One of the community’s most-used APK hubs goes dark, and the sideloading world just got a little smaller
By EverythingStreaming Team | Sunday, July 12, 2026
It’s the end of an era. APKTime — one of the longest-running and most-trusted APK discovery hubs in the cord-cutting community — has officially closed its doors after 10 years of service. Its sister site, KodiApps, is going down with it. If you’ve been using APKTime to find and sideload your favourite streaming apps, it’s time to update your toolkit.
Here’s the full story on what happened, why it’s been coming for a while, and where to go from here.
📰 Streaming Industry News
APKTime & KodiApps Officially Call It Quits After 10 Years
The APKTime team posted a farewell message on their website this week, confirming the shutdown of both APKTime and its companion site KodiApps. The crew described it as ‘a fun and rewarding 10 years’ but noted that other projects now demand their attention, and that the ever-shifting APK and Kodi landscape has made it increasingly difficult to keep listings accurate and up to date. If you’ve visited APKTime recently, the writing was already on the wall — broken links, stale app listings, and a general slowdown in updates had been building for months. The shutdown isn’t entirely surprising, but it still stings for a community that relied on it as a one-stop discovery tool for sideloadable streaming apps.
Source: APKTime (via farewell post)
📱 App Updates
APKTime — vFinal / Discontinued
Platforms: Android
No further updates. The app and website are no longer active. All links and listings should be considered dead. Users are advised to remove APKTime from their devices and switch to a maintained alternative for discovering and sideloading Android streaming apps.
📦 APK Releases
APKTime vN/A Removed
APKTime is no longer available for download and is not being maintained. Do not attempt to use old cached versions — app listings are outdated and links are broken. See our recommended alternatives below.
🔄 Platform Changes
Android Sideloading Ecosystem High
The shutdown of APKTime is part of a broader squeeze on the Android sideloading ecosystem. Amazon’s recent decision to disable sideloading on upcoming Fire TV Stick hardware has significantly shrunk the audience for APK-focused tools like APKTime. As the pool of users who can easily sideload apps gets smaller, community-maintained APK hubs become harder to justify keeping alive. This trend is worth watching — APKTime likely won’t be the last of its kind to go. On the bright side, alternatives like the Downloader app combined with trusted direct sources remain fully functional and are actively maintained.
🎯 That’s a Wrap
Ten years is a genuinely impressive run in a scene where most projects disappear within months. APKTime helped thousands of cord-cutters discover apps they never would have found on their own, and it leaves on good terms with the community it served. At EverythingStreaming, we’ll be keeping our own resources updated so you never lose access to the apps you rely on. If APKTime was part of your regular routine, now’s a great time to explore the alternatives — Downloader with trusted URL codes is still the most reliable method for sideloading on Fire TV and Android devices.
“Know a great APKTime alternative we should cover? Let us know — and check back every week for the latest on the apps, APKs, and platforms that matter to cord-cutters.”
Tags: APKTime, KodiApps, APK, sideloading, Fire TV, Android, cord-cutting, streaming apps, Kodi
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