Microsoft is preparing a new one project which will cover the "application gap" in the Microsoft Store (also known as the Windows Store).
Reports of running Android apps natively on Windows 10 have been around since 2014 when Microsoft began work on “Project Astoria” and “Project Islandwood,” which were intended to provide developers with a way to bring applications (Android and iOS) on Windows Phone.
In 2015, Microsoft abandoned Project Astoria for two reasons, Windows developers were unhappy with Microsoft's approach as the project was about "Android as a subsystem", which caused Windows 10 Mobile to slow down.
With the Windows 10 Your Phone app, you can stream Android applications in surface but Microsoft is reportedly working on a new project that will allow you to run Android applications locally.
It is not clear how the company will be able to enable Android application support in Windows 10, but reports indicate that the company will allow users to run Android applications natively through the Microsoft Store.
Theoretically, developers would be able to publish applications to the Microsoft Store, and anyone with Windows compatible hardware could install them.
This means that developers will close the gap of apps in the Microsoft Store. Let's see though, Microsoft has a long history of supporting Windows developers and this movement could alienate them in case of success of the project.
The Google Play Store is currently full of quality apps, not to mention the poor user experience of apps that were optimized for Windows 10 mobile.
Sure, Android apps in Windows 10 sound like a very ambitious plan and could benefit the upcoming Windows 10X, which will run only UWP and PWA applications from the Microsoft Store.
According to reports, Android applications could come to Windows 10 in the second half of 2021 when the company releases the new Windows 10 update.