Nothing like a bombastic news to end the year. The ability to run Android apps on Windows 10 is something that has popped up again, with sources claiming that there are plans for this.
The idea was first revealed earlier this year, and over the months we’ve heard conflicting reports on that. Many people still believe that Microsoft would never pull the trigger here — and it is very much impossible to see Android apps running on Windows, by default, that is to say.
But this new
report published by regular Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley cites sources close to the matter, and claims that features that will allow Android apps to run on both Windows and Windows Phone are still possible.
Nothing is written in stone, point being.
No further details are available as to whether the software titan has already managed to make Android apps run on its tablets and phones within Redmond offices.
However it’s pretty clear that having Android applications running natively on Windows is not really out of the question, and such an undertaking will help Microsoft address the app gap that has pushed so many users to rival platforms.
Universal apps are fine, and they’ll bring the Windows Store and Windows Phone Store closer together, but getting Android compatibility will just sweeten the deal for many.
Rumors now, sure, but we’ll just see.
via:windows10update
