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Android apps on Windows 11, an Intel’s strategic move
One of the most interesting news in the past few days is that Windows 11 is going to allow running Android apps (from Amazon appstore) natively. This new feature is supported by Intel Bridge technology and not many technical details are revealed at the moment, but from some descriptions:
Intel Bridge Technology is a runtime post-compiler that enables applications to run natively on x86-based devices, including running those applications on Windows. — Intel Core Processors and Intel Bridge Technology Unleash Windows 11 Experience. Intel Newsroom
“Intel believes it is important to provide this capability across all x86 platforms and has designed Intel Bridge technology to support all x86 platforms (including AMD platforms),” Intel confirmed in a statement to The Verge. Microsoft further corroborated that Android applications will be available for all silicon providers, including Arm, although the company isn’t talking about how well those apps will actually run yet. — Windows 11’s Intel-powered Android apps will run on AMD and Arm processors, too. The Verge
We can learn fews facts about this Intel Bridge technology:
- It is a runtime post-compiler.
- Not limited to Intel hardware, other hardware (incl. AMD) is supported, too.
Actually it is not a brand-new technology, but this is the first time for a big company like Intel to do this and here I would like to share some of my two-cents in the rationales behind this move:
Why we cannot run Android apps natively on Windows now? Isn’t it written in Java/Kotlin?
Yes, they are written in Java/Kotlin, and both utilize JVM to run the program and JVM is…
