Support for Android apps in Windows 11 has been officially available since February this year through a partnership with the Amazon Appstore, but only in the US. On Tuesday, Microsoft confirmed that Windows 11 users in five more countries will be able to take advantage of the feature. Spoilers: Brazil is not on the list.

According to Microsoft, Windows 11 users in France, Germany, Italy, Japan and United Kingdom may start using Android apps on the operating system later this year, but the company did not name specific dates. This may be disappointing for users in other countries, as support for Android apps in Windows 11 was one of the major innovations introduced when the company officially announced the operating system in 2021.

One downside of the Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 is the extremely limited number of apps available for download. Microsoft says it is aware of this and has already confirmed that the number of apps available in the store will increase monthly, which is good news for users.

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In regions where the Amazon Appstore is supportedWindows 11 users interested in using Android apps on the OS must have a store account and computers that meet the following requirements. requirements:

– RAM: 8 GB (minimum); 16 GB (recommended)

– Storage type: SSD (capacity not listed, but Windows 11 requires 64 GB of storage space)

– Processor: Intel Core i3 8th generation or better; AMD Ryzen 3000 or better Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c or better

– Processor architecture: x64 or ARM64

– Virtual machine platform: This option must be enabled in the Windows settings, as shown in the image below. Users should also ensure that virtualization support is enabled in the BIOS/UEFI of the computer. Find out more on the Microsoft support site. Here.

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In addition to confirming support for Android apps in Windows 11 in other regions, Microsoft has also mentioned that it is working on some improvements to the Microsoft Store, such as support for restoring apps from the library in the store (image below). This can be useful when a user buys a new PC, as they don’t have to spend time reinstalling applications one by one.

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Source: Microsoft, Neowin.net