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Microsoft is having a second attempt to bring Android applications to Windows 10. The first attempt was in 2015 and was called Project Astoria, which would bring support for Android applications to Windows 10 Mobile, but was finally canceled in 2018. This second attempt has been dubbed “Project Latte” and its goal is to bring Android apps to Windows 10 next year.
A report from Windows Central says the new project will likely be powered by the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). When it goes live, developers can easily bring their applications to Windows 10 “with little or no code changes.” Applications will be packaged as MSIX, Windows application package format before being shipped to Microsoft Store.
If Microsoft is successful, the Windows app store should get several thousand more apps. However, the question of how applications will look in Windows considering that the screen size of an average computer is much larger than that of an average phone.
The source also mentions that Project Latte may also not be compatible with Play Services as Google does not allow Play Services to be installed on devices that do not run on Android or Chrome OS. Therefore, for applications that require Play Services, they may need to remove that requirement for their version of Windows.
If Microsoft is successful with Project Latte, it will make Windows a platform compatible with various types of application packages, including PWA, UWP, Win32, and Linux. It should also make Windows 10 on Arm devices more attractive to consumers.
Microsoft is expected to announce the project next year and release it as part of the Windows 10 Fall 2021 Update.
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