Microsoft rolled out a new Windows 11 for insiders, and the package also included a new version of the Windows subsystem for Android. It is heavily focused on mobile gaming performance, as the change log revealed compatibility for gamepads, joysticks, and some more common gestures with smartphones and tablets.
- What’s new:
- New thickness suite available to activate the Windows Subsystem app for Android Settings which enables better experiences in different apps
- Compatibility for joystick games (mapped to WASD)
- Gamepad compatibility in games
- Compatibility for aiming in games with the arrow keys
- Compatibility for scrolling in games with the arrow keys
- Scrolling improvements
- Network improvements
- The minimum size of the Android window is defaulted to 220 dp
- Improved dialog when an unsupported VPN is detected
- New switch to view / save diagnostic data in Windows subsystem for Android Settings app
- Security updates
- General reliability fixes, including diagnostic size improvements
- Graphic improvements
The update (version 2206.40000.15.0) is only available to US testers. The Subsystem for Android platform enables the emulation of mobile applications without the need for third party software. It can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store on any Windows 11 device, but until now the titles were only playable with touch support.
The new update will allow testers to have a wider range of gestures and functions at their disposal, and once everything is fixed and refined, we will all have the ability to play mobile games without the burden of hanging around with the real phone. is exactly.
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