14 DAY TRIAL // There has been much talk surrounding Microsoft's attempt to bring Android apps on Windows Phone platform like the way BlackBerry did for its customers.
Since one of the main issues for Windows Phone is the lack of apps and the low quality of some of these apps in comparison with their Android and/or iOS counterparts.
This is why Microsoft has started experimenting with the idea of making Android apps work on Windows Phone handsets. Rumors about this project leaked more than a year ago, but it hasn't come to fruition until now and it remained just that, a rumor.
However, the folks over at Neowin have learned new information on Microsoft's rumored project and how it's meant to work for Windows Phone users.
It appears that multiple sources from within Microsoft claim that they are aware of many Android apps that are already running on Windows 10 for Phones (not Windows Phone 8 or 8.1).
According to the cited source, the applications “that can run on Windows 10 are broad in scope and not limited to a specific set of apps,” as we might have been led to believe from previous rumors.
Microsoft is actively working on bringing Android apps to Windows 10 for Phones
Although the project hasn't been fully approved by Microsoft for the inclusion in the upcoming version of Windows Phone, a team of engineers is still working on it and the Redmond-based company considers it a valid one.
There might be some issues before Microsoft could include the project into Windows 10 for Phones, and one of them is a legal issue, while the other has to do with developers.
Apparently, Microsoft is afraid that, if it puts Google Play Store inside Windows, Google may file a lawsuit against them over the emulation.
As mentioned earlier, another issue could be the fact that developers will stop creating Windows Phone apps since Windows 10 will be able to run Android apps if Microsoft decides to make it happen. That will seriously affect the number of native apps in Windows Phone Store.
Microsoft is less likely to admit that it works on such a project until it finds solutions for the two issues listed above, so take it with a grain of salt until we get official word on the matter.