Android on Windows 11 is great, but what you need for the complete experience is the Google Play Store on Windows 11. ... Scroll down to Windows Subsystem for Android in the apps list.

Unfortunately, now that Android Subsystem has been added, a bad egg has already caused problems for some people. Much to the disappointment of many Android fans, the Android Subsystem for Windows ...

If you use Android apps on Windows, you're likely using the Windows Subsystem for Android. However, Microsoft has announced that they are sunsetting the service in 2025.

The process involves Windows Subsystem for Linux, Ubuntu, and running code hosted from Github. It takes about half an hour. Once you’re done, you get the full Google Play store experience on ...

The move to Android 12.1 puts Windows 11 firmly in the forefront of Android desktop support, with Google’s own Chrome OS still running its mobile apps on Android 11.

It would have been far more useful if Microsoft and Google had worked together to bring the Play Store to Windows PCs, but WSA still offered one of the easiest methods for running mobile apps on a ...

The ability to install the Google Play store for use with Windows Subsystem for Android possibly never happened officially, although this 2024 XDA-Developers.com article offered steps on how to do ...

Microsoft execs shed a few more details on how they plan to enable Android apps to run on Windows 11, and a new Windows Subsystem for Android is at the heart of its strategy.

ADeltaX, a developer on GitHub, has apparently created a new script that will allow the Google Play Store to run on the Windows Subsystem for Android. The project is still a work in progress.

Microsoft is not using the Google Play ecosystem on Windows, though. Microsoft also isn't trying to build its own Android ecosystem and is instead partnering with Amazon's, using the same Amazon ...

Android-on-Windows won't have access to the Play Store or Google Play Services, which many apps depend on for things like Google-issued sign-on, push notifications, maps APIs, and a million other ...

Speaking of compatibility, where the Windows Subsystem for Android was only available on Windows 11 machines, Google Play Games will work for anyone on Windows 10 v2004 or above, which is great ...