![]() ![]() I use my Duo 2 as my daily driver and am completely fine with it. I've purchased both the Duo and Duo 2 with the mindset that MSFT could very well leave that experiment in the dirt. Microsoft doesn't need to say anything, their pattern of conduct historically speaks volumes. If you purchased a Surface Duo or Duo 2 and are feeling like you're being left for dead, then shame on you. Unless you've lived under a rock on another planet for the last 15 years or so, this shouldn't surprise you. Overall, because of those bugs, which will probably never be fixed now, I preferred Android 11. Neither of these works properly on Duo since Android 12 (you can't swipe up to minimize or multitask as other apps do, just locks up the whole screen). The update to Android 12 broke a few apps that never recovered, including The Weather Channel and the Pulsar music app. A single foldable screen would have been even better (for a few games or video watching where a larger single screen would be nice), but I would gladly settle for 2 screens and a 360 degree fold over 1 that only folds out to 180 degrees.ġ. The fact that the Duo had 2 screens instead of 1 folding screen was almost never an issue. I also don't feel that I can go back to living without Tent mode or without the ability to wrap the phone around my hand for stability (the Duo is effectively undroppable in single-screen mode, if folded around your hand). I don't want the added thickness of an extra external display (a terrible hack of a solution). ![]() The 360 degree fold is needed to put the screens on the outside. I love many features on Samsung phones including the better Windows Link integration, but can't stand their pencil thin vertical screens. I hope someone, even if not MS, comes out with a 360 degree folding phone with a wider (16:10 or 3:2 aspect ratio) when folded to single screen mode. No other phone provides a form factor I like, now that I'm accustomed to the Duo. Still my favorite phone currently available. ![]() This is because Microsoft is all out of Surface Duo replacement units in most regions and would seemingly rather refund you than fix it. Users on Reddit have reported that Microsoft is now issuing refunds to Surface Duo owners who have been trying to get their devices exchanged under warranty. It's my understanding that if this thing ever ships, it won't be a 'Duo' product. I reported at the beginning of the year that the Surface team had scrapped plans for a dual-screen Surface Duo 3 and had instead pivoted over to working on a true foldable phone instead. I would love to be wrong about this, but I think Microsoft is done with Surface Duo. Sure, it was still 'supported,' but there was no active development taking place. This all points towards a product that has been abandoned, similar to how Microsoft treated Windows 10 Mobile in its final years. Microsoft also had plans to deliver AI-based camera eye-correction at some point, as well as inking on the lock screen for quick notetaking.ĭevelopment on all these features has stopped, showing no signs of movement for months now. These new features included a new Windows 365-powered Continuum mode, which would let you log in to a Cloud PC when plugging the Surface Duo into an external display. Before active development on Surface Duo OS stopped, the company was working on a handful of new features that would have shipped on top of Android 12L. Now, while it's possible that the team could 'circle back' to Surface Duo at some point, I think it's unlikely. ![]()
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