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    ANDROID ON PC SHOWDOWN: WINDOWS 11 VS. CHROMEBOOKS

    Jan 11, 2022 5 minutes
    BY MATT SMITH

    Android apps are now available on Windows 11 as well as on Chrome OS. Microsoft and Google use them to expand and enhance the experience of their respective touchscreen devices. The hope is that Android apps, which are designed primarily (and often entirely) for touch input, can patch up the holes of each operating system’s mouse-oriented interface and app selection. Which operating system offers the best Android app support? And does either achieve its goal of enhancing the touchscreen experience?

    APP SELECTION

    Windows 11 and Chrome OS both support Android apps but make them available in very different ways. Windows 11 leans on the Amazon Appstore, while Google supports its own Google Play store.

    Google Play is essentially the default Android app store. It comes installed on a majority of Android devices sold today. The Amazon Appstore is an alternative from Amazon for

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