Windows 11 can run Android apps, but only a limited number from Amazon's Appstore. Here's how to sideload unsupported Android apps you want to use.

Android apps have arrived on Windows 11 … sort of. The feature is still being labeled as a ‘preview’ for the time being, and you’re limited to apps from the Amazon Appstore (not the Google ...

Through the WSA – Windows Subsystem for Android – developers have been able to bring apps to the previously mostly inaccessible operating system.

Users need to install WSA and the Amazon App Store from the Microsoft Store, and also enable virtualization in Windows 11 to run WSA and Android apps on it.

Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 Amazon notes that developers can port their apps to Windows by testing them on a Windows 11 PC with the Windows Subsystem for Android installed.

Installing Android apps on Windows 11 is now possible thanks to Microsoft. However, some applications still do not get through the access that's why there's a need to sideload the unsupported apps.

In the meantime you can check out our guide on how to install Android apps on Windows 11. That’s still the old Android 12-based version, but it’ll get you using Android on Windows in no time.

The Android app functionality in Windows is contained in the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), a virtual machine that runs Android apps side-by-side with your traditional Windows apps.

Before the change, only certain developers could submit apps to the Amazon Appstore. Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) allows you to install and run Android apps on your Windows 11 PC.