Sunday, May 3, 2015

Android Apps on Windows … and malware? – Pplware

One of the most interesting news, which was confirmed during the BUILD 2015 was that the applications for Android and iOS can be “ported” to Windows 10.

For that Microsoft has already started provide the tools for developers to proceed with such “conversion” but Microsoft has not forgotten a very important issue … the malware. Let’s learn more about the Project Astoria.
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As reported here, the Project Astoria was created tool to import and compile applications created for Android to Windows applications store.

But given that Google Play has received many applications with Malware, Microsoft also revealed that the Project Astoria will monitor apps and in case they contain malware can not be imported to your mobile operating system.

Project Astoria in action

Anyone who wants to have experience Project Astoria or Project Islandwood ‘(tool that Microsoft created for porting applications iOS for Windows 10.) just to go here. The tools are still in beta and all feedback is important to Microsoft.

Does this initiative will help Google itself a “clean” Google Play?

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