Amazon Now is an Android app developed by Amazon Mobile LLC (Amazon Mobile LLC 500 9th Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109). Others apps created by Amazon Mobile LLC are: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Photos - Cloud Drive, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Shopping, Amazon MP3.

Amazon Now first became available on 01 Feb 2016. It is estimated that Amazon Now has been downloaded between 10000000 and 50000000 times from the Play Store.

Amazon Now 2.4.8 requires the following permissions:

Allows an app to access precise location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION.

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.

Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.

Allows an application to read SMS messages.

Allows an application to receive SMS messages.

Allows access to the vibrator.

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.