How to run Android apps on Windows 11: these are the requirements

Android apps on Windows 11. (photo: Andro4all)

One of the surprises Windows 11 when it was announced that would allow the Applications from Android will be executed directly on the OS from microsoft.

Yes Manzana allows you to use applications iOS in a Mac, why not combine Windows and Android? This happened with Windows 10 and Linux. This comfortable combination brings many benefits to users. To start, you can get more than 1000 android apps. Currently, Windows 11 offers these apps through amazon-appstore.

Initially, to use Android apps on Windows 11, you had to join the Windows Insider Program. And there are only about 50 Android apps. With this Microsoft program that anyone can join, there is the possibility of installing trial versions of Windows to experience new features before they reach the final updates that anyone can access. Anyone can install it on their computer.

With the latest updates, Windows 11 already incorporates Windows Subsystem for Android. This means that Anyone can install Android apps on Windows 11. Of course, through the Amazon Appstore, not from google play. But what are the conditions to do this?

Minimum requirements to be able to install Android applications on Windows 11

In principle, to use Android apps on Windows 11, you need to have a PC with Windows 11 installed, but You have to remember that this is virtualization.

In other words, to run Android apps, a virtual machine platform is required, which requires a good operation team. Therefore, the PC must meet the following requirements:

– Processor: Intel Core i3 Gen 8, AMD Ryzen 3000, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (or better)

– Supported architectures: x64 or ARM64

– RAM: between 8 GB (minimum) and 16 GB (recommended)

– Storage: a solid state drive (SSD)

Android apps on a Windows 11 laptop. (Photo: TEC)
Android apps on a Windows 11 laptop. (Photo: TEC)

On the other hand, it is recommended to enable virtualization in Windows 11. This is a feature that allows you to use Linux and Android in parallel with Windows. To enable this option, you need to follow these steps:

1. Go to Setting.

2. Enter the section of Applications.

3. Press on Additional functions.

4. Finally click on More Windows features.

5. There mark the option Hyper-V if it is not already selected.

6. You also have to check the option Virtual Machine Platform (Virtual Machine Platform). In any case, a new window will open to install the necessary components.

Windows 11 safe mode. (photo: SpanishNewsNow)
Windows 11 safe mode. (photo: SpanishNewsNow)

The above mentioned is about the hardware. In principle, if your PC can run Windows 11 smoothly, you should have no problem opening Android apps.

Well, as for the software, You must have updated to the latest version of Windows 11. That e install the Amazon Appstore, available in the Microsoft Store.

If there are problems installing the Amazon Appstore, Try to change your Windows 11 installation to English and put United States as location. In fact, for now, support is limited to this country. In the future, all countries where Amazon and Microsoft operate will have access to the Android app store natively and without making this configuration change.

Last but not least, the Amazon Appstore has games and apps for every taste. In this list of 1,000 apps, users will surely find what they are looking for and thus you can expand the range of apps that already include the Microsoft Store.

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