RIP to the Windows Subsystem for Android, which goes away in 2025
arstechnica.com
Amazon's inferior selection of Android apps meant WSA was never very useful.
    • GamerBoy705@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      It was pretty amazing honestly. It was a reason to never install any of those shitty adware disguised as emulators.

  • folkrav@lemmy.caEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I heard of it, but then I wasn’t running Windows daily by it finally landing outside of Insiders builds. My interest lowered by quite a bit when they announced they’d use the Amazon store lol. Guess they just couldn’t get (wouldnt pay for?) Google Play certification for all those virtual devices lol

  • soda3x@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    So if this is going away, does anyone know any alternatives that aren’t sketchy af (BlueStacks etc are riddled with ads)? Maybe a way to get waydroid working over wsl?

    • Rustmilian@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      I’m sure there’s a way, but you’ll need to configure wsl to use Wayland as well as check that the Linux kernel used has the proper modules.