The ability to run Android apps was one of the most striking new features of Windows 11. However, this feature was not immediately available. Between February and May of this year, Microsoft distributed a pre-release that landed. in several countriesIncluding Canada and the United States.

Now, with the arrival of the Windows 11 2022 Update, Redmond has announced that this feature will be expanded to 21 new regions, including: Spain, Andorra, France and ItalyIt opens the door to installing more than 20,000 Android applications on computers that meet the system requirements.

Amazon Appstore has officially arrived in Spain

As our colleagues at Genbeta explained, although there have been some gimmicks for installing Android apps on Windows 11 for a long time, the official rollout of the feature makes things a lot easier for us. We’ll just have to follow a few steps and voilà! Android apps on PC. Let’s see how we can do it.

To begin, we need Install Amazon Appstoreis the store where Android apps are distributed in Windows 11. To do this, we search for it in the Microsoft Store by name and install it. The next step would be to check if the Windows Subsystem for Android is up to date.

In this case, within the Microsoft Store, Library and press on get updates. We choose Update all if there are updates, or choose Windows Subsystem for Android if we don’t want to waste too much time (but it may be updated automatically).

Then we go to Amazon Appstore and log in with our account in this app store or create one. Now we can explore the app catalog and download what we want (also directly from Microsoft Store) Do you want to use TikTok on your PC? You can do this. Also an Android game like ‘Coin Master’.

The most interesting thing about this system-level integration is that Android apps they will run on windows like any other programwhether in landscape or portrait format. We can also pin them to the taskbar to access them with a simple click or tap on touchscreen devices.

It’s worth noting that the Amazon Appstore may not yet be available in your region, even if it’s one of those mentioned in the announcement. As we said, Microsoft says it will expand its availability from start to finish. next weeksSo, all that remains is to wait. And most importantly, meet the system requirements.

You must have at least 8GB RAM (16GB recommended), minimum 8th Gen Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c processor. Also, “Virtual Machine Platform” must be enabled from your computer’s UEFI or BIOS.

Finally, let’s remember that the catalog of Android applications that we will find on Windows via the Amazon Appstore is as follows: Reduced compared to Play Store. That’s basically what Amazon uses for its Fire tablets, so some of your favorite apps may not be available.

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