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.

The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) is a Windows 11 feature that lets you install and run Android apps on a Windows computer. Microsoft first previewed the feature in 2021, ...

(Currently they are trying to get developers to use MAUI which targets Android, iOS, and UWP and hence Windows 10 and 11.) It's a mess and I don't think Android compatibility was ever the problem.

While Windows 11 was released in October 2021, the Windows Subsystem for Android did not become generally available until February 2022 -- four months after the initial Windows 11 release.

The end of support for Windows Subsystem for Android in Windows 11 is slated for March 5, 2025, per an "Important" notice in this Microsoft document.

The Windows subsystem for Android will be an app available from the Microsoft Store. The Android subsystem app will run in a virtual Hyper-V machine, similar to the Windows subsystem for Linux.

It has been revealed that Microsoft's ' Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) ', which supported the ability to install Android apps on Windows 11 from the Amazon Appstore, will be discontinued on ...

Microsoft will be ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android starting March 5, 2025, meaning the Amazon App Store will no longer work on Windows 11. Skip to main content.

The company has updated the Windows Subsystem for Android with Android 12.1 aka Android 12L. For those who don’t know, the Android 12L is a version of Android 12 designed for bigger screen ...

I never used the Subsystem for Android, and frankly I don't know why it even existed. Who would want to run some fucking crap Android app on their Windows computer?