Android devices will soon be able to run Windows applications thanks to CodeWeavers’ CrossOver for Android, which will debut before the end of 2015.
Wine for Android was first shown off a few years ago, and work has been ongoing since then. You can run Android apps on Windows, and soon the reverse will be true, too!

What are CodeWeavers and Wine?

CodeWeavers is a company that makes a commercial compatibility layer, allowing Windows applications to run on Linux and Mac OS X. It also helps developers port Windows games and other applications to Mac and Linux, packaging them with a compatibility layer so they’ll just work.
Underlying it all is the open-source Wine project, which CodeWeavers helps fund the development of. Wine is an open-source compatibility layer that aims to re-implement the Windows API and allow Windows applications to function on non-Windows operating systems.

Running Windows applications on Android

Android is about to join these applications. CodeWeavers have announced a free tech preview of “CrossOver for Android” will be available before the end of the year, and you can sign up to be notified when it’s released. These patches will also be published to the Wine open-source project, and other builds of Wine for Android should be available shortly thereafter.