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.

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.

The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) is an optional Windows 11 feature that allows you to run Android apps within Microsoft’s desktop operating system.

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.

If you use Android apps on Windows, you're likely using the Windows Subsystem for Android. However, Microsoft has announced that they are sunsetting the service in 2025.

Microsoft execs shed a few more details on how they plan to enable Android apps to run on Windows 11, and a new Windows Subsystem for Android is at the heart of its strategy.

Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Windows Subsystem for Android, a project that allowed Android apps to be installed on Windows. Microsoft faced challenges with WSA, and is now ...

With Windows 11, Microsoft is planning to integrate Amazon Appstore into Windows 11's Microsoft Store. Here's everything we know so far.

To install the Google Play Store on Windows 11, you first need to uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android. Then, compile and install the modified Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) on your computer.

I never used the Subsystem for Android, and frankly I don't know why it even existed. Who would want to run some fucking crap Android app on their Windows computer?

If you are unable to start Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11, you need to enable Virtual Machine Platform, Virtualization in BIOS & Nested virtualization.

Android everywhere Here’s how Android apps on Windows 11 are going to work Microsoft is building an Android framework on top of the Windows Subsystem for Linux.