To help users run their favourite Android apps on Windows 11, Microsoft says it will use Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), which is similar to Linux Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

The Android subsystem implements a subset of Android's APIs on Windows. This subsystem offers Android-style APIs for things like filesystem access, graphics, access to sensors and the camera ...

However, Windows Subsystem for Android doesn’t run Google Apps and services natively. You can sideload Android apps to work on Windows 11, but that’s a workaround.

Microsoft is testing a slate of new features for Windows Subsystem for Android, including increased notifications integration, support for Android 12.1 (or Android 12L), and more.

Android apps on Windows 11 originally seemed like Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s progress with its M1 chips and running iOS apps on macOS. Microsoft partnered with Amazon, but without official ...

Microsoft is reportedly creating a subsystem, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, that allows Android applications to run on Windows 10. With around a 70% mobile market share and, ...

Recently, XDA noticed that the page for the Android subsystem on Windows 11, slated to bring Android apps to Windows, also lists Xbox support. This led to speculation ...

This week, Windows 11 Insiders on the Dev channel received Windows Subsystem for Android version 2204.40000.15.0 updated to Android 12.1, improved integration with Windows 11, a redesigned ...