Microsoft Plans To Bring Android Apps To Windows Phone

In an attempt to increase the popularity of its mobile platform, Windows Phone, Microsoft is not resorting to iOS and Android apps for improving its market share. Microsoft has plans to bring apps of rival platforms like Android and iOS to its Windows Phone platform. The company has reportedly filed for a patent of aThe patent application was originally filed in late 2010 where it has been revealed that the company is working on a service, which would scan the app installed on the Windows Phone user's legacy iPhone or Android device to identify identical or similar apps available for download from the Windows Phone Marketplace storefront.

If the technology is unable to map a matching app, it will enable the consumers to transfer their existing Android and iOS apps to the new Windows Phone handset. This will guarentee that the users get continuous access to their apps for games and services.
The service definitely looks compelling in theory but is not clear as to what it will look like in reality. Currently, neither Google nor Apple allow their apps to be ported from one platform to the other. The patent also reveals that the users who wish to migrate the same premium apps available on the previous platform in their Windows Phone device will have to purchase them from Windows Phone Marketplace. This may limit the interest of the users in switching to Microsoft's operating system. technology, which will enable users to migrate applications.