Android apps on Windows: Microsofts project takes another big step forwards

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This update to WSA, version 2209.40000.26.0, brings improvements to camera support, clipboard stability, multi-threaded performance, security for graphic streaming, and package launches. They feel like running a normal windows app... WAPost, Kindle Reader (on my SurfaceGo3), and Subway surfer are my favs," said Cory Hendrixson, a development manager on the project. It needs to map the runtime and application programming interfaces of Android apps in AOSP to things like inputs and the Windows graphic layer. The store also has a catalog of 50,000 apps in marketplaces for Windows 11 users in the US, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Australia, and Germany, according to Amazon. So, this is a significant step forwards, even though WSA has gained limited traction with Windows 11 users to date.

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