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AFAIK WP will be able to run Android apps on next release which is coming this summer.
by romanovcode 11y ago
AFAIK WP will be able to run Android apps on next release which is coming this summer.
- s73v3r 11y agoThe developers of said apps will still have to upload them to Microsoft's store.
- 0xFFC 11y agoI think most of developer will do , When they see such huge opportunity .
- macintux 11y agoHuge opportunity? Such a huge opportunity that even Microsoft seems to be giving up on the platform?
- akshat_h 11y agoOr they could allow installing from apk or third party stores. Though that will help only the more technical users, which doesn't seem to be lumia's target market.
- 0xFFC 11y agoClearly you don't know what are we talking about , Compiling/Uploading your app just exact same way you already did many times for new platform/users is something most dev will do , because it don't have any burden. And as I remember they mentioned 100% compatibility , and they even support most of Google cloud service via Microsoft service's with exactly same API .
- s73v3r 11y agoAnd I'm sure it'll all work perfectly, and there will be absolutely no reason whatsoever to test your application on Windows devices, right?
- s73v3r 11y agoWindows phone has a minuscule marketshare. Where is this "huge opportunity"? Remember, Blackberry did the same thing, and it didn't help them at all.