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Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) allowed running Android applications on Windows. Now we can talk about it in the past tense, since Microsoft has decided to close the project and cancel access to new programs now.
If you already have the Amazon App Store and its apps installed on Windows 11, you can continue to use them and receive technical support until March 5, 2025. However, you can no longer install new programs and the store itself. Here's what the company's official statement says:
“Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA). As a result, Amazon Appstore on Windows and all apps and games that depend on WSA will no longer be supported as of March 5, 2025. Until then, technical support will remain available to customers.
Customers who installed Amazon Appstore or Android apps before March 5, 2024 will have access to those apps until the end of support date of March 5, 2025. If you have any additional questions, please contact our support team at support.microsoft.com.
We are grateful for the support of our developer community and are always willing to listen to feedback as we improve our experience.”
Microsoft releases updates to the Windows Subsystem for Android almost every month, bringing new features, improvements, and new versions of Android to users. Now all these efforts cease.
Amazon has already published more information about what will happen to Android apps in Windows 11.
“As Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 will no longer be supported after March 5, 2025. Amazon and Microsoft are collaborating to ensure a smooth end of support for developers and Amazon Appstore customers for Windows 11. After March 5, 2024, developers will no longer be able to add new apps for Windows 11, but can continue to submit updates until Amazon Appstore for Windows 11 is available. completely stopped.
Starting March 6, 2024, Windows 11 customers will no longer be able to find the Amazon Appstore or related apps in the Microsoft Store. Customers can continue to use the Amazon Appstore apps they previously installed and will continue to receive app updates.”
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Microsoft has not provided any information about why it decided to cancel the Windows Subsystem for Android. Android applications only worked in Windows 11 for a short time – from February 2022.
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