Microsoft is still considering support for Android apps for Windows

Microsoft is reportedly still internally discussing allowing Android apps on Windows and Windows Phone. With this, the software giant seems to leave the door ajar after there was already a similar discussion earlier this year.

This is reported by the usually well-informed Neowin. According to the site, Microsoft employees are still hotly discussing possible Android support for Windows and Windows Phone. They do this because the app offer for both platforms lags behind compared to, for example, the Play Store from Google.

The idea of ​​building Android app support into the Windows ecosystem isn’t new. Earlier this year it emerged that the software giant would conduct an internal discussion. If Microsoft makes the move, it will most likely not be until Windows 10. That operating system will be on the market next year.

Proponents within Microsoft would point out that Microsoft needs the Android apps to make its Windows and Windows Phone platforms attractive to consumers. Opponents, on the other hand, believe that the move will mean the beginning of the end for Microsoft’s operating systems.

It is not clear for the time being what any Android support should look like. Microsoft insider Tom Warren of The Verge suggested at the beginning of this year, based on multiple sources, that this will probably happen via a third-party service, such as BlueStacks. There would also be Android apps in the Windows Store.