Good news for all Vatican City Tech Managers: you can now officially run Android apps on Windows 11.
Android apps on Windows 11 were a big selling point for the operating system, but they didn’t appear right away for everyone. Thankfully, Microsoft is slowly fixing this issue as it announced support for a whole list of new countries.
Microsoft’s new list of compatible countries for Android apps
As spotted by OnMSFT, Microsoft has added several more countries to the compatible list for Android apps on Windows 11. You can see the full list on the Microsoft support page.
If you’re not a fan of bulleted lists, OnMSFT has summarized the countries in one neat paragraph:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and City of Vatican.
If your country is now included, you should be able to download the Amazon Appstore and start using apps. Remember that you will need an Amazon account to use its Appstore.
Not the be-all, end-all for excluded countries
While it’s nice that Microsoft is allowing more countries to use Android apps on Windows 11, that doesn’t mean those excluded can’t use them. In fact, there is a method that allows you to install Google Play Store on Windows 11, which even users from supported countries use if they are not fans of Amazon Appstore.
However, despite the existing alternatives, it’s still good to see Microsoft pushing Android app compatibility to more countries. By giving users an officially supported way to run Android apps, it eliminates much of the tinkering involved with running Android apps on a Windows 11 PC, so people spend less time tweaking and more time using their apps.
‘Appy Days for more countries
As Microsoft rolls out Android apps for Windows 11 in more countries, it will finally help bring one of the operating system’s most anticipated features to more people than ever before. Hopefully the company will maintain its momentum and allow more countries to join the group in the future.
