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Run Windows Subsystem For Android on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC using prebuilt binaries with Google Play Store (MindTheGapps) and/or Magisk or KernelSU (root solutions) built in.
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[REQUEST] Continuation after end of MS support (Mar 2025) #330

Open robbely opened 3 months ago

robbely commented 3 months ago

Describe your request

Is this project 100% supplied by the MS files, or is there a chance of continued development after official support ends next year?

MustardChef commented 3 months ago

Describe your request

Is this project 100% supplied by the MS files, or is there a chance of continued development after official support ends next year?

Yes, this project is reliant on WSA MSIX packages from Microsoft. Unless WSA is open sourced, development ends.

NebularNerd commented 3 months ago

It does use files from MS which contain the main Android system, I guess it would break down into:

Obviously there big thing is future proofing. At the moment the current WSA Android is running a version that Google supports, but with time it will become outdated.

html5syt commented 3 months ago

e... I have a immature idea: if we can change the system img when the new Android release, and maybe we can decompilation the app bundle. Is it can? I don't want to see this so useful program be archived:(

cloewen8 commented 3 months ago

I'm onboard to contribute where possible to get a community-run Android build. This is a valuable tool to me and based on what I've seen, it is for a lot of users.

NebularNerd commented 3 months ago

I've not done any modern Android builds, but in the distant past, I used to make a custom rom for a Chinese tablet so I have a little (but outdated) experience in this area. The main issues are compiling from source, drivers, how to package it up, and obviously trust (We've likely all seen Linus's video about the cheap TV Box riddled with malware). But it would be cool to see if we could keep it alive.

Snowlights2022 commented 3 months ago

e... I have a immature idea: if we can change the system img when the new Android release, and maybe we can decompilation the app bundle. Is it can? I don't want to see this so useful program be archived:(

I am concerned that these bundles will lose their source of download (or rather redistribution) after MS end of support by some reason :(

html5syt commented 3 months ago

e... I have a immature idea: if we can change the system img when the new Android release, and maybe we can decompilation the app bundle. Is it can? I don't want to see this so useful program be archived:(

I am concerned that these bundles will lose their source of download (or rather redistribution) after MS end of support by some reason :(

if we can redirect them to Github or other stable places? And the WSA have good communications to Windows.Maybe we can extract the apps that communicate between Android and Windows? And maybe we can use some images like Genymobile or simulator inside Android Studio?

html5syt commented 3 months ago

I think Microsoft not encrypted the MSIX and images.Because it's a not very popular software before.

miles5600 commented 1 month ago

upvote this in the feedback hub to get Microsoft's attention

https://aka.ms/AAqk69c

NebularNerd commented 1 month ago

upvote this in the feedback hub to get Microsoft's attention

https://aka.ms/AAqk69c

No luck for me, is this for Insiders only? image

cloewen8 commented 1 month ago

Still invested, even in this outside of Feedback (I don't like that Feedback requires another install).

StefanG3D commented 1 month ago

WSA+Tencent App Store rumor https://winfuture.de/news,143107.html