Overall, I think it's safe to say Microsoft has reached a stable platform for Surface Duo with the core features and functions behaving as they should. I also echo your request for SwiftKey, which is still not as good as Gboard for typing, and it has had handwriting recognition support for years. Same with more Surface Pen support, making Surface Duo stand out from nearly all other Android phones besides whatever Samsung releases. It means Google will presumably update all its inbox apps like Gmail, Gboard, YouTube, Maps, Messages, the Play Store, etc., to support its own recommended APIs. I'm more excited about the developer options than the OS itself. That's fine, as not all apps need to support it, but I suspect with Android 12L coming to Duo later this year, we'll start to see some app developers target those APIs and build apps that, at the very least, avoid the gap down the middle of the two halves.ĭaniel Rubino (Image credit: Daniel Rubino)ĭaniel Rubino: Yeah, I agree with Android 12L and apps being updated. So far, only Microsoft's apps (and a handful of third-party apps) support this mode. I think what I'm most hoping for is broader adoption of third-party apps taking advantage of the spanning capability on Duo. It would also be nice if SwiftKey would adopt inking to write into text fields. Additionally, I'd also love to see Microsoft put more emphasis on pen integration things like adding the ability to take notes and ink directly on the lockscreen instead of unlocking and opening OneNote first. I communicate through Telegram, Skype, and Slack, not SMS or phone calls. It's such a cool idea, but I never get to use it because I don't often get to use the few apps it supports. Zac Bowden: Improvement to the Glance Bar is my most significant request. Will they find it helps their productivity flow? I certainly think it helps mine, but not everyone is the same. But now, the software works as intended, this is the first time we're able to see how ordinary people take to the dual-screen nature of this device. Beforehand, I think many people couldn't get used to the dual-screen aspect because the software was rough and wasn't making it easy. Now that the software works as intended, we can finally see if people prefer dual-screens over single-screen multitasking. I think that says a lot about how much better Microsoft has handled the production and rollout of Duo 2. The Duo 1, at this point, was almost 50% off, but the Duo 2 is nowhere near that. But I don't think that's fair on the Surface Duo 2, which is just starting to see a small price cut. Many people will see the price being cut here and there and think it's because the device is failing, so retailers are dumping stock because this exact thing happened with the Surface Duo 1. Even though both are no longer in that state, it will have this stigma of being a buggy mess like the first Duo. Unfortunately, those initial rounds of Duo 2 reviews sealed this device's fate.
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