Microsoft to suspend development of Android app support for Windows 10 Mobile

Microsoft no longer appears to be working on Project Astoria, the codename for the project to run Android applications on the mobile version of Windows 10. According to sources, development has been quiet for some time.

That reports Windows Central, which has spoken to multiple sources about Project Astoria, the codename Microsoft uses for the development of Android support on Windows 10 Mobile. Within the project, the Redmond-based company is working on an emulator to run Android installation files, and early versions of Windows 10 Mobile already had support for this. However, no progress has been reported in recent times, and development has even ceased, according to Windows Central. Microsoft has responded to the reports, but did not provide any concrete response to the said development stop.

According to the Windows fan site, Microsoft no longer talks to developers about Project Astoria, and has been quiet for some time on the forums the company has set up for Android app support development. One of Windows Central’s sources suggested that Project Astoria required a lot of manpower for development, and progress was slow. Whether that is also the reason for the possible termination of development is not clear; the current status of the project has not been fully clarified. As a result, it is also not known whether the discontinuation of development will also ensure that Android app support will no longer be available at all.

Microsoft previously promised that it will support both Android and iOS applications, with or without conversions, in the mobile version of Windows 10. That should make the operating system more attractive; in previous versions, Microsoft was criticized for having too few applications available. Support for iOS applications, codenamed Project Islandwood, is said to be progressing well and still on schedule.