Expand your Android app beyond the phone with Amazon Appstore
summary
Amazon Appstore plus Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) lets Android apps run on Windows 11 by installing the Appstore which silently installs WSA then enabling developer mode and an ADB connect to the VM; Windows requires 8GB RAM and SSD and apps launch with a default 1280×720 window. Use Compose Material3 window size classes to adapt UI, detect installer via com.amazon.venezia, handle keyboard/mouse/hover with key and pointer modifiers, and use Amazon/AFTL SDKs for billing and messaging; thousands of apps are already in the preview.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction to Amazon Appstore
- 1:16Windows Subsystem for Android
- 2:20Setting up development environment
- 4:47Best practices for desktop apps
- 6:31Windowing configurations
- 7:34Dynamic UI with Compose
- 10:42Handling configuration changes
- 12:27Input methods and optimizations
- 16:40Hover and mouse interactions
- 17:26Notifications on Windows
- 18:08Amazon Appstore APIs
- 19:35App submission and next steps
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