If you have an amazon Echo Show 8 Photos edition, get ready for your device to start displaying ads. According to emails posted by customers on and and first reported by amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:The Verge;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>amazon is discontinuing its PhotosPlus subscription feature that allowed people to upload and display their own images on the Echo Show 8.
PhotosPlus subscriptions will end on September 12, and amazon will end support for the photos feature on September 23. Instead, affected customers will have to upload their photos to amazon Photos with 25GB of storage and learn to live with ads on their home screen.
The feature, which costs $2 a month, allows users to upload their own photos to display on the home screen, turning the voice-controlled, touchscreen device into a digital photo frame. The screen rotates the owners' photos every 30 seconds, a feature that can remain active indefinitely (or as long as its rechargeable battery lasts).
All mention of the PhotosPlus subscription has been removed from amazon's website. The amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition is no longer for sale.
amazon has had to deal with some major issues with Alexa devices. Last month, Alexa cost amazon more than $25 billion between 2017 and 2021. amazon has been trying to recoup some of those losses by . The tech giant is also reportedly working on an advanced version of Alexa known as that could come with a monthly subscription fee.
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