If you’ve used Android apps on Windows, you’re likely using the Windows Subsystem for Android and the Amazon Appstore. However, Microsoft has announced that they are sunsetting the service in 2025.

Microsoft is pulling the plug on Android apps for Windows. The company said it’s ending support for Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), the underlying component behind the Amazon Appstore (and other ...

I have been writing about Windows since the days of Windows 3.1. As you can imagine, I have seen a lot of Windows operating systems come and go during that time. The one thing that all of these ...

Microsoft first brought over the option to run Android apps natively in Windows 11 in 2021, but the dream is coming to an end after just a few years. Today, the company quietly updated its ...

It was only a few years ago — in 2021 — that Windows 11 gained official support for Android apps thanks to a Microsoft-maintained VM called the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA). With the WSA, ...

Microsoft has unexpectedly announced they are ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android next year on March 5th. The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) allows users to run native Android ...

Microsoft will sunset Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) on March 5, 2025. You can still run Android apps on Windows 11 through the Phone Link app if you have a compatible phone. I've been testing PC ...

Microsoft is planning to end support for its Windows Subsystem for Android component in Windows 11. The end of support for Windows Subsystem for Android in Windows 11 is slated for March 5, 2025, per ...

I'm a bit disappointed in this. I often camp where there's no WiFi and cellular data is very expensive so I've installed the Android versions of several media apps into the Android subsystem for ...

Unsurprisingly, WSA struggling to make money stopped Android apps on Windows from being viable. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Microsoft this week announced, unexpectedly, that Windows 11 would drop its Subsystem for Android that allowed the OS to run Android apps. Now, we’re getting some insight as to why the decision was ...