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> To enable these types of experiences, we are introducing a new component on top of Windows 11 called Windows Subsystem for Android™, which powers the Amazon A
by wyldfire 5y ago
> To enable these types of experiences, we are introducing a new component on top of Windows 11 called Windows Subsystem for Android™, which powers the Amazon Appstore and its catalog. The Subsystem includes the Linux kernel and the Android OS based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) version 11.
> The Windows Subsystem for Android is available across the full spectrum of Windows processor types (AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm).
So, on your Windows-ARM laptop, you can run android apps now. Being able to run android apps was one appealing feature of chromebooks IMO.
> We are partnering with Amazon in engaging the developer community, and we will have more details to share about early developer programs to publish Android apps to the Amazon Appstore
I had assumed that the Amazon App store had withered on the vine, but I guess their Kindles have kept it alive.
- jamesfinlayson 5y agoI didn't realise there was an Amazon App Store until I read this thread today.
- kyriakos 5y agoThis partnership is a win win between Microsoft and Amazon. Users should be able to install fdroid too
- Maxburn 5y agoI got the impression developers shunned Amazon app store because it's a bad experience for them. Quite often am I seeing apps there that are many versions behind the play store.
- babypuncher 5y agoI always assumed it was just because nobody uses the Amazon app store. From a consumer perspective, the Amazon app store has no real reason to exist. It's just another place to download the same apps that are already in the Play Store, only with the extra hassle of needing to sideload it and set up a separate account from the one you already use for most other things on your phone. If Amazon is actively making the app submission process worse for developers, then that is a colossal failure on Amazon's part to understand their market position. Developers are not the ones who need Amazon in this relationship.
- lostmsu 5y agoIf you can install fdroid, that would be great!
- kyriakos 5y agoDid some quick search, people on reddit are saying you can install any apk which means you can install it. It remains to see how easy it is to do so though.
- neogodless 5y ago> The Windows Subsystem for Android is available across the full spectrum of Windows processor types (AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm). But scroll down to see "Feature-specific requirements for Windows 11" > Apps available at Amazon Appstore. Additional requirements apply, including 8 GB of RAM, a solid-state drive (SSD), and a supported processor (Intel® Core™ i3 8th Generation, AMD Ryzen™ 3000, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 8c, or above). https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifica... Overall, that's much higher requirements than you'd find for WSL or Bluestacks. I wonder why they've set the bar so high!
- smileybarry 5y agoIIRC "WSA" does ARM translation instead of relying on x86 builds like (classic) BlueStacks. Seems like BlueStacks 5 added ARM compatibility and also recommends a powerful CPU. (Microsoft's are basically "recommended" system requirements, and IIRC WSL2 also requires some large amount of RAM)
- sz4kerto 5y agoThose are just normal Windows 11 requirements, related to TPM and other hardware features.
- neogodless 5y agoScroll down. > Windows Subsystem for Android™ You can install Windows 11 on lower requirements. But you might not be able to run Android apps.
- vitorgrs 5y agoIt works here on 4gb RAM device. But it will show warning that it may no run well on lower than 8gb RAM devices.