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Amazon PhotosPlus was a Subscription based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content". Additionally, It provided 25GB of Amazon Photos storage, and costed 2$ per month. [https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ | Amazon PhotosPlus was a Subscription based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content". Additionally, It provided 25GB of Amazon Photos storage, and costed 2$ per month. Announced<ref>[https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ What is Amazon PhotosPlus]</ref> in October 2023, Amazon sent an email informing its users that they were discontinuing<ref>[https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ Email sent to all PhotosPlus users informing them of the cancellation of the service]</ref> the service, cancelling it on September 12, 2024. | ||
The Amazon Echo Show 8 was a Digital Frame, launched at 149.99$. For 10$ more, you could get the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition, which came with 6 months of PhotosPlus and the ability to display your photos as the "primary" content. Amazon spokesperson Courtney Ramirez<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee Amazon Echo Show 8] </ref> confirmed that “Occasionally, Alexa will provide content suggestions based on a customer’s interest. However, photos will remain the primary content.” | |||
After the cancellation of the PhotosPlus Service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition is identical<ref>[https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ Effects of cancellation of the PhotosPlus Service on Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition customers]</ref> to the Amazon Echo Show 8, and user who wish to display their photos have to do so with advertisements and promotional content. | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 15 January 2025
Amazon PhotosPlus was a Subscription based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content". Additionally, It provided 25GB of Amazon Photos storage, and costed 2$ per month. Announced[1] in October 2023, Amazon sent an email informing its users that they were discontinuing[2] the service, cancelling it on September 12, 2024.
The Amazon Echo Show 8 was a Digital Frame, launched at 149.99$. For 10$ more, you could get the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition, which came with 6 months of PhotosPlus and the ability to display your photos as the "primary" content. Amazon spokesperson Courtney Ramirez[3] confirmed that “Occasionally, Alexa will provide content suggestions based on a customer’s interest. However, photos will remain the primary content.”
After the cancellation of the PhotosPlus Service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition is identical[4] to the Amazon Echo Show 8, and user who wish to display their photos have to do so with advertisements and promotional content.
