Android Announcing Android apps on Windows 11 Preview for Windows Insiders

syahpian · Oct 20, 2021

eelpout said:
I've had no luck on sideloading, though games via the Amazon Appstore are working.

are you all who are sideloading just connecting via "adb" to the local IP (either "127.0.0.1:58526" or the one listed in the subsystem) and then using "adb install"? I'm getting back:

Performing Streamed Install
Success

when doing that but then nothing happens.

for me after sideload, the app icon appear on the start menu

eelpout · Oct 20, 2021

syahpian said:
for me after sideload, the app icon appear on the start menu

ah, that was it!

the docs at MS gave the impression the apk would launch after install. maybe i misunderstood.

eelpout · Oct 20, 2021

Almighty1 said:
What I want to know is how are people even sideloading, do they just put the apk on the desktop and then right click on it or do they copy it to a certain directory on the system?

basically you have to do the usual developer type install via adb.exe in just a couple steps, the instructions are here.

NavyLCDR · Oct 20, 2021

Almighty1 said:
What I want to know is how are people even sideloading, do they just put the apk on the desktop and then right click on it or do they copy it to a certain directory on the system?

I had to install platform-tools to get adb:

How to install ADB on Windows, macOS, and Linux

A step-by-step guide to get you started with the Android Debug Bridge tool.

www.xda-developers.com

Then I started Windows Subsystem For Android. Then in the platform-tools folder I extracted I ran adb connect 127.0.0.1:58526
Note you have to have debugging enabled in Windows Subsystem for Android. Once connected, for simplicity I put the APK file in the platform-tools folder. Then run adb install xyz.apk <- whatever apk file to install.

NavyLCDR · Oct 20, 2021

I sideloaded the xfinity app as a test:

Almighty1 · Oct 20, 2021

NavyLCDR said:
I had to install platform-tools to get adb:

How to install ADB on Windows, macOS, and Linux

A step-by-step guide to get you started with the Android Debug Bridge tool.

www.xda-developers.com

Then I started Windows Subsystem For Android. Then in the platform-tools folder I extracted I ran adb connect 127.0.0.1:58526
Note you have to have debugging enabled in Windows Subsystem for Android. Once connected, for simplicity I put the APK file in the platform-tools folder. Then run adb install xyz.apk <- whatever apk file to install.

I always used the following for installing adb as it will always install the latest version and it takes 15 seconds to have adb working:

[STABLE] ADB and Fastboot Installer for Windows - Small size and extremely fast

The really small and blazing fast ADB and Fastboot installer for Windows Apart from many other installers widely available on XDA, they all had two things missing; ability to fetch latest version automatically and be really small in size...

forum.xda-developers.com

However, I seem to have two different issues:
PS C:\Users\vince\desktop> adb connect 127.0.0.1:58526
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
* daemon started successfully
cannot connect to 127.0.0.1:58526: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (10061)

I can't get it to assign a IP address as it says Unavailable and I already tried refresh.

I looked at this as well:
Windows Subsystem for Android

and it appears that Amazon Appstore needs to be working.

Then, do any of you actually have Amazon Appstore in the Start Menu apps list or Settings-> Apps and Features?
This is what mines shows:

Amazon Appstore is listed as installed in Microsoft Store but when I try to open it:

The file in question does exist:

syahpian · Oct 20, 2021

Almighty1 said:
I always used the following for installing adb as it will always install the latest version and it takes 15 seconds to have adb working:

[STABLE] ADB and Fastboot Installer for Windows - Small size and extremely fast

The really small and blazing fast ADB and Fastboot installer for Windows Apart from many other installers widely available on XDA, they all had two things missing; ability to fetch latest version automatically and be really small in size...

forum.xda-developers.com

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However, I seem to have two different issues:
PS C:\Users\vince\desktop> adb connect 127.0.0.1:58526
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
* daemon started successfully
cannot connect to 127.0.0.1:58526: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (10061)

View attachment 10817

I can't get it to assign a IP address as it says Unavailable and I already tried refresh.

I looked at this as well:
Windows Subsystem for Android and it appears that Amazon Appstore needs to be working.

Then, do any of you actually have Amazon Appstore in the Start Menu apps list or Settings-> Apps and Features?
This is what mines shows:
View attachment 10821

View attachment 10822
Amazon Appstore is listed as installed in Microsoft Store but when I try to open it:
View attachment 10823
The file in question does exist:
View attachment 10824

just refresh until you get ip, after that use that ip to connect through adb

Almighty1 · Oct 20, 2021

syahpian said:
just refresh until you get ip, after that use that ip to connect through adb

Refresh was not how I fixed it as that didn't do anything, neither did Reset to defaults. It was actually Turn off and then I clicked on Manage Developer Settings under Developer mode which opened up another box that starts up Windows Subsystem for Android which took awhile to get started and I closed the dialog window after that. Then all of a sudden, Amazon Appstore shows up in the recently installed apps and the adb connect works and I also installed the latest SoFi apk from apkmirror.com and ofcourse the Amazon Appstore also works as I signed in using my Amazon account. The IP also shows up as 172.31.6.44 in Windows Subsystem for Android:

C:\Users\vince\Desktop>adb disconnect
disconnected everything

C:\Users\vince\Desktop>adb devices
List of devices attached

It is not supposed to show any devices when disconnected

C:\Users\vince\Desktop>adb connect 127.0.0.1:58526
connected to 127.0.0.1:58526

C:\Users\vince\Desktop>adb devices
List of devices attached
127.0.0.1:58526 device

Just hope I don't have to go through all that after I reboot. Seems like Windows Subsystem for Android did not actually run after I start the computer.

swarfega · Oct 21, 2021

SlicEnDicE said:
US this and US that...I'm very disappointed.

Yet another "Cortana" beta release where it will take forever to be globally available.

I've set my Beta VM to use and I'm getting it.

boromyr · Oct 21, 2021

I downloaded Subsystem for Android directly from the web version of the store with this script: Microsoft Store Direct Download, but I get error 0x80070005 when I try to install it.

barman58 · Oct 21, 2021

Until they (MS) get there act together I have had some success with LDPlayer emulator - This is aimed at a games player but works with your Google (android) account and with your Local Play store

I used it to monitor my security system which uses an android device for display of camera feeds, and setting the cameras and alarm options

It does need the virtualisation set on in the BIOS like the Microsoft one and also uses a fair bit of memory but no need to sideload and worked with everything I threw at it, I no longer use it as I have a 10.1" Android Tablet in a stand on my desk that takes up no screen space on my monitors

SlicEnDicE · Oct 21, 2021

I'm gonna "Upgrade" my RP-ring PC to Beta and see if I get it to work there. On my laptop I'm on Dev build so have to wait for WSA to come there too. Might have to move around a few bits as I'm not certain which region it is on at the moment. I've used US and others in the past. Think this one is set to Finland.

SlicEnDicE · Oct 21, 2021

FFS...Microsoft Store actually checks for CPU compatibility. I can't install this because my CPU is 1st Gen. Ryzen.

I know for a fact that Android apps will fly on my Laptop. This is ridiculous.

If I could, I'd fly to Redmond and show them my middle finger.

SlicEnDicE · Oct 21, 2021

I even tried to trick Windows into thinking I have a different CPU. Works well in Task Manager

FYI, I have a Ryzen 7 2700U PRO.

SlicEnDicE · Oct 21, 2021

Ok, I cheated...

Installed WSA on my laptop which does not have a compatible CPU and isn't even on Beta channel, but on Dev channel, sideloaded one app I use on my phone a lot and everything works exactly as expected.

Screw Amazon App Store and MS system requirements.

John Pombrio · Oct 21, 2021

Here are directions on how to get an Android App to load in the new App program.

How to sideload Android apps on Windows 11's Subsystem for Android

Tamarindo Juice · Oct 21, 2021

For apps/games that have an .obb file holding its whole data, where to place the .obb file after sideloading the apk?
(I wanna play Ridge Racer Slipstream

)

swarfega · Oct 21, 2021

My wish would be to have Google Apps version so I can watch my movies on Play.

Almighty1 · Oct 21, 2021

Tamarindo Juice said:
For apps/games that have an .obb file holding its whole data, where to place the .obb file after sideloading the apk?
(I wanna play Ridge Racer Slipstream )

Normally, it's in /Android/data but who knows how it's done here.

Update:
Install the Sweech file transfer app and then you can access the filesystem