Developer managed to install the Play Store on Windows 11

Oct 23, 2021 08:22 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has started allowing insiders in the United States to try out a limited number of Android apps on their Windows 11 devices, as the company still wants to collect more feedback because widely rolling out this feature to testers out there.

And while the availability of apps on Windows 11 would be strongly related to the items published in the Amazon Appstore (Microsoft allows users to install Android apps on Windows 11 from the Microsoft Store via the Amazon Appstore), someone has found a way to unlock the full potential of this feature.

Developer ADeltaX has revealed on Twitter that they found a way to install Google Play services and the Google Play store on the Windows Subsystem for Android, essentially paving the way for the moment when pretty much any app would be available on Windows 11.

While the project has been detailed on GitHub, it’s not for beginners, so unless you know exactly what you do, you’d better stay away from it for now.

Only some 50 Android apps officially available for now

But the good news is there’s now a way to deploy the Google Play Store on Windows 11, so the number of apps that would end up on the desktop is likely to skyrocket.

Microsoft, however, says it’s working with developers and Amazon to increase the number of apps that are available for users who want to try out this new feature.

“We have partnered with Amazon and popular app developers to curate 50 apps for Windows Insiders to test and validate across a broad set of hardware. We will release new apps through Windows Insider Program updates in the coming months,” the company explains.

At this point, however, there’s no ETA as to when Microsoft could bring Android app support to all Windows 11 users out there.