AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoMicrosoft Ending Support For Windows Subsystem For Androidwww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down15file-text
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Microsoft ending support for Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) WSA designed to run Android apps from Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 Support for WSA will end on March 5, 2025; no impact on Windows Subsystem for Linux.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoYou could side load apps at least. But I don’t think the type of person who wants to use this feature also would want the Amazon app store installed on their device.
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoAlso, don’t google offer some functionality for testing Android apps in Windows?
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoAndroid studio has that. But android studio sucks. Also it’s just a KVM VM so you can just make your own and save the like 20 gigs of bloat.
You could side load apps at least.
But I don’t think the type of person who wants to use this feature also would want the Amazon app store installed on their device.
Also, don’t google offer some functionality for testing Android apps in Windows?
Android studio has that.
But android studio sucks. Also it’s just a KVM VM so you can just make your own and save the like 20 gigs of bloat.