Windows 11 finally getting more Android app support next month

Windows 11 finally getting more Android app support adjacent month

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Windows 11 is finally getting Android apps via a public preview side by side month. The preview will as well include updates to the taskbar and improvements to Media Player and Notepad. These features are currently available in the Insider Plan Dev Aqueduct but volition shortly be available for all Windows 11 users to try out. Android app back up is particularly noteworthy because the characteristic was missing when Microsoft'due south latest operating system launched, as noted in our Windows 11 review.

Windows primary Panos Panay talked virtually the upcoming preview in a blog mail, saying: "Next month we're bringing new experiences to Windows that include a public preview of how you tin use Android apps on Windows 11 through the Microsoft Store and our partnerships with Amazon and Intel, taskbar improvements with call mute and unmute, easier window sharing and bringing conditions to the taskbar, plus the introduction of two new redesigned apps, Notepad and Media Player."

Windows 11 android apps — Native Android app support was a promised Windows 11 feature that Microsoft has yet to deliver. (Image credit: Microsoft)

This isn't the first preview of Android apps running on Windows eleven, of course. Microsoft rolled out a preview of a select group of Android apps running on Windows 11 before long after the OS launched in October 2021. At the time, just Window Insider Program members could install and attempt out a limited corporeality of apps from Amazon's Appstore. And information technology wasn't a straightforward procedure either, as we confirmed ourselves.

Since then, Microsoft has introduced Windows 11 updates both large and pocket-size via its Insider Program. This includes a new design for Task Manager and volume bar. Android app support will exist amid the biggest updates withal, so next month's public preview volition exist a significant step forward for Microsoft'southward new operating system.

It'south skillful seeing Microsoft release incremental Windows 11 improvements outside of major public updates. This is likely to go on every bit the company works to streamline Windows xi'due south overall presentation and functionality. We'll be certain to proceed you updated when the Android apps support preview goes alive former next calendar month.

Tony is a computing writer at Tom'south Guide covering laptops, tablets, Windows, and iOS. During his off-hours, Tony enjoys reading comic books, playing video games, reading speculative fiction novels, and spending as well much time on Twitter. His non-nerdy pursuits involve attending Hard Rock/Heavy Metal concerts and going to NYC bars with friends and colleagues. His work has appeared in publications such as Laptop Mag, PC Mag, and various independent gaming sites.