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Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (learn.microsoft.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from [email protected]

Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android™️ (WSA). As a result, the Amazon Appstore on Windows and all applications and games dependent on WSA will no longer be supported beginning March 5, 2025. Until then, technical support will remain available to customers.

Customers that have installed the Amazon Appstore or Android apps prior to March 5, 2024, will continue to have access to those apps through the deprecation date of March 5, 2025. Please reach out to our support team for further questions at support.microsoft.com. We are grateful for the support of our developer community and remain committed to listening to feedback as we evolve experiences.

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Another half baked product that was never marketed or really explained to users is deprecated. Standard Microsoft behavior.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

not to mention it was only available in US... but then again the rest of the world doesn't exist anyway, right ?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago

Didn't even know it existed

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Windows phone is calling you

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Very cool as a tech demo. Terrible as a product.