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Microsoft is pulling the plug on Android apps for Windows<\/a>. The company said it\u2019s ending support for Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), the underlying component behind the Amazon Appstore (and other Android apps) in Windows 11. Microsoft told Engadget it was responding to \u201cevolving customer needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Microsoft first said in 2021 that Windows 11 would be able to run Android apps. When it arrived the following year<\/a>, users could install the Amazon Appstore, and some individual Android apps were found in the Microsoft Store. The rollout was viewed as an answer to the dual threats of Android apps on Chromebooks<\/a> and iOS apps on Apple Silicon Macs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Microsoft spokesperson clarified to Engadget why it\u2019s now terminating the feature. \u201cAs part of our commitment to meeting evolving customer needs, we periodically update our product offerings,\u201d they said. \u201cThis involves introducing new technical innovations and retiring products. Microsoft remains dedicated to an open platform and ecosystem, and we look forward to continuing to bring the best experiences and apps to Windows.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Microsoft blazing full-tilt into all things AI<\/a>, it may now see its past attempts at making Windows a dramatically better touch-focused platform as no longer worth the resources. Another possibility, as The Verge<\/em> speculates<\/a>, is that people hunting for Android apps on Windows expected the full Google Play Store<\/a> experience \u2014 not Amazon\u2019s variant, which has an inferior overall selection.<\/p>\n

Microsoft says customers who installed the Amazon Appstore (or other apps and games using WSA) on their Windows 11 machines before Tuesday can keep using them until March 5, 2025. Meanwhile, Amazon clarified<\/a> that its Appstore and associate apps will no longer be discoverable in the Microsoft Store beginning on Wednesday. In addition, developers can no longer submit new apps for the Amazon Appstore on Windows, but those with existing ones can continue to submit updates for them until this time next year.<\/p>\n

As for what\u2019s next for Microsoft, the company is rumored to launch new Surface devices on March 21. The Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 are expected, with the company possibly marketing them as its first AI PCs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"