Windows 1 1 will soon support Android APP. Is the emulator cool?

This morning, Microsoft officially released a new generation of operating system Windows 1 1. This is the first time that Microsoft has released a major version update since Windows 10 six years ago, and it has changed a lot in icons, interfaces and sounds.

Windows 1 1 has changed a lot in its overall style, using a lot of ground glass effects to make the dynamic vision fresher, and the window also smells like macOS.

In addition, Widgets, once a flash in the pan on Windows Vista, have also returned, which can directly display weather, message notifications and so on. On the desktop, and support third-party applications. In addition, Microsoft also announced that Windows 1 1 has added support for Android applications. These Android applications can run directly on the Windows desktop to realize window opening operation without affecting other software.

The netizens who learned this news greatly appreciated this, saying that they can order takeout and brush Tik Tok on Windows computers soon. Some netizens even called Windows 1 1 an Android system with a new shell-of course, this is just a joke.

In fact, Microsoft developed this function as early as 20 14, and the Project Astoria subsystem on Windows 10 Mobile on 20 15 realized this function. It was cut off shortly after the release and returned to us five years later.

Although Android applications are supported, you can't directly install apk files, and you can only use applications downloaded from the app store jointly operated by Microsoft and Amazon. Specifically, Windows 1 1 can only use Android applications compiled by Intel Bridge technology, that is, only officially optimized applications placed in the app store can be directly used on Windows 1 1 computers.

According to Microsoft's demonstration at the press conference, TikTok (overseas version of Tiktok) and other applications can be opened directly and used normally with the mouse. You can also set the window size and arrangement through the top button, which also supports opening more apps on the same screen. It's not a dream to order takeout by brushing Tik Tok.

This method is a bit like the M 1 chip for mac computers. You can open the iOS app directly through post-compilation, and you can only use the app on the AppStore.

However, Microsoft does not have its own Android application market. At present, we can only rely on Amazon software store, which is inconvenient for domestic users. Moreover, the Amazon app store can not cover all the apps, and it is rich in applications, especially some localized applications. It won't be in the Amazon app store at all. Perhaps, when the domestic version of Windows 1 1 is officially launched, other application markets should cooperate with Microsoft.

Therefore, the compatibility between Windows 1 1 and Android applications is still in the initial stage, and only some lightweight applications have been optimized and officially launched. It is still very different from the Android simulator on the market now. The latter simulates the Android operating environment in Windows system (which can be understood as virtual machine). In this software, it is actually a complete Android system, and most apps can be used.

Moreover, most of these simulator softwares provide exclusive optimization functions such as key mapping, especially the simulators launched by Tencent and Netease for their own games (such as Tencent Mobile Assistant). At least for now, they are better than Windows 1 1 in game richness, operability and stability.

However, upgrading Windows 1 1 is still the general trend. Microsoft announced that as long as it is a genuine Windows 7/8/8.110 system, it can be pushed one after another this autumn and upgraded to Windows 1 1 operating system for free through Windows Update.

So, in order to use Android application on Windows computer, will you experience Windows 1 1 in the first time?