Windows 10 Android applications without Google Play Store

The application project της Microsoft για τα Windows 10 αναφέρεται με το κωδικό όνομα “Latte” και όπως φαίνεται θα χρησιμοποιεί το Windows for Linux as compatibility level.

On top of Windows Subsystem for Linux, Microsoft plans to use an Android subsystem to enable native support for Android applications.

Windows Subsystem for Linux is required for the Linux executables natively in Windows 10. Microsoft in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 enabled a real Linux kernel in Windows 10 to facilitate the experience for Linux systems/apps and apparently soon Android too.

Android app support for Windows 10 is likely to arrive in the second half of 2021 as part of the major Windows 10 21H2 upgrade.

The Project Latte will allow developers to convert Android apps to MSIX format, which is a format y for Windows only.

As you may already know, anyone can download the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code and build their own version of Android or use it as a base for their own or platforms.

In this case, Microsoft plans to use the Android subsystem and Android Runtime to translate the bytecode of each application into native Windows 10 applications.

Developers will be able to submit their converted MSIX package to the Microsoft Store, but there's a catch – converted apps won't support .

Google services are very convenient, but most apps don't need to use them. The Android subsystem is sufficient to run all independent applications and Google's API, and Microsoft may allow developers to replace Google Maps, Gmail, Calendar, and others with its own apps, such as Windows Maps and Outlook.

If Microsoft's top leadership approves the project, the Windows Store will soon have Android apps alongside UWP and PWA.

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