Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11

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Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 (August 2022)

This release is an update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 to all Windows Insider channels (U.S. only). This update (version 2206.40000.15.0) includes several new updates such as updates for input compatibility in apps such as games, networking and windowing improvements, and reliability updates.

What's New

New suite of shims available to toggle in the Windows Subsystem for Android Settings app which enables better experiences in several apps

• Compatibility for games with joysticks (mapped to WASD)
• Compatibility for gamepad in games
• Compatibility for aiming in games with arrow keys
• Compatibility for sliding in games with arrow keys

Scrolling improvements

• Networking improvements
• Android minimum window size defaulted to 220dp
• Improved dialog when unsupported VPN is detected
• New toggle to view/save diagnostic data in the Windows Subsystem for Android Settings app
• Security updates
• General reliability fixes, including improvements to diagnostic sizes
• Graphics improvements

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Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 (August 2022)

This update is for all U.S. and Japan Windows Insider Versions.

What's New

• New compatibility shim to allow apps to maintain aspect ratio but still support resize
• Accessibility improvements to the Windows Subsystem for Android Settings app
• New compatibility shims in the Windows Subsystem for Android Settings app
• Fixed problems with restarting apps
• Apps that update toast notifications instead of using progress toasts have better behavior
• Game controls user education dialog for apps with compatibility shims enabled
• Improvements with handling VPN
• Scrollbar fix for Windows Subsystem for Android Settings compatibility page
• User crash data and system app crash data is now being reported
• "No internet available" toast notification is now suppressed
• Custom Android toasts now render correctly
• Amazon Appstore 60.09 update
• Android security update
• Improved reliability

File feedback via Feedback Hub under Apps > Windows Subsystem for Android™.

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Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 (September 2022)

This update is for all Windows Insider channels (U.S. and Japan only) and will improve security, input issues, general reliability, and performance.

What's New

• Reliability fixes for App Not Responding (ANR) errors
• Improvements to input compatibility shims
• Improvements to scrolling (smoothness) in apps
• Usability Improvements to the Windows Subsystem for Android Settings app
• Startup performance improvements
• Fixed crashes when copying and pasting extremely large content
• UX improvements for the game controls dialog
• Improvements to networking
• General graphics improvements
• Improvements for gamepad when using multiple apps
• Improved performance of uninstalling apps
• Fixed video playback issue for apps
• Updated to Chromium WebView 104
• Linux kernel security updates

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Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 (October 2022)

Update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 to the Windows Insider Dev and Beta Channels. This update (2209.40000.26.0) will improve security, camera, general reliability, and performance.

What's New

• Improvements to the Camera HAL
• Improvements to clipboard stability
• Improvements to multi-threaded (>8 core) performance
• Improved security for graphic streaming
• Reliability improvements for package launches
• Security updates for ANGLE and GSK
• Annotated telemetry with package installation sources
• Window with legal information has been fixed
• Security updates to the Linux kernel
• Enhancements to platform stability
• Updated to Chromium WebView 105

Giving feedback
If you are having issues with Windows Subsystem for Android™ – please file feedback via Feedback Hub under Apps > Windows Subsystem for Android™. For more information about troubleshooting and submitting feedback: Troubleshooting and FAQ for mobile apps on Windows.

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Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 (November 2022)

Update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 to all Windows Insider Dev and Beta Channels. This update (2210.40000.7.0) will improve camera, general reliability, and performance.

What's New

• Enhancement of audio recording quality
• Enhancement of OAuth scenarios
• Support for MPEG2 decoding
• Improvements to the camera experience when the device is not equipped with a camera
• Improvements in input reliability
• Chromium update to 106

Giving feedback
If you are having issues with Windows Subsystem for Android™ – please file feedback via Feedback Hub under Apps > Windows Subsystem for Android™. For more information about troubleshooting and submitting feedback: Troubleshooting and FAQ for mobile apps on Windows.

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Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 (January 2023)

Today we are shipping an update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 to all Windows Insider channels. This update (2211.40000.11.0) will update WSA to Android 13, general reliability, and performance.

What's New

• Windows Subsystem for Android updated to Android 13
• Improvements in boot performance
• Improvements to mouse click input
• Improvements in clipboard stability
• Improvements to application resizing
• Reliability improvements to media files opening in Windows
• Jumplist entries for applications supporting app shortcuts

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Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 (February 2023)

What's New

• Improved audio input latency and reliability
• Improvements to camera experience (camera metadata now exposed to camera apps)
• Improvements to framerate performance: certain benchmarks have improved by 10%-20% on ARM and 40%-50% on x64
• Fixed zooming out in apps using touchpad or mouse
• Improvements to platform reliability
• Using latest Chromium WebView to version 108
• Synchronizing global microphone and camera privacy toggles between Windows and Android apps
• Android 13 security updates

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Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 (May 2023)

What's New

• Package verification for apps on WSA: Android apps are scanned using anti-virus software installed on Windows prior to app installation.
  
• Ability for users to configure how much memory to assign to Android
• Android apps will be launched when a user opens the supported app link from any app (Android AppLink support)
  
• Linux kernel updated to 5.15.94
• WSA reliability and performance improvements