

We'll revisit the feature again as it gets nearer to a public release. We've written about some of the underpinnings of the "Windows Subsystem for Android" and the Intel Bridge Technology that works behind the scenes to get ARM Android apps running on x86-based Intel and AMD PCs. This appears to exclude Ryzen 2000-series chips and some slower Celeron and Pentium chips, though it's not clear how or whether Microsoft will be enforcing these extra requirements. Learn how to install the Amazon app store on Windows 11On Windows 11, you can install android apps via the Amazon app store. Specifically, an iteration of this storefront will be integrated into the Microsoft Store.

There's also a processor requirement: an 8th-generation Intel Core i3 processor or newer, an AMD Ryzen 3000-series processor or newer, or the Qualcomm Snapdragon chips that power the small handful of ARM Windows devices. Though the details are definitely sparse still, Microsoft’s Windows head Panos Panay has confirmed that Windows 11 users will download their apps from a custom version of the Amazon App Store for PC. For starters, your PC will need 8GB of RAM instead of the basic 4GB and an SSD instead of a spinning hard drive. The official system requirements for running Android apps are slightly higher than the already restrictive requirements for running Windows 11 in the first place. Microsoft also says that "many Windows accessibility settings apply to Android apps," but it didn't specify which. Further Reading Here’s how Android apps on Windows 11 are going to workĪndroid apps running on Windows 11 won't look or feel like native Windows apps, but they will support basic integration with the rest of the operating system, including access to the Action Center for notifications and the Clipboard.
