Google Play VPS: sign in to Google Play and install Android apps

Google Play is built into your Google Play VPS through Windows Subsystem for Android. Android apps install from Google Play and run in their own windows, next to your Windows apps.

Open Google Play

Connect to your server (see first connection) and sign in with the account on the Access tab. Open the Start menu and select Play Store. The first start of the Android part can take a minute, and it may ask once whether to share diagnostic data.

Sign in with your Google account

Select Sign in and use your Google account, as on a phone. Apps you bought with this account are available to install.

Install an app

Search for the app and select Install. When it finishes, the app is in the Start menu next to your Windows apps. Each Android app opens in its own window; you can pin it to the taskbar like any Windows app.

To remove an app, right-click it in the Start menu and select Uninstall.

Keep apps running

The server runs around the clock. Close the browser tab or the Remote Desktop window instead of signing out of Windows, and your Android apps keep running.

In the Windows Subsystem for Android settings app, Subsystem resources set to Continuous keeps the Android part ready, so apps open faster.

Apps that may not work

Most apps work. Some refuse to run or do not install:

• banking and payment apps that check the device,
• games with anti-cheat systems,
• apps built only for Arm phones.

Test the apps you depend on, and use them in line with their terms of service. Take a snapshot when everything works as you want.

Next steps

• Copy files between your computer and the server.
• Use sound and USB devices.