Home windows 11, Microsoft’s newest working system, is lastly beginning to roll out certainly one of its anticipated options, Android apps for PC, in response to a launch from the corporate. The Amazon Appstore within the Microsoft Retailer — the place you’ll obtain Android apps — will begin in preview within the US.
Accessing Android Apps for PC with Home windows 11 has a couple of {hardware} necessities, like not less than 8 GB of RAM, a solid-state drive and a supported processor. This is how to take a look at the preview:
1. Open the Microsoft Retailer (be certain it is updated by opening the shop and clicking Get updates > Library).
2. Seek for your favourite apps or video games.
3. Obtain them by the Amazon Appstore.
With the Amazon Appstore preview, customers can discover an additional 1,000 apps, together with Audible and Kindle, in response to Microsoft, in addition to a brand new class of cell apps and video games in partnership with Intel.
“These apps really feel like part of Home windows, integrating naturally with Home windows enter and windowing experiences, like Snap layouts,” Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay stated in an announcement.
Together with the Amazon Appstore preview, Microsoft is rolling out enhancements to the taskbar. The improved taskbar provides the flexibility to share home windows from open apps, climate stories, a clock in your second monitor and mute/unmute options to make video calls simpler. Customers may also discover redesigned variations of Media Participant and Notepad.
Microsoft has been rolling out Home windows 11 in phases, however assist for Home windows 10 will stay in place for a couple of extra years (take a look at CNET’s comparability of Home windows 10 versus Home windows 11). In case you’re nonetheless utilizing Home windows 10, you possibly can use Android apps in your PC for those who’re a Samsung Galaxy proprietor.
For extra info, take a look at the best way to inform in case your gadget will run Home windows 10 and our favourite Home windows 11 options up to now.
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