A listing for the Windows Subsystem for Android has been spotted in the Microsoft Store. It doesn’t work, however, as it’s only a placeholder.

Microsoft Insider testers may get to try out the Android Subsystem for Windows sooner rather than later, based on the existence of a placeholder app in the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft has updated the Windows Subsystem for Android in Windows 11 to make telemetry collection optional and announced an upgrade to Android 12.1.

And now Microsoft has announced the next step: it’s pulling the plug on the Windows Subsystem for Android next year.

The new Windows Subsystem for Android is designed to let you run Android apps on Windows 11 computers. The official way to get apps is through the Microsoft Store and/or Amazon Appstore.

Microsoft recently rolled out Android 13 for Windows Subsystem for Android. Although it is currently rolling out the Windows Insider Preview build and is soon expected to make it to stable build.

A key component for getting Android applications to play nice in Windows 11 has made an appearance in the Microsoft Store.

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