Software
On the latest software update Microsoft brings Android devices into Windows 10.
Microsoft also allows Windows 10 users, along with Windows applications on the Mac, to run Android devices. It is part of a new feature available today on your phone from Windows 10 testers and builds on the mirroring already supported by your Microsoft Phone app. You can now access and launch these mobile apps on a listing of Android apps within Microsoft's Your Phone app. They run outside the app, mirrored from your phone, in a separate window.
The new Android app also provides Windows 10 users with multifunctional Windows applications supporting alt+tab, and you can also add Android apps to the Windows 10 Taskbar or Start menu.
The absence of a mirrored telephone experience means that you can launch apps directly on your device, simply pin your favorite Android apps into the taskbar and run them as if they are regular Windows apps.
One major element of this new experience for your phone is that it can run multiple Android applications side by side. This was announced by Microsoft earlier today with the Galaxy Note 20 release of Samsung. On the Galaxy Note 20 later this year, Windows 10 users will not be able to access this particular feature, and Microsoft says it also works with Samsung to bring it to other devices.
Not all Android apps will work fine with this new feature on your phone, however. Microsoft warns that there are people who can block the ability to cast on other screens and produce a black screen. Other applications and games won't respond to a mouse or keyboard and others can play audio on your phone.
You will need a Samsung device if you want to test a new feature for your phone apps. Microsoft has a list of all Android devices supported, but Samsung handsets are only literally supported right now. There are also Windows Insider testing that you need to opt for.
The Release Preview Ring can be used to avoid testing complete Windows 10 builds. The preview of your Phone apps can then be accessed before it is published.
