Microsoft announced that the first preview version of the Android application running on the Windows 11 Android subsystem is now available to Windows internal testers on the Beta channel. Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) is an amazing achievement, but the current channel recommended by Microsoft is limited, only about 50 apps and games in the Amazon App Store can be accessed.
According to MSPoweruser reports, although it is possible to side-load any Android apps, the best apps in are actually in the Google Play store, and these apps cannot run on WSA because it lacks Google Play services. Most apps in the Google Play store require this service.
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Now, Windows hacker developer ADeltaX has cracked this problem and managed to install Google Play Services on the Windows 11 Android subsystem, including the Google Play store. ADeltaX left all the necessary documents and instructions on GitHub, but it seems that only professionals can implement it.
Here are some instructions :
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Download MSIXBUNDLE (use store rg-adguard to download the msixbundle, Package id: 9P3395VX91NR)
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INSTALL WSL2 (ubuntu/debian, any other distro could work)
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INSTALL unzip lzip
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DOWNLOAD GAPPS PICO FROM OPENGAPPS (x86_64, 11, PICO)
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EXTRACT MSIXBUNDLE, EXTRACT MSIX (YOUR ARCH) TO A FOLDER, DELETE (APPXMETADATA, APPXBLOCKMAP, APPXSIGNATURE, [CONTENT_TYPES])
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COPY IMAGES (SYSTEM.IMG, SYSTEM_EXT.IMG, PRODUCT.IMG, VENDOR.IMG) TO #IMAGES
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COPY (GAPPS PICO ZIP) TO #GAPPS
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EDIT (VARIABLES.sh) AND SET ROOT FOLDER
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EXECUTE:
extract_gapps_pico.sh
extend_and_mount_images.sh
apply.sh
unmount_images.sh
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COPY IMAGES FROM (#IMAGES FOLDER) TO YOUR EXTRACTED MSIX FOLDER
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OPEN POWERSHELL (NOT CORE) AS ADMIN, EXECUTE (Add-AppxPackage -Register PATH_TO_EXTRACTED_MSIX\AppxManifest.xml)
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RUN WSA WITH GAPPS, ENJOY
WORKAROUND FOR SIGN IN ISSUE:
(ADB SHELL ROOT WITH su)
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COPY (kernel FILE) FROM (misc FOLDER) TO (Tools FOLDER) IN YOUR EXTRACTED MSIX FOLDER
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NOW YOU CAN USE su IN ADB SHELL ENTER ADB SHELL, TYPE su THEN TYPE setenforce 0 YOU CAN NOW SIGN IN
Developer ADeltaX promised to rewrite these instructions soon to make them more acceptable.
Besides, Microsoft also tested the sub-system to run Android applications on the Windows 10 Mobile system before, but it was later cut off, which is a pity. Now the Windows 11 Android sub-system brings a good experience and can make up for the huge gap in the Windows mobile application ecosystem.
