The days of installing an emulator on your PC to play Android games are gone, at least for now. Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 11, ships with Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA).

Android apps will be first-class citizens in Windows 11. Some of these icons are Android, and ... and Microsoft is building an Android framework on top of WSL for the Windows Subsystem for Android.

At some point MSFT announced an Android subsystem for Windows 10 Mobile ... The only thing that really drives me mad with 11 is the way they have copy and paste as icons in File Explorer, ...

The Windows Subsystem for Android now runs on Android 12.1. ... For example, Windows taskbar icons will show which Android apps are using a microphone in the system tray.

Microsoft has updated the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) to Android 12.1 and shipped improvements to Android integration with Windows, networking, the camera in apps, the Settings app, and more.

Here's the full story. Windows apps on Android are going away next year, and despite the fact that you can't download the Amazon Appstore or the Windows Subsystem for Android without a direct link ...

Microsoft has released the first preview version of the Windows Subsystem for Android for Windows 11 Insiders, and one of the more interesting features is that you can sideload Android apps.

Now Microsoft has begun rolling out a new version of Windows Subsystem for Android to members of the Windows Insider program, and this time it’s based on Android 12.1 (also known as Android 12L).

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.

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.

However, the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), responsible for handling app support, remained available only to Windows Insiders in some markets, with limited functionality.

Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), which has been around since 2022, will finally be able to access Windows 11 folders like Documents and Pictures in an upcoming update.