Windows 11 subsystem for Android arrives on beta preview

[Mcnumpty2323]

Only for USA users
Unless you change your location in pc settings
And in your Amazon account
And only for beta channel preview not dev

Means you can run android apps on pc
BUT Amazon app store and only about 50 apps so far
Bit of a pita to do it
Did manage to sideload some other apks/apps
But was CMD prompt stuff to do it
Will have to look into if sideloading Google play store
Is going to be possible
Guess it's something new to mess around with
Though the your phone app is definitely an easier method
But be interested to see where it leads

 

[jsmoke]

Only for USA users
Unless you change your location in pc settings
And in your Amazon account
And only for beta channel preview not dev

Means you can run android apps on pc
BUT Amazon app store and only about 50 apps so far
Bit of a pita to do it
Did manage to sideload some other apks/apps
But was CMD prompt stuff to do it
Will have to look into if sideloading Google play store
Is going to be possible
Guess it's something new to mess around with
Though the your phone app is definitely an easier method
But be interested to see where it leads

You can already use an emulator.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Yeah I know
Technically this is emulating it too I guess
But some people will prefer using something "native"
To Windows rather than an emulator software
Plus none of the emulator companies
Have the resources of Microsoft
So it may end up being a superior product
Though the Amazon app store decision sucks

 

[AStaley]

A lot of people seem to be excited about this feature, but I don't get it, what sort of android apps would you want to run on your PC/Laptop? I have an iPhone and I've been looking at the apps I have and can't really see one that I'd want to use on my PC, generally my phones close enough to hand that I'd just look over to the phone.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Forgot to say
Usually emulators are using older android
Least last time I looked
Not android 11
And @AStaley there's already plenty people
Use emulator as mentioned so there'
Definitely a demand
I guess when it comes to gaming a bigger screen
Always helps
Plus it's early days yet but the power of your pc
Should be an advantage over a phone for gaming
Plus the ability to have multiple apps
Open side by side at the same time is a big plus
For me

 

[AStaley]

I realise there's probably a demand I'm just not sure what apps people would want to use. But I guess as you say gaming on a larger screen might be one draw.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Just to update
You can work around the USA only bit
By getting app store from 3rd party website
Instead of Microsoft store
Though I just changed my Amazon account to USA address
@AStaley
Not really up on iPhone/apple stuff
But for Android anyways
If you want to use multiple apps at the same time
This should allow you to have as many as
You can fit on your monitor open at same time side by side
Saves a lot of minimising and opening other apps etc
Plus I assume the extra ram of pc will also be
A benefit
Unless you have a top end phone/tablet
But budget ones of 2gb ram multiple apps is pretty much useless
Even 4gb doesn't go a long way
Not actually had a longer look at what it's capable of today
There's also the being able to use a mouse and keyboard
I guess Microsoft has a much better idea of what
It's future plans and capabilities will be though
I think though not tested it yet that copy/paste/drag and drop
Between the Android apps and windows may also be possible
Which could also be a time saver

 

[Donnie Fisher]

A lot of people seem to be excited about this feature, but I don't get it, what sort of android apps would you want to run on your PC/Laptop? I have an iPhone and I've been looking at the apps I have and can't really see one that I'd want to use on my PC, generally my phones close enough to hand that I'd just look over to the phone.

Whilst the list isn't large, Snapseed for me springs to mind ... just wish there was as simple, but as good a program as that on windows which I could run RAW files through.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

So the actual apps available at launch
Are pretty uninspiring
But you can sideload using ADB
You can also grab apps from play store
By copying the link and going to some websites
And they will fetch the APK
Though still need to sideload it
But apps requiring Google services still not going to work don't think
Though it's early days and someone will probably
Figure out how to get Google services or play store on there

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I can't understand why anyone would want to run android on a windows platform (unless it's for development and testing). Just opens up a can of worms from another area what can be targeted from a security point of view, unless they sandbox .apk file completely.

 

[Jamin280672]

Anyone else notice a 25mhz drop in CPU speeds when using the Android subsystem for Windows, it appears to be from having SVM enabled in the bios.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Nope but my CPU speed constantly fluctuates
So wouldn't notice something that small anyway

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

I can't understand why anyone would want to run android on a windows platform (unless it's for development and testing). Just opens up a can of worms from another area what can be targeted from a security point of view, unless they sandbox .apk file completely.

It's virtualized so possibly it's sandboxed
As for reasons I already mentioned a few of them
Bigger screen
More ram
More CPU and GPU power
Multiple apps open and visible at same time
Use of mouse and keyboard
Copy and paste between android and pc
Control your phone from pc
And probably other stuff I forgot or didn't think of

 

[Jamin280672]

Nope but my CPU speed constantly fluctuates
So wouldn't notice something that small anyway

Im using Gigabytes Active OC, so a mix of PBO and manual overclock, with virtualization enabled in the bios im getting a max manual overclock speed of 4675ghz, with it disabled im getting my full 4.7ghz.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

It's virtualized so possibly it's sandboxed
As for reasons I already mentioned a few of them
Bigger screen
More ram
More CPU and GPU power
Multiple apps open and visible at same time
Use of mouse and keyboard
Copy and paste between android and pc
Control your phone from pc
And probably other stuff I forgot or didn't think of

You realise there's already something out and has been for ages?

BlueStacks – Best Mobile Gaming Platform for PC & Mac | 100% Safe and FREE

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Yeah am aware of bluestacks and other emulator
Last time I looked android 9 was as good as you got from those
Not android 11

 

[Jamin280672]

How to install Google Play Store in Windows 11 (Install any App) - YouTube

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

How to install Google Play Store in Windows 11 (Install any App) - YouTube

Thanks mate hadn't looked today
Guessed someone would come up with a way
Guessing it's going to be a bit of a pita by how long
That video is
But will go watch it now

 

[Jamin280672]

Thanks mate hadn't looked today
Guessed someone would come up with a way
Guessing it's going to be a bit of a pita by how long
That video is
But will go watch it now

Worked for me, something he didnt mention till halfway through the video is if you already have Android subsystem for Windows and Amazon App Store already installed, uninstall it first, then follow his instructions, it took me about 30 mins in all honesty, not tried downloading any games yet, but it signed in no problems and working.




Yup, definitely working

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

just got to very end and got powershell error grrrr!
Rejecting a request to register from AppxBundleManifest.xml because the manifest is not in the package root.
obviously it is there
possibly because i already had subsystem for android installed?