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Microsoft kills plan to support developers porting Android apps to Windows 10 devices

February 26, 2016

Microsoft has put the kibosh on “Project Astoria.” This plan was going to allow developers to port over Android apps to Windows 10 devices including Windows 10 Mobile, using bridge tools. “Project Astoria” was introduced last year at the 2015 Build conference alongside “Project Islandwood.” The latter allows developers to port over iOS apps to Windows 10 devices (including Xbox and PCs). “Project Islandwood” is still alive.

But Microsoft decided that having two Windows Bridges focused on moving apps from mobile operating systems to Windows 10, was one too many.

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