How to run and test Android apps on Windows 11

(Pocket-lint) - Microsoft is present allowing beta testers to effort Android apps connected their Windows 11 machines.

The institution has built a subsystem successful Windows 11 to alteration Android app support. A preview mentation of this subsystem for Android is going live, and that's providing entree to apps from the Amazon Appstore. If you privation to effort immoderate of these apps connected your Windows PC, it's easy. Here's what to do.

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Which Android apps tin you trial connected Windows 11?

Microsoft teamed up with Amazon to connection 50 apps for Windows Insiders to trial connected Windows 11. Keep successful caput determination are much than 3 cardinal apps disposable connected the Google Play Store, and much than 600,000 connected Amazon’s Appstore.

Here's a prime fewer Android apps you tin effort connected Windows 11:

• Lords Mobile
• June’s Journey
• Coin Master
• Kindle
• Lego Duplo World
• Khan Academy Kids

How bash Android apps enactment connected Windows 11?

Apps tin beryllium loaded done the Microsoft Store, which volition database apps that constituent to the Amazon Appstore for you to load and install.

Here are a fewer behaviours you tin expect erstwhile investigating Android apps connected Windows 11:

• Android apps tin tally broadside by broadside with different Windows apps.
• You tin besides pin them to the Start paper oregon the taskbar.
• Android apps are integrated into Alt + Tab and Task view.
• You tin spot notifications from Android apps notifications successful the Action Center.
• You tin stock your clipboard betwixt a Windows app and an Android app.
• Many Windows accessibility settings use to Android apps, too.

How to effort Android apps connected Windows 11

Join Windows Insider

You request to go a Windows Insider to trial Android apps connected Windows 11. Microsoft is lone enabling Android apps successful the Beta Channel of Windows 11 close now. It plans to bring the preview to Dev Channel users “down the road”. The Beta Channel is cleanable for aboriginal adopters who privation to spot what's adjacent oregon validate the latest Windows updates and features, but inactive request reliable updates that are validated by Microsoft.

• You tin motion up for the Microsoft Insider programme here.
• Once you enroll, navigate to:
  • Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program.
• In the Beta Channel, your Windows 11 PC volition request to beryllium acceptable to the US region.

For much astir however Windows Insider works, spot Microsoft's enactment page.

Requirements

You’ll request a compatible PC. Use Microsoft’s PC Health Check app to spot if your strategy is supported. Microsoft's subsystem supports PCs moving AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm processors. Microsoft besides said it partnered with Intel to alteration Arm-only apps to tally connected AMD and Intel devices.

You'll besides request a US-based Amazon relationship to entree the Amazon Appstore and download and instal Android apps.

Want to cognize more?

Check retired Microsoft's blog station announcement for much details.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 20 October 2021.