How to install any Android application on Windows 11?

Windows 11 is still only in its infancy, and it is still a little early to say if this new version will be up.But it is undeniable that this bone has many good ideas.Among them, we find in particular the “native” support of Android applications via Windows Subsystems for Android (WSA);A function that takes on gadget tunes for certain users, but which will undoubtedly prove to be very useful for others.

Before using it, let us specify, however, that like the bone, this tool is still very recent.It therefore presents considerable limitations.To start, it is important to note that Google does not officially support WSA.So we should not hope to have access to the entire Google Play catalog for the moment.Slashgear explains, however, that this could change in the future;But as it stands, it was Amazon who jumped at the opportunity to occupy the ground.

Il faudra donc se contenter des applications disponibles sur la version Windows de l’Amazon Appstore (Menu Démarrer > Toutes les applications > Amazon Appstore).In practice, the possibilities are therefore quite limited.At a time when these lines are written, only about fifty of the most popular applications are available.On the other hand, once downloaded, these applications work roughly well and integration into Windows 11 is almost impeccable.Not only do they work as expected, but they can pin them or resize without difficulty, like any other window.In short, this is a great success that deserves to be extended to the rest of the Android ecosystem.

Wsatools, a utility to install any application

Fortunately, there is a way to get around this limit inherent on the Amazon AppStore.Either by will to open or neglige, Microsoft has not completely locked WSA - at least, for the moment.As it stands, this leaves the possibility for the most advanced users to produce their own tools, and this is exactly what the developer Simone Franco.

It is to the latter that we owe the Wsatools application, available for free on the Microsoft Store.This tool takes care of the whole technical part behind the scenes, in order to manage the multiple layers of sometimes obscure compatibility like Android Debug Bridge.The goal: to allow you to install any Android application directly on Windows 11.

To do this, the manipulation is simple as hello.After downloading the tool, simply get the Android Application Package, better known as APK.Concretely, it is simply a file corresponding to your application, garnished with a file extension.apk.Once in possession of the corresponding APK, you just have to be guided by the tool and voila!

Be extremely vigilant on the source of your APK!

You can find them on lots of platforms.This method can be very practical and perfectly harmless ... provided you are very vigilant.Indeed, it also allows you to install any malicious APK without distinction.This is indisputably a big vulnerability.However, we will never recall it enough: the first computer security device is the user located between the seat and the keyboard.This operation is therefore reserved for experienced users, who are able to ensure themselves the authenticity of the file in question.

For this reason, we have chosen not to offer you a source of APK.If you decide to install an APK with a dubious origin, you expose yourself to potentially critical security flaws.You could thus compromise your entire system inadvertently, and offer full access to a pirate.It is therefore a very practical little utility, but which should be used knowingly and at your own risk.