Microsoft It improved Android integration in Windows 11 with support for version 12.1 of the mobile operating system and introduced indications about the use being made of items such as a microphone or locations.

The The Windows subsystem for Android has now been updated to version 12.1 For Google’s mobile operating system, an advance that improves the implementation and smoothness of applications.

this update, Available in Windows 11 version 2204.40000.15.0 under the Insider Programbrings with it a series of improvements in Android integration into Windows, such as deactivating by default for telemetry, and system diagnostic data from the use it is made of.

Supported Android apps can also connect to devices on the same network as your Windows PC. It features a redesigned Settings app “from the ground up” with “clearer settings groups, bulk navigation, and a clearer user experience”. As the company explains on the Windows Insider blog.

Microsoft has also improved the integration of Android apps in Windows 11. Icons on the taskbar will display apps that use items like your microphone, location, and other system services.

Other developments mean that Notifications from Android apps will be displayed as Windows notificationsThe apps will run better when the computer wakes up from standby, and stays where it is, rather than restarting.