Since the release of Win11, many small partners are paying attention to Android system features, and many users are still asking whether the new version of Win11 supports Android features? In fact, it has long been released, because the Android subsystem is a component function, not directly built into the system, and needs to be manually installed.
Recently, Microsoft has upgraded the Win11 Android subsystem to Android 12.1, which is the Android 12L version with greater support for tablets. So this article to share this version of the download and experience.
Installation method
1. Open the app - Optional features - More Windows features - Turn on hyper-V and virtual machine platforms, then reboot the system.
2. Run Powershell as an administrator and enter the command Add-AppxPackage -Path to download the file. Msixbundle, start the installation.
Note: If you encounter the prompt "Deployment failed because HRESULT: 0x80073CF3" during the deployment installation process, you need to install the Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.6_2.62108.18004.0_x64 framework file, and enter the command again to install.
After installation, you can run the Android subsystem, if the startup of the Android subsystem fails, try to restart the system. Then turn on developer mode.
Install APK file before the need to pass the ADB command, more troublesome, now there are big guys made a third-party software "APK installer" can achieve double-click APK file direct installation, this software can be searched for and downloaded in the Microsoft App Store.
Another software "ApkInstaller" is a tool developed by Kuan Gangster, and the function can also be associated with the APK file and automatically installed by double-clicking. After running as administrator, click One Click to Install.
You can now double-click the APK installation package to install the app, and the relevant permission information will be listed in the interface, as well as support for degraded installation and malware detection.
In terms of running Android applications, most of the commonly used software can be used normally, and a few will have flashbacks, and everyone has tested it themselves.
In addition, compared with the previous beta version, the current Android subsystem now adds graphics and performance options, if you can choose a separate GPU graphics card, and a new subsystem screen reader.
Specific updates
- The underlying engine has been updated to the latest Android 12.1 (i.e. Android 12L).
- A whole new web experience. Users can easily connect Android apps to devices on the same network as the desktop. For example, you can use the Android smart home app and set up a security camera through Windows.
- The settings page for WSA has been redesigned. New group navigation has been introduced, and a diagnostic data viewer has been added to monitor diagnostic data collected by WSA. You can also force the app not to resize or enable arrow key sliding.
- Improved integration between Android apps and Windows 11. For example, the taskbar icon can now display apps in the system tray that are using microphones, locations, and other system services.
- Windows 11's auto-hide taskbar is equally useful for Android apps, which can now be properly hidden/shown.
- Toast notifications for Android systems will appear as Windows notifications on Windows 11.
- Microsoft has disabled telemetry collection on WSA, although users can still turn it on in the Optional Diagnostic Data switch.
summary
After the release of the Win11 Android subsystem, there is still a lot of controversy, and some people think that it is very chicken and not as good as the Android emulator. However, from Microsoft's update to the Android 12L version, there is better support for tablets, and then there may be more Win11 tablets, such as the Xiaomi Win11 two-in-one tablet exposed a few days ago, so why should your next Android tablet be Android?