With the release of Windows 11 22H2, your Windows 11 supports Android apps natively. Here is how you can install Android apps on Windows 11. If you are using the older version of the Windows operating system, you can check our guide to upgrade to Windows 11 for free.
To use this feature, you need to have a Windows subsystem for Android on your device. It is a virtual machine that allows you to run an Android app natively on Windows 11. For that, your Windows 11 PC must have hardware virtualization enabled. You can check if your PC has virtualization enabled by going to the Performance tab in the Task Manager.
System Requirements to Run Android App
Your system must have virtualization enabled. If hardware virtualization isn’t enabled, you can check our guide to enable virtualization on Windows 11.
Also, your device has to meet minimum system requirements to run the Android app on Windows 11. Below are the requirements:
- OS: Windows 11 version 22000.0 or higher
- Architecture: x64 arm64
- Memory: At least 8GB
- Processor: Intel Core i3 8th Generation, AMD Ryzzenn 3000, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8C, or abouve
Once you fulfill all the requirements to run the Android app on Windows 11, you can follow the below steps to install an Android app natively on the Windows 11 system.
How to Install Android Apps on Windows 11
To install the Android app on Windows, we will use Amazon Appstore. It allows you to download and install the Android app on Windows 11.
Here are the steps to install Amazon Appstore and Windows subsystem for Android:
1. Search for the Microsoft Store on the search bar and open it. Alternatively, on your Windows 11 PC, click the Microsoft Store icon on the taskbar.
2. It will open the Microsoft Store, type Amazon Appstore, and press Enter the key.
3. From the results, select Amazon Appstore and click the Install button. After that, wait for the installation process to complete.
4. Once the installation process is complete, you will get Amazon Appstore set-up windows.
5. Here click on the Set up button to continue the process.
6. Now click the Download button to download Windows Subsystem for Android from Microsoft. As we already discussed, to install Android apps on Windows 11, we need a Windows subsystem for Android.
7. Once the download process is complete, click the Restart button to finish the setup process.
8. After the restart, the Windows Subsystem for Android will begin to load, and the Amazon Appstore may open automatically. If it doesn’t, you can find it in the Start Menu’s apps list.
9. After that, you need to sign in to your Amazon account. If you don’t have one, you can create an account.
10. Once you’re in, it works like any other app store you’ve used. You can browse through suggestions or search for the app you want to install. Either way, select an app to install.
Conclusion
That’s it! This is how you can install and use Android apps on Windows 11. However, installing Android apps on Windows 11 is currently only officially available to US-based users. It will soon be available in all countries and regions.
But if you want to install Android apps now, you can create a new US-based Amazon account and change your region settings on Windows 11 to the USA. If this method doesn’t work for you, you can also use third-party emulators like BlueStacks.
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