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Windows 11 now supports Android apps! I thought it was good news, but why are Japanese users still not happy?

Windows 11 now supports Android apps! I thought it was good news, but why are Japanese users still not happy?

Windows 11 is a hot topic. Microsoft in the United States announced on its official blog on October 20 that Android apps will be supported for the first time this time. However, there are so many terms and conditions that some problems have already surfaced. It will be some time before general users in Japan can actually use it, but for now let me introduce the terms of use.

Windows 11 supports Android apps! You think it's good news, but why Japanese users aren't happy yet

Currently testing in the US. Moreover, there are quite a lot of usage conditions

First of all, you can only try beta channels. Moreover, it is limited to participants of the Windows Insider Program in the United States. In addition, the region of the PC installed with Windows 11 must be set to the United States, virtualization of the PC's BIOS or UEFI must be enabled, and the usable Android applications are limited to those downloaded from the Amazon Appstore in the United States. Conditional. Microsoft is introducing a new component, Windows Subsystem for Android, as part of the Amazon Appstore. It runs on any Windows-compatible processor from Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, etc., and by adopting Intel Bridge Technology jointly developed by Intel and Microsoft, ARM-only applications can run on Intel and AMD processors.

Currently, there are only 50 Android apps that you can try, including the e-book “kindle,” the games “Lords Mobile,” “June’s Journey,” and “Coin Master,” and the educational apps “Khan Academy Kids” and “Lego Duplo World.” It's still in the "testing stage".

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