Security News > 2020 > November > Microsoft is working on an Android subsystem for Windows 10
Microsoft is reportedly creating a subsystem, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, that allows Android applications to run on Windows 10.
Microsoft realizes this and has already started offering limited support for launching Android apps in Windows 10 using the Your Phone app and supported Android devices.
According to Windows Central's Zac Bowden, Microsoft is working on a new subsystem for Windows 10 that would allow Android apps to be distributed via the Microsoft store and run in a virtualized environment.
"Microsoft is working on a software solution that would allow app developers to bring their Android apps to Windows 10 with little to no code changes by packaging them as an MSIX and allowing developers to submit them to the Microsoft Store," Windows Central reported.
Porting WSL, including the WSL-G component or something similar, to run the Android operating system would allow Windows 10 to run virtualized Android apps.
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