Chapter 18

Using Android and Linux on Windows 11

Over the past decade, Microsoft has tried running Windows on devices of every shape and size, including a long and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to establish Windows as a smartphone platform. The Windows Phone operating system officially reached its end of life in 2019, but that doesn’t mean Microsoft has given up on the idea of bringing its technology to devices that are smaller than a laptop PC.

Today, you can find dozens of Microsoft productivity apps on the two most popular mobile platforms: iOS and Android. The Android operating system, which is based on the Linux kernel, has ...

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