Android 13 is just one of the updates on the way to WSA on Windows 11
Microsoft will roll out Android 13 support to the Windows Subsystem for Android at some point, but it hasn’t shared when.
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Microsoft recently expanded support for Android apps on Windows 11 to 31 additional countries. The Amazon Appstore on Windows also reached a major milestone of20,000 apps last month. Now, Microsoft has outlined some of its future plans for the tool in aroadmap on GitHub(viaWindows Latest).
Android 13is the most notable entry on the roadmap, though other features, such as file transferring, picture-in-picture support, and local network access by default, will make the Windows Subsystem on Android more powerful. Microsoft also says that “shortcuts” are on the way to WSA, but doesn’t provide much detail.
It’s not clear which elements of Android 13 will make their way to Windows 11. For example, the new theming options that Android 13 brings to phones may not make any difference on a PC.
The same GitHub page also provides a handy list of what’s already available for the Windows Subsystem on Android.
The roadmap does not provide any insight as to when the new features will ship to Windows 11.
While the most recent Insider update to the Windows Subsystem for Android doesn’t include any of the major features listed above, Microsoft did release an Insider build of WSA last week. Those in the Dev and Beta Channels can installBuild 2209.40000.26.0and receive the following:
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