As you’ve learned, Windows 11 official support for Android apps means you will be installing apps via Amazon App Store. However, that does not mean that you can’t install apps in unofficial ways.

720p (1280 x 720) display. An SSD; Android apps aren’t compatible with old school hard drives for some reason. Windows 11 build 22000.426 or higher. The latest version of the Microsoft Store.

To run Android apps on Windows 11, you need to follow the aforementioned guide. First, you need to download the APK file and the Platform Tools from the respective websites.

The easiest way to sideload Android apps on a supported Windows 11 PC that has the Windows Subsystem for Android installed is to use one of several free third-party utilities.

That said, you cannot install any app even if you successfully install Windows Subsystem for Android. In that case, you need to sideload apps to run Android apps and games on Windows 11.

To gain access to Android apps, you must first download the Amazon Appstore from the Microsoft Store. However, that can only be done if the Windows storefront itself has been updated (version ...

How to install Android apps on Windows 11 If you thought you’d be able to install apps directly from the Microsoft Store or a desktop version of Google Play, you’d be wrong.

Out of the box, your Windows 11 computer does not have the capability to install and run Android apps and games. Even though Microsoft once offered the Windows Subsystem for Android as an official ...

Once opened, Windows 11 treats an Android app in much the same way as a “normal” Windows app. Each app will appear in your list of apps, and you can pin it to the list of app shortcuts in the ...

To install an Android app, click on the app icon, just like you would if you were using the Appstore on an Android for Fire device. Select install, and then let the Appstore take care of the rest.

Microsoft is testing the ability to resume activity from Android apps on a Windows 11 PC, starting with Spotify.