finally!Android apps can be executed on a PC equipped with Windows 11

With the latest Windows 11 updates, all users living in the United States can now run Android apps on their PCs.

Before this update, the support of the Android app was a beta function that only Windows 11 Insider program participants could use.

I need an Amazon account

But now, at least, the Android app provided in the Windows preview version of Amazon Appstore can download and install in the United States.

This is a great way for Android users to synchronize smartphones and PC apps, but not all boundaries are removed.

Amazon Appstore is still a preview version, and only a few Android apps are currently officially supported.

Similarly, Windows 11 uses Amazon Appstore instead of Google Play Store to execute the Android app, so the downloaded premium apps and in -app bills are stripped to the Amazon account instead of Google Account. Become.

Needless to say, most Android devices use Google accounts.

Nevertheless, the preview version of Amazon Appstore for Windows 11 includes more than 1,000 apps and games, such as Amazon Kindle, Audible, COMIXOLOGY, The Washington Post.

These apps have been tested and guaranteed to operate on Windows 11 PCs equipped with Intel or AMD hardware, and more apps will be added in the future.

How to install and execute the Android app on Windows 11 via Amazon Appstore

To install Android apps on a Windows 11 computer, first update Windows 11 and Microsoft Store.

1. パソコンで、「設定」＞「Windows Update」を開きます。
2. 「更新プログラムのチェック」をクリックします。
3. 更新プログラムがある場合は、画面の指示に従ってインストールします。
4. Windowsが最新の状態になったパソコンでMicrosoft Storeを開きます。
5. 「ライブラリ」タブを開き、「更新プログラムを取得する」を選択します。
6. アップデートをインストールします。

When the required update is completed, download the Amazon Appstore preview version for Windows 11.

1. Microsoft Storeを開きます。
2. 検索窓に「Amazon Appstore」と入力します。
3. Amazon Appstoreプレビュー版が表示されるので、「インストール」ボタンをクリックします。
4. 「Android 用Windowsサブシステム設定」のインストールを促された場合は、こちらもインストールして起動します。
5. インストールが完了したら、Amazon Appstoreを起動し、Amazonアカウントにサインインするか、新規にアカウントを作成します。
6. これで、Amazon Appstoreプレビュー版でAndroidアプリを閲覧できるようになりました。一部のアプリは、Microsoft Storeにも掲載されています。

To run an Android app on Windows 11, open the Android app from the desktop or start menu, just like other programs.

The Android app is displayed in a dedicated window.

Other methods to install Android apps on Windows 11

It is easy to use Amazon Appstore to download Android apps on Windows 11, but that is not the only way to install Android software on Windows.

You can also side load the Android app to Windows 11 or execute the APK with emulation software such as Bluestacks.

With this alternative, you can install Android apps and games that are not officially supported (although it is a different matter whether it works correctly).The start date in Japan has not been decided yet, so let's wait slowly.

Source: Microsoft