[Updated] Is Amino: Communities and Fandom shutting down? Here's what we know

Here’s the crux of the article in video form:

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on April 7, 2023) follows:

Amino is quite a popular social media platform where one can find communities on various topics. The app also allows one to meet new people and talk about the things that they have common interests in.

Be it an Anime series, a K-pop band, video games, music, art, or TV series, Amino has got it all. However, fans are concerned with recent rumors regarding the app’s closure.

Recently, the app has been removed from Apple’s App Store due to some unknown reasons.

This has made some users (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) speculate that it might be the case that the company is shutting down the app permanently.

Notably, the app was removed from the App Store a few years back, but it was restored soon after.

However, some are doubtful of its return this time since back then Amino was under different management.

Furthermore, it has been alleged that the app was plagued with bugs and issues for quite a while. Also, the developers were unable to fix these problems even after a long time.

For instance, some have experienced difficulties in purchasing the Amino+ subscription on Google Play Store and logging into their account on the Android app.

Amino finally deleted off the app store society is moving forward I think.
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No way amino got booted off the ios app store.
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Users have also been experiencing frequent crashes and were displayed 18+ NSFW ads as well.

Interestingly, the app listing is still there on the Google Play Store and the developers have not officially communicated anything in this regard. So, it can be concluded that these are just rumors.

That said, we’ll keep tabs on the speculations regarding the Amino: Communities and Fandom app shutting down and update this article as soon as we come across any new info.

04:48 pm (IST): If you have installed Amino at least once in the past, here are steps to do so on your iPhone:

1. Go to App Store
2. Press the round icon at the top right-hand corner
3. Press on the ‘Purchased’ option
4. Type in ‘Amino’ and you can download it
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06:35 pm (IST): Surprisingly, there are some users (1,2,3,4,5) that are in the favor of shutting down the Amino communities. The main cause of this appears to be the toxicity in its communities.

05:16 pm (IST): According to a review on Google Play Store, the app consistently experiences server issues that leads to the ‘403 forbidden’ error.

This app really fell off in recent years. With ads that will force sound to play, to obnoxious full-screen ones that last far longer than they should. But the biggest problem is the servers, without a doubt. Every single day, I end up seeing the same error (403 Forbidden) multiple different times in the span of an hour. PLEASE FIX YOUR SERVERS!
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10:36 am (IST): According to reports (1,2), Amino: Communities and Fandom is back on the Apple’s App Store.

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