Additionally, Android apps integrate with Windows more after this update. For example, Windows taskbar icons will show which Android apps are using a microphone in the system tray.

While Windows 11 was released in October 2021, the Windows Subsystem for Android did not become generally available until February 2022 -- four months after the initial Windows 11 release.

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.

Microsoft is pulling support for the Windows Subsystem for Android, a Windows 11 feature first released in October of 2021 that allowed Windows PCs to run Android apps alongside native Windows apps.

The Windows Subsystem for Android is an optional component of Windows 11 that allows you to run Android apps on a Windows PC. Basically Microsoft achieves this by installing a complete Android ...

Icon for Windows Subsystem for Android Other updates include updates to system kernels, improved apps, and performance stability, as well as battery-specific features within Android that help to ...

Microsoft has updated the Windows Subsystem for Android in Windows 11 to make telemetry collection optional and announced an upgrade to Android 12.1.

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.

Microsoft has published developer documentation and released a first test build of the promised Windows Subsystem for Android for Windows 11.

WSATools is the one-click APK installer for Windows Subsystem for Android. Install any APK file like Windows software on Windows 11.

Here’s how Android apps on Windows 11 are going to work Microsoft is building an Android framework on top of the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

We compare Windows Subsystem for Android and BlueStacks and discuss which is better for running Android apps & games on your PC.