Microsoft is working on an Android subsystem for Windows 10

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Microsoft is reportedly creating a subsystem, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, that allows Android applications to run on Windows 10.


With around a 70% mobile market share and, unlike iOS, an open app ecosystem, it would be a mistake not to bring Android support directly into Windows 10.


Microsoft realizes this and has already started offering limited support for launching Android apps in Windows 10 using the Your Phone app and supported Android devices. Launching Android apps via Your Phone, though, is done by streaming the apps from the phone rather than running them on Windows 10.


Launching Android apps via Your Phone
Launching Android apps via Your Phone
Source: Microsoft

According to Windows Central's Zac Bowden, Microsoft.........
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