Android apps running on Windows 11?

[dsheldon48]

Is there any update to running Android apps on Windows?

[Alex Atkin UK]

5 minutes ago, dsheldon48 said:

Is there any update to running Android apps on Windows?

Still in preview I believe. https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/20/introducing-android-apps-on-windows-11-to-windows-insiders/

[Helpful Tech Witch]

I believe its part of the beta channel only still, but you should be able to use google play with it now

[GoodBytes]

15 hours ago, Helpful Tech Wiard said:

I believe its part of the beta channel only still, but you should be able to use google play with it now

Google Play isn't part of it. Google has plans or interest in supporting WSA.

It is Amazon only.

 

To get Google Play on it, the tutorial online basically guides you through the process of replacing the kernel from WSA made one (Android 11), to an extracted one from a Pixel 5 (also Android 11), and register it to the system. So in other words, Google Play things that it is running on a Pixel 5. Sweet on that front, but screws up Microsoft and especially app developers app crashes and error reports, which in turn affects Pixel 5 users (as those one will see that a crash occurs on a Pixel 5, but was really a bug in WSA... and won't be able to reproduce it on their Pixel 5 phone... so they might ignore all Pixel 5 issues reported, affect Pixel 5 users)

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 minute ago, GoodBytes said:

Google Play isn't part of it. Google has plans or interest in supporting WSA.

It is Amazon for now, only.

 

To get Google Play on it, the tutorial online basically guides you through the process of replacing the kernel from WSA made one (Android 11), to an extracted one from a Pixel 5 (also Android 11), and register it to the system.

I know, but in the early was days it was impossible to run google play, now it is possible to, even though its not supported