Increase Android compatibility in Windows 11
Android app compatibility on Windows 11 works with Amazon Appstore appwhich is also now rolling out to devices running the 2022 update. Users must also be running the Windows Subsystem for Android, and Microsoft says it has been working hard with developers to make sure there are enough apps available to users.
“Through our partnership with Amazon, you can now access Android apps and games from the Amazon Appstore, generally available in 31 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, United States and more. With over 50,000 titles to choose from, it’s easy to discover and download your favorite apps and games on your Windows device, including Project Makeover, Evony: The King’s Return, Coin Master, Kindle, Audible, FlipaClip, Lutron and many more. Enabled by the Windows Subsystem for Android, developers now have even more ways to bring their apps and games to Windows.”, explains Microsoft.
Apps via Amazon Appstore
Microsoft has designed the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) that powers the Amazon app store and its catalog. WSA includes the Linux kernel and the Android operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The Windows Subsystem for Android runs in a Hyper-V virtual machine, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which understands how to map the Android application runtime and APIs in the AOSP environment to the Windows graphics layer. , input modes and more.
In June 2021 it was first announced that the Amazon Appstore would be available for Windows 11 devices. As of February 2022, the program entered public preview for users and a closed beta for developers, giving users of Windows 11 based in the United States access to a initial catalog of 1,000 applications from Amazon App Store.
The Amazon Appstore is now available on Windows 11 devices in 31 countries in nine markets: the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Australia, and Germany. Users can install the Amazon Appstore Android client through the Microsoft Store to access over 50,000 apps, with additional apps added as Amazon continues to work to improve new features.