Hands on with Android apps on Windows 11 - XDA Developers

The apps come via the Amazon Appstore; however, it turns out that it’s actually a carefully curated list of apps and games.

It’s my understanding that the delay was with the Amazon Appstore, not the Windows Subsystem for Android.

Why Android apps on Windows 11.

After all, what can you do with Android apps that you can’t do on Windows already.

For me, it’s Amazon Kindle, which is why I appreciate the Amazon partnership.

Amazon has a web app called Kindle Cloud Reader, and it’s fine in general, but it’s not great for touch or offline usage.

You can download the Amazon Appstore from the Microsoft Store, or you can attempt to download an Android app, which will redirect you to it.

Once you click install on the Amazon Appstore, you’ll be guided through the process where not only will the app install, but so will the Windows Subsystem for Android.

It’s a bit strange to have to sign into a third-party service to get something from the Microsoft Store, but that’s the new store for you.

To be clear, you can find all of these apps in the Microsoft Store too, except in the Microsoft Store, you’re just going to see a button that takes you right back to the Amazon Appstore app.

Using apps like Kindle and Comixology seem to work exactly like I’d expect them to.

For x64 PCs, the Windows Subsystem for Android uses Intel Bridge technology, while these apps are supposed to run natively on ARM.

You just get the ‘Get from Amazon Appstore’ button, because the Microsoft Store has no idea is it’s installed already.

Will these apps seamlessly update on their own or will I have to manually do it through the Amazon Appstore.

I was ready to rant about the term sideloading on Windows because I thought Android apps would work like any other app, but that’s not the case

What do you think of Android apps on Windows 11

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