The first major update to Windows 11 will arrive next month, with support for Android apps

Next month, Windows 11 will receive its first major update, according to Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer Panos Panay.

The main innovation in this update will be the guaranteed support for Android applications, although in the meantime it will be in the framework of the open trial edition (Public Preview) and not in the final version. It will be recalled that the actual installation of the applications will be done through the Amazon store, which will function as the “official” source as part of the cooperation between the two companies.

In addition, this version will include new versions of the popular Notepad software and Media Player, which will of course be adapted to the modern Windows 11 interface. The taskbar will also receive an update, which will include the return of the weather widget , The ability to display the clock on two screens simultaneously (it will now be displayed on only one screen), and other features that existed in Windows 10 but have since disappeared from the newer operating system, such as dragging windows into the taskbar.

Apart from the announcement of the innovations of the next version, Fanai’s post includes quite a bit of information about the success of Windows 11 so far. Microsoft claims that the new operating system has led to a jump of about 40 percent while users spend in front of the computer compared to Windows 10, while the Microsoft Store (Microsoft Store) enjoys three times more visits compared to its previous edition.

Windows, in all its variants, is now used by no less than 1.4 billion people worldwide, with tens of percent growth that Microsoft attributes, among other things, to the epidemic period and continued traffic restrictions worldwide. This is also the reason why the company will continue to invest great effort in communication and distance learning solutions, including of course Microsoft Teams embedded in the operating system.