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Do I smell a round 2 for a Windows Phone? Imagine a new Windows Phone....that runs Android apps.

by DonnyV 3y ago

Qworg 3y ago
There are devices - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/surface-duo-2/9408kgxp4xjl?activetab=pivot:phonecallstab https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/surface-duo-2/9408kgxp4xjl...
tight-ship 3y ago
I think there are a Android launchers the mimick the WP aesthetics. No need for a new OS or device for that.
toast0 3y ago
Microsoft had an Android compatability layer in WM10 betas, as well as an iOS layer. They didn't launch either, afaik, running the apps without platform services isn't great, so then it's a push towards developers --- port your app to WM10 much easier... But there's still work, and IMHO, the user share on WM10 wasn't compelling enough for new developers to do the work. https://seekingalpha.com/article/3447036-microsoft-android-apps-can-now-run-on-windows-10-mobile-phones https://seekingalpha.com/article/3447036-microsoft-android-a... https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-officially-cancels-project-astoria-bridge-porting-android-apps-windows-10-mobile https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-officially-cancels-...
- vitorgrs 3y ago
  iOS layer was launched - and is open source if I recall well. Candy Crush was made using the layer. Not sure if still use currently on Windows
- fy20 3y ago
  They did actually release phones running Android with a Metro skin: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_X_family https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_X_family https://m.gsmarena.com/nokia_x-6067.php https://m.gsmarena.com/nokia_x-6067.php
  - toast0 3y ago
    Yeah, those weren't connected to windows phone really; it was something Nokia was playing with before the acquisition, although they may have launched after? Forked Android with a Metro launcher and maybe they skinned the rest of the UI. I think I remember WhatsApp doing work to support them while I was there (anything Nokia made and didn't cancel before launching would have and sell enough units to matter), but I don't remember how hard we had to work; I'm guessing it didn't have google play services, but I don't remember if it had its own push services or if it just used long connections. I think maps/locations was weird because Nokia didn't hook the Google apis, so that was a bit tricky. I don't know if it could use the website distributed apk or if Nokia had an appstore, etc.

Do I smell a round 2 for a Windows Phone? Imagine a new Windows Phone....that runs Android apps.

by DonnyV 3y ago

Do I smell a round 2 for a Windows Phone? Imagine a new Windows Phone....that runs Android apps.

There are devices - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/surface-duo-2/9408kgxp4xjl?activetab=pivot:phonecallstab https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/surface-duo-2/9408kgxp4xjl...

tight-ship 3y ago

I think there are a Android launchers the mimick the WP aesthetics. No need for a new OS or device for that.

toast0 3y ago

Microsoft had an Android compatability layer in WM10 betas, as well as an iOS layer. They didn't launch either, afaik, running the apps without platform services isn't great, so then it's a push towards developers --- port your app to WM10 much easier... But there's still work, and IMHO, the user share on WM10 wasn't compelling enough for new developers to do the work. https://seekingalpha.com/article/3447036-microsoft-android-apps-can-now-run-on-windows-10-mobile-phones https://seekingalpha.com/article/3447036-microsoft-android-a... https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-officially-cancels-project-astoria-bridge-porting-android-apps-windows-10-mobile https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-officially-cancels-...

vitorgrs 3y ago
iOS layer was launched - and is open source if I recall well. Candy Crush was made using the layer. Not sure if still use currently on Windows
fy20 3y ago
They did actually release phones running Android with a Metro skin: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_X_family https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_X_family https://m.gsmarena.com/nokia_x-6067.php https://m.gsmarena.com/nokia_x-6067.php
- toast0 3y ago
  Yeah, those weren't connected to windows phone really; it was something Nokia was playing with before the acquisition, although they may have launched after? Forked Android with a Metro launcher and maybe they skinned the rest of the UI. I think I remember WhatsApp doing work to support them while I was there (anything Nokia made and didn't cancel before launching would have and sell enough units to matter), but I don't remember how hard we had to work; I'm guessing it didn't have google play services, but I don't remember if it had its own push services or if it just used long connections. I think maps/locations was weird because Nokia didn't hook the Google apis, so that was a bit tricky. I don't know if it could use the website distributed apk or if Nokia had an appstore, etc.