Let me start by clarifying the headline: I knowWindowstablets exist.
Im one of the rare nerds whos been using 2-in-1 PCs as my primary gadget for over a decade.
Ive been on the tablet train before theMicrosoftSurface even existed, back when 2-in-1s were just called tablet PCs.
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But I also like having access to full-fledged, can-do-anything PC apps.
Thats why I use Windows convertibles rather than an iPad.
For most people, owning an iPad means that you also need another gadget for your real work.
Windows 2-in-1s pack the utility of a laptop with the flexibility of a tablet.
Too bad the tablet software usually sucks.
Thats not the case with the majority of Windows tablets.
But Android tablet apps arent great either, right?
So then… why get excited about Android apps coming to Windows?
To put it plainly: your typical Android tablet app is still better than your average Windows tablet app.
More importantly, there are justwaymore of them.
For reference, the Microsoft Store hasroughly 800,000 appsas of 2021.
The Google Play Store has roughly3 million.
And if I were a betting man, Id guess the average quality of the latter apps is higher.
Technically, you dont even need to be running an Insider build to run Android apps.
The Amazon App Store on Windows 11
And already Ive reaped the benefits.
No Windows app, not even a online window version.
I simply side-loaded the app, and it worked without a hitch.
The Android Kindle app running on Windows is a million times better than its native Windows equivalent.
In these past few months, Ive used more new touch-friendly apps on Windows than I have in years.
I also suspect that the increased prevalence of tablet-friendly Android apps will end up benefiting Android tablets as well.
Bringing Android software to more tablet-sized devices will hopefully entice developers to create more apps optimized for tablets.
Still, things are looking up for tablet users on Windows.
Heres hoping this is our year.
