Android app support on Windows 11 is coming to more markets later this year

Users outside the United States can try out Android apps on Windows 11 soon

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What you need to know:

Microsoft has announced atBuild 2022that support for running Android apps via the Amazon Appstore onWindows 11will be expanding to five more markets by the end of this year. The Amazon Appstore, and all Android apps subsequently, are powered by Microsoft’s new Windows Subsystem for Android, a feature that debuted in preview with Windows 11 last year.

The Windows Subsystem for Android aims to make running Android apps on Windows 11 as seamless as possible. It works by running a lightweight version of the Android OS in the background, and placing Android apps directly on your desktop and into your Start menu as if they were installed natively.

The list of new markets joining the United States includes:

It’s disappointing that it’s taking Microsoft this long to roll out support for Android apps on Windows 11 in more markets. Currently, the ability to use the Windows Subsystem for Android is exclusive to users in the United States, likely because the Amazon Appstore itself is US only during this preview phase.

The Windows Subsystem for Android justrecently got a huge updatethat improved the integration and interoperability of Android apps when running on Windows 11. It’s available in preview for Insiders in the Dev Channel, and here’s the full changelog:

Be sure to check out all the news coming out of this year’s developer conference on ourBuild 2022page!

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