Microsoft may soon let you get Android apps on your Windows PC.
A new leak says that Microsoft is working on a project codenamed "Latte" that would allow app developers to easily port their Android apps to Windows 10. Sources speaking to Windows Central say that this would require little to no code change and would have a dev package their app as an MSIX file and submit it to the Windows Store.
One issue could be that because Google only allows native Android and Chrome OS devices to run Play Services, this project "Latte" could not include Play Services or apps that rely on the Play Services API.
Microsoft is reportedly aiming to launch "Latte" as soon as next year.
This could be a great option for both Android app developers and Android users. For developers, it would mean that they could bring their existing Android app onto Windows and expose it to many more people without having to create an entirely new WIndows app from scratch.
And for users, they could get access to their favorite Android apps on their Windows PC. While there is a Your Phone app for Windows that lets you access some of your phone's apps while you're on your PC, this feature is limited to select Samsung devices. Microsoft's "Latte" could allow non-Samsung users to access Android apps on their PCs, too.
