Microsoft discontinues support for running Android apps on Windows 11،
Although the Windows Subsystem for Android has been talked about for years, Microsoft has decided to shelve the feature that allows Windows 11 users to run Android apps on their PC.
Instead of adding support for more platforms, Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Android was limited to apps available on the Amazon Appstore. Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed that the Windows Subsystem functionality for Android that it had promised to improve would indeed be discontinued.
According to MicrosoftStarting March 5, 2025, the Amazon Appstore on Windows and all Windows Subsystem-dependent apps and games for Android will no longer be supported.
However, the Redmond-based company revealed that those who installed the Amazon Appstore or Android apps before March 5, 2024 will continue to have access to these apps until the deprecation date of March 5, 2025.
Microsoft is ending support for Windows Subsystem for Android️ (WSA). Therefore, the Amazon Appstore on Windows and all WSA-dependent apps and games will no longer be supported starting March 5, 2025. Until then, technical support will remain available to customers. Customers who installed Amazon Appstore or Android apps before March 5, 2024 will continue to have access to those apps until the deprecation date of March 5, 2025.
It's unclear why Microsoft decided to end support for running Android apps on Windows 11, but Phone Link is the best option for those who have wanted to do this for many years.
Time will tell whether Microsoft will instead focus on making Phone Link even better than it is now that the alternative, Windows Subsystem for Android, no longer exists.
