problems. Today when I tried to access them I couldn't. For some reason the Firewall in Eset was blocking Blink from the access it needed. After wasting hours trying to find what setting I needed to make, I gave up and uninstalled Eset. I'm back to Windows Defender and MBAM Premium and I can view my cameras again. Another problem I had (not Windows related) was that I had to change my Blink password to setup the app. I thought I had the password saved in KeePass but I was wrong. Because of the password change I lost access from my Echo Show. It took a lot of searching but I did find a page that got my Blink cameras running on the Echo again. Uninstalling and reinstalling the cameras is not the answer. I'll post the link so anyone who needs to change their Blink password can get their cameras working with the Alexa phone app again. https://support.blinkforhome.com/en_US/troubleshoot-alexa/troubleshooting-alexa

I received this email yesterday notifying me that its going away.

HRPuffnstuff said:

I received this email yesterday notifying me that its going away.
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More details here - Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) is being deprecated beginning March 5, 2025