[REQUEST] Continuation after end of MS support (Mar 2025)

[robbely]

Describe your request

Is this project 100% supplied by the MS files, or is there a chance of continued development after official support ends next year?

[MustardChef]

Describe your request

Is this project 100% supplied by the MS files, or is there a chance of continued development after official support ends next year?

Yes, this project is reliant on WSA MSIX packages from Microsoft. Unless WSA is open sourced, development ends.

[NebularNerd]

It does use files from MS which contain the main Android system, I guess it would break down into:

• Will the files be left sitting on MS Servers or will they instantly delete them?
• Alternatively, could they be hosted here on the repo, or archive.org? (doubtful as they are MS property)
• Could @MustardChef / we the community make an Android build that could take the place of the MS build?

Obviously there big thing is future proofing. At the moment the current WSA Android is running a version that Google supports, but with time it will become outdated.

[html5syt]

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I have a immature idea: if we can change the system img when the new Android release, and maybe we can decompilation the app bundle.
Is it can? I don't want to see this so useful program be archived:(

[cloewen8]

I'm onboard to contribute where possible to get a community-run Android build. This is a valuable tool to me and based on what I've seen, it is for a lot of users.

[NebularNerd]

I've not done any modern Android builds, but in the distant past, I used to make a custom rom for a Chinese tablet so I have a little (but outdated) experience in this area. The main issues are compiling from source, drivers, how to package it up, and obviously trust (We've likely all seen Linus's video about the cheap TV Box riddled with malware). But it would be cool to see if we could keep it alive.

[Snowlights2022]

e... I have a immature idea: if we can change the system img when the new Android release, and maybe we can decompilation the app bundle. Is it can? I don't want to see this so useful program be archived:(

I am concerned that these bundles will lose their source of download (or rather redistribution) after MS end of support by some reason :(

[html5syt]

e... I have a immature idea: if we can change the system img when the new Android release, and maybe we can decompilation the app bundle. Is it can? I don't want to see this so useful program be archived:(

I am concerned that these bundles will lose their source of download (or rather redistribution) after MS end of support by some reason :(

if we can redirect them to Github or other stable places?
And the WSA have good communications to Windows.Maybe we can extract the apps that communicate between Android and Windows? And maybe we can use some images like Genymobile or simulator inside Android Studio?

[html5syt]

I think Microsoft not encrypted the MSIX and images.Because it's a not very popular software before.

[miles5600]

upvote this in the feedback hub to get Microsoft's attention

https://aka.ms/AAqk69c

[NebularNerd]

upvote this in the feedback hub to get Microsoft's attention

https://aka.ms/AAqk69c

No luck for me, is this for Insiders only?

[cloewen8]

Still invested, even in this outside of Feedback (I don't like that Feedback requires another install).

[StefanG3D]

WSA+Tencent App Store rumor
https://winfuture.de/news,143107.html