The Android app support is a highly-anticipated feature for Microsoft's latest operating system update, Windows 11. However, it looks like some requirements might annoy the users or even lead to them giving up using the feature.
These requirements come from Microsoft's new FAQ created for the feature. One of them is the PC must have Windows 11 version 21H2 installed, as it's the update that introduces Android app support. Users will also need a solid-state drive (SSD) and have a modern x64 or ARM64 processor, which shouldn't be a problem as many modern laptops come with those.
Now, this is where the requirements start to get weird. In order to use the feature, the company suggests 8GB of RAM as the minimum, but 16GB is recommended. It is somehow shocking, considering that it shouldn't use that much power. Besides that, users would also have to turn on the Virtual Machine Platform found in Windows 11's Control Panel.
Talking about Android apps, Google Play Store should be the first app marketplace that pops up in your mind. However, Windows 11 uses the Amazon Store instead, and users would have to sign up for an Amazon account before using it. Therefore, some are sceptical about it having less number of apps compared with Play Store.
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