The Windows 11 Insiders program allows the use of Android applications. After debuting on Android 11, the system now supports Android 12.1, also called Android 12L.
One of the most striking elements surrounding the announcement of Windows 11 is undoubtedly the arrival of Android applications on Microsoft’s OS. For now, only people registered with the Windows Insiders program can take advantage of it, using the Amazon AppStore instead of the Play Store in addition. But that does not prevent the Redmond firm from publishing rather interesting updates.
As pointed out The Verge, the most striking point of the latest update, released on May 20, 2022, is undoubtedly the switch to Android 12.1 (including Android 12L) as the basis for mobile applications on Windows. So far, the apps seemed to run on Android 11.
As a result, a funny thing happens. If you don’t have a Pixel capable of running Android 12.1 as a smartphone, your Windows PC is theoretically capable of displaying a more recent version of Android than your phone.
Wheel better supported on Android apps
In addition to this little pirouette, Windows improves many points of the Android experience under Windows. Taskbar icons are now able to indicate “which Android apps are currently using microphone, location, and other system services in the system tray”writes Windows on his blog.
We should also mention “better support” for the scroll wheel in apps, or the integration of toasts into Windows notifications, these little pop-up messages that apps sometimes display. Additionally, “Android apps will not restart when your devices wake from connected standby, but will resume where you left off.” Enough to avoid restarting everything every time you go to make yourself a coffee.
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