Android apps in Windows 11 perform much better than expected

The arrival of Android apps in Windows 11 marks a major milestone in this system and in Microsoft’s own ecosystem. Thus, the software giant was able to deliver on a promise made a few months ago.

With a clearly defined offering, we will now have access to everything that Android has to offer, right on the desktop and without a smartphone. Now that they are available, the first tests are showing up and the results are better than expected.

It was yesterday when Microsoft publicly launched Android apps in its new Windows 11. This opens up the possibility for us to have everything we have today in smartphones without depending on them.

The list of apps is still small, but it gives the user a very accurate idea of ​​what they will have access to. Of course, later, and not only through the Amazon store, users will be able to download more applications and thus expand the available range.

It was for sure via download applications using alternative methods (unpublished download and apks) which could be tested already the performance of this Android subsystem. With just 716MB of RAM, the resulting performance is promising for this new feature.

The evaluation purchased the performance of the hardware running Windows 11 and the Android subsystem itself. Despite limited resources and software, the results haven't lagged far behind.

We found a performance decrease of about 12% in single-core tests and 11% in multi-core tests. It is also likely that there is still some optimization to be done and these values ​​will improve.

It is interesting to note Microsoft's huge investment in Android in Windows 11. Thus, the software giant wants to conquer another market by providing a bridge between its system and Android. The goal seems to have been achieved, even with constant improvements, which it will definitely receive in the near future.