One of the most exciting updates που κυκλοφόρησε πρόσφατα η Microsoft είναι η υποστήριξη εφαρμογών Android στην επιφάνεια εργασίας των Windows 10, μέσω της εφαρμογής “Your Phone” που είναι προεγκατεστημένη στο λειτουργικό σύστημα.
The company from Redmond initially made this feature available exclusively for them Insiders, but is now available to everyone.
Η announcement was made on Twitter by Analy Otero Diaz, Principal Program Microsoft Manager, who confirmed that you no longer need to be an Insider to try running Android apps on Windows 10.
“The newest #YourPhone feature is rolling out. So some of you may see your phone screen switch to Apps (even if you're not Windows Insider). Available on select Android devices,” it said earlier this week without specifying which devices those are.
Your Phone allows users to pair Android devices with Windows 10, and supports running Android applications in their own windows directly on the Windows 10 desktop. In addition, these Android applications can be pinned to their taskbar. Windows 10.
On the other hand you should know that these applications work only with specific devices and to date not all are supported. In other words, not all applications in the Google Play Store can be used on a Windows 10 device.
Microsoft, for its part, says there will be significant improvements to support more applications in the coming months. You can try it right away if you have a supported device and the "Your Phone" application is already up to date.