Important for anyone interested: Support for Android 13 is currently only available in the Windows 11 preview, i.e. in the preview images of the Windows Insider program and not in the final Windows 11 version.
However, it doesn’t matter which channel of the program you are in, every Windows 11 Insider can now try Android 13. The official way to install Android apps on Windows 11 is through the Amazon App Store. This is now also possible with Android 13.
Microsoft had already pressed the start button for this important update last month and allowed the first insiders to update to the latest Android version in the Windows subsystem. Now comes the broad distribution. Microsoft now has that in the Windows blog confirmed. Many users had already reported in the last few days that they had already been offered the necessary update. This distribution usually takes a while.
Microsoft informs about the distribution of the update as follows:
What’s new?
Today we’re sending out an update for Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 to all Windows Insider channels. This update (2211.40000.11.0) updates WSA to Android 13, overall reliability and performance.
- Updated Windows Subsystem for Android to Android 13
- Boot performance improvements
- Mouse click input improvements
- Clipboard stability improvements
- Improvements in application resizing
- Improvements in reliability when opening media files in Windows
- Jumplist entries for applications that support app shortcuts
give feedback
If you are having issues with Windows Subsystem for Android, please submit your feedback through the Feedback Hub under Apps > Windows Subsystem for Android. For more troubleshooting information and submitting feedback, visit Windows mobile apps troubleshooting and FAQ. If you are a developer, please provide feedback on our GitHub page.
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