Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Windows Subsystem for Android, a project that allowed Android apps to be installed on Windows. Microsoft faced challenges with WSA, and is now ...

And now Microsoft has announced the next step: it’s pulling the plug on the Windows Subsystem for Android next year.

If you use Android apps on Windows, you're likely using the Windows Subsystem for Android. However, Microsoft has announced that they are sunsetting the service in 2025.

Microsoft is pulling the plug on Android apps for Windows. The company is ending support for Windows Subsystem for Android, the underlying component behind the Amazon Appstore in Windows 11.

Microsoft is pulling support for the Windows Subsystem for Android, a Windows 11 feature first released in October of 2021 that allowed Windows PCs to run Android apps alongside native Windows apps.

Microsoft announced the end of Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 earlier this year, marking the end of Android apps and games in the Microsoft Store.

The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) is an optional Windows 11 feature that allows you to run Android apps within Microsoft’s desktop operating system.

You need Windows 11 telemetry turned on to get Insider Preview builds anyway, so that probably not that big of a deal for anyone looking to experiment with the Android Subsystem for Windows.

Microsoft is testing a slate of new features for Windows Subsystem for Android, including increased notifications integration, support for Android 12.1 (or Android 12L), and more.

Image: Getty Microsoft has updated its Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) on Windows 11 with a "huge change to networking" – thanks to new functionality available in its Advanced Networking ...