Most would say that Project Astoria is one of the biggest features of Windows 10 Mobile, if not the biggest. Microsoft’s big bet to provide Android apps on its mobile OS is taking shape well.
Well enough to provide us with a look at the first application ported this way.
As we found out
earlier today.
And it seems that Redmond is at an advanced stage of development for this tool, shall we call it, a new solution that will make it possible to run Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile with only small tweaks made to the original code.
Why?
Because developer documentation for Project Astoria has just been published online, providing us with several new details of how things are coming along here.
First up is the revelation that changing the original code of an Android app to make it run on Windows 10 Mobile will only be necessary if the application in question uses Google Play Services. Otherwise, it should run without any change.
And this is big.
Equally important is that the SDK is set to be available cross platform, as Microsoft will release the SDK on both Windows and Mac. Makes total sense, this, considering that the software titan wants to target as many developers as possible, and making it available everywhere is crucial.
Currently, Microsoft is testing Project Astoria behind closed doors, with plans to release this solution around the time Windows 10 Mobile makes its debut.
But if you want to view the full Project Astoria documentation, you can do so by going
here.
source:windows10update
