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Microsoft to end its Android apps on Windows 11 subsystem in 2025

Company to unveil Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 hardware on March 21

OUR BUREAU gle’s Play Store it was always a subpar
experience if you just wanted to easily
San Francisco, CA
download popular Android apps on
icrosoft is ending support Windows. That’s probably a big part
for its Android subsystem in of the reason Microsoft has chosen
MWindows 11 next year. The to simply kill off its Android apps on
software giant first announced it was Windows 11, according to the report.
bringing Android apps to Windows 11 Another The Verge report says
with Amazon’s Appstore nearly three that Microsoft is planning to un-
years ago, but this Windows Subsys- veil new Surface devices later this
tem for Android will now be deprecat- month. Sources familiar with Mi-
ed starting March 5th, 2025, according crosoft’s plans tell The Verge that
to a report in The Verge. the company will unveil Surface
“Microsoft is ending support Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 hard-
for the Windows Subsystem for An- droid subsystem end of life next year. 11” alongside Microsoft. “Developers ware, aimed at business and com-
droid™️ (WSA),” reads a new support On March 6th (tomorrow), Windows will no longer be able to submit net mercial customers, on March 21st.
document from Microsoft. “As a re- 11 users will no longer be able to new apps targeting Windows 11, but The March event will be focused
sult, the Amazon Appstore on Win- search for Amazon Appstore or asso- developers with an existing app can on minor spec bumps to the Surface
dows and all applications and games ciated Android apps from the Micro- continue to submit app updates un- Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 com-
dependent on WSA will no longer be soft Store, says The Verge report. til Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 mercial models, but a larger redesign
supported beginning March 5, 2025.” It’s a surprise move after Micro- is fully discontinued,” says Amazon. is planned for the consumer models
If you currently use Android apps soft has been continually updating its Android apps on Windows 11 of both devices this spring. While the
from the Amazon Appstore, then Windows Subsystem for Android over originally seemed like Microsoft’s an- commercial Surface Pro 10 will sport
you’ll continue to have access to these the past few years. Amazon says it will swer to Apple’s progress with its M1 the latest Intel chips and a familiar de-
past the support cutoff date, but you deliver “a smooth end of support ex- chips and running iOS apps on ma- sign, Microsoft is moving to an OLED
won’t be able to download any new perience for developers and custom- cOS. Microsoft partnered with Ama- display on the Surface Pro 10 for con-
ones once Microsoft makes its An- ers of Amazon Appstore on Windows zon, but without official access to Goo- sumers, according to the report.

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