Microsoft allows Windows 11 insiders to test Android applications on their system. A preview version of Windows Subsystem for Android, released for Windows 11 insiders today, gives access to apps from the Amazon Appstore.
So insiders with Intel, AMD and Qualcomm processors can try Android apps on Windows 11.
Applications can be downloaded through the Microsoft Store, which will display them but then direct you to the Amazon Appstore for download and installation.
Android applications can run in parallel with other Windows applications, will appear in the taskbar, and you can pin them to the Start menu or taskbar.
“You can see Android app notifications in Action Center or share your clipboard from a Windows app to the Android app,” the Android integration team says .
"We have developed the experience based on accessibility. "Many Windows accessibility settings apply to Android applications, and we're working with Amazon to offer more enhancements."
Microsoft has partnered with Amazon to curate 50 apps for Windows Insiders to try out on Windows 11. They include mobile games like Lords Mobile, June's Journey, and Coin Master. There are also reading apps like Kindle and kids apps like Lego Duplo World or Khan Academy Kids.
Fifty apps is a small selection from the more than 3 million apps available in the Google Play Store right now and more than 600.000 in the Amazon Appstore.
George is still wondering what he is doing here….
