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Apps get full access to Windows APIs. They don't get full access to Google Play APIs.
by cwyers 12y ago
Apps get full access to Windows APIs. They don't get full access to Google Play APIs.
- magicalist 12y agoExcept they are building the Play Services APIs on top of the Windows APIs. > When we spoke to Microsoft about Astoria, the company would not tell us what proportion of the AOSP and GMS APIs would be supported, but it did confirm that it wouldn't be 100 percent; there will be APIs that Astoria does not provide, and accordingly, APKs that use those APIs will not run. > On the flip side, Astoria will offer some integration points with Windows so that Android devs can, with minor alterations, support features like Cortana in their apps.