Anyone using android apps on Windows


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Is it possible to use android apps on windows or is it easier on Linux?
 

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Which apps were you thinking of?
 

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user1010 said:
Is it possible to use android apps on windows or is it easier on Linux?
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Official Android app support on Windows 11—previously available through the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) and the Amazon Appstore—was officially discontinued by Microsoft on March 5, 2025


However Android games are available through Google Play for PC


Also I think BlueStacks still exists
 

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Bluestacks is still available. Don't know if it is or should be recommended. But I use it for easier access to some Android camaeras. It does work for that and fairly efficiently.
 

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Some apps from google play. For sound books and ebooks. I can just use the browser instead.
 

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You can use phone link and open apps directly from your phone and view them on pc, some support for 'desktop' mode (landscape view)
 

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BrianInEngland said:
You can use phone link and open apps directly from your phone and view them on pc, some support for 'desktop' mode (landscape view)
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That worked really well, also with sound to PC speaker. I realized that it's not possible to use web for this audio books. It works with phone link :)

Edit: For a while until the phone get locked.
 
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