AppComparison aims to convert Android fans to Windows Phone. Microsoft's flagship Windows Phone, the Lumia 950XL. Photo: Microsoft Microsoft(MSFT -0.51%) is no stranger to Android apps.

Android apps are something that's seemingly been in the works forever but is actually happening. And the best news is, you might not need anything other than Windows 11 to get them working.

This is how Microsoft plans to woo Android users to switch over to its own platform. Microsoft is testing a new ROM that enables Android smartphone users to test Windows 10 on their handsets.

The Windows Bridge for Android tool - dubbed Project Astoria - that allows developers to convert their software to run on the Redmond firm's latest OS is "not ready" for release.

Microsoft showcased a screenshot showing apps that can run on Windows 11, and the TikTok app is one of them. The app is able to resize, can be dragged around to a mobile view, and doesn’t appear ...

Astoria was intended to convert Android apps by using an interoperability library to integrate Microsoft services. (The Windows Bridge for iOS, known as Project Islandwood, has already been ...

This means that after installing the Windows 10 ROM on the Xiaomi Mi 4, users will restart to find no trace of Android. Instead, they'll see an operating system that looks and behaves like Windows ...