Breaking: Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11

Today, Microsoft has officially unveiled the new version of Windows: Windows 11. At the event, Microsoft detailed a number of visual and productivity changes coming to the desktop operating system. Towards the end of the event, Microsoft had a surprise announcement in store: the company is bringing Android apps to Windows 11, accessible through the Microsoft Store via a partnership with the Amazon App Store.

Few technical details were shared regarding the Android app integration during the event. Apps seem to run in their own container and can be pinned to the taskbar, resized, snapped, and are generally treated as if they were native Windows apps that are running on your computer. Microsoft says this integration is powered by Intel Bridge technology, but it’s not clear if there are any specific hardware requirements.

The arrival of Android apps on Windows 11 is clearly aimed at taking on Apple’s recent integration of iOS and iPadOS apps in macOS. The latter was made possible thanks to the new Macs switching to an ARM-based processor — Apple’s M1 silicon — while the former builds upon the work Microsoft has done to integrate Linux into Windows.

We’re excited by this announcement and will be digging into the Android apps integration whenever Microsoft releases the first builds of Windows 11 next week.

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