A surprise move from Microsoft.
  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    85·
    8 months ago

    So why kill it off? Security vector? No one using it? No way to monetize it? Support nightmare? Natella got bored with it? All of the above?

  • Samsy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    512·
    8 months ago

    Lol, I didn’t even know that this feature exists.

  • CaptPretentious@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    8 months ago

    That was the single feature that made Win11 even remotely interesting to me. One someone that upgraded right away so I asked about it. Performance was not great (at least for games right away) and the whole locked into Amazon was a no for me. I kept hoping we’d get a vanilla Android at some point. Glad I didn’t get Win11 now.

    • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      8 months ago

      Dont worry, I tried it and it’s not well thought out. After taking an absurd amount of time to set up, it only works with the amazon store or sketchy 3rd party tools to let you side load.

      It’d be a lot better if the paired up with Google play store, so purchased apps actually transfer and allowed side loading out of the box.

      • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        8 months ago

        There are non sketchy front-ends for other app stores, including google play, but yes. You have to do a little workaround in order to side-load apps before it is useful.

    • Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      Introducing windows 12 Its DE has been reformed to a always on camera and is Only microsoft Co-pilot. To improve user experince

  • kaitco@lemmy.worldEnglish
    132·
    8 months ago

    They might as well; it’s not great and it’s not easy to use.

    You have to log into your phone every single time. The only reason I would want to use Android apps on a laptop is bc the phone is upstairs and I’m downstairs on the laptop.

    The only workaround for this is to completely wonk around with the coding on the backend. Also, outside of a handful of games, the bulk of apps are trash and have better Windows non-store alternatives.

    Not sure if they were trying to harmonize Android with Windows in the way that Apple products are made, but the whole thing has been executed as a huge mess.

    • pycorax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      8 months ago

      Pretty sure you’re thinking about a completely different feature that’s tied to the Your Phone app. This is about running Android apps natively on Windows.

      • kaitco@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        8 months ago

        I know exactly what it is. I was able to “sort of” run a couple Android apps, but it never took advantage of the fact that my laptop has a touchscreen, even when in “tablet mode” and the second time I attempted to use it, I needed to verify on the Android phone again. I’ve had better success with the likes of Bluestacks or Memu.

        Like I said, though, the vast majority of apps are useless anyway and a Windows-based alternative usually exists that performs better.

        • pycorax@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          8 months ago

          What do you mean verify on the Android phone? I had 0 instances of that when I was using it.

  • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    8 months ago

    I have a handful of apps that I use exclusively through WSA. There are some apps that just work better in an android environment, and increasingly there are apps that require android or ios to function. For example, you can even use a landline and WSA to set up a WhatsApp account and use it from your PC. Or their apps that I want to put in a sandbox to use but not on my phone.

    I even have lemmy apps that I use on the computer.

    I wonder what this means for linux environment support in windows 11? They were introduced around the same time with the similar goal of expanding the functionality of Windows.

  • veee@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    8 months ago

    I’ve been using Windows 11 at work for a couple years now, and completely forgot that this was supposed to be a feature.