![]() Recent layoffs haven't helped, and I hear many orgs have been asked to focus on projects that are more likely to make a profit, which means devices like the Surface Duo 3 are being temporarily placed on the back burner. Why buy a foldable Surface Duo 3 over a Pixel Fold or Galaxy Fold? That's a question Microsoft is aware it needs to answer.Īs it currently stands, it doesn't look like Microsoft has the resources to fully invest in this vision. Google, heck, not even Microsoft wants to properly support a dual-screen foldable, which is why the company is pivoting to a traditional foldable design instead.īut that means Microsoft needs to fully invest in the Android OS side of things to differentiate a foldable Surface Duo from the competition. That's the Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2's ultimate downfall. Surface Duo with spanned keyboard (Image credit: Daniel Rubino)ĭesigning hardware is all well and good, but unless you can get the software teams to fully invest in the hardware, there's really no point. Microsoft + Google partnership isn't helping ![]() That might have changed since, but I’ve not been able to confirm it. What’s worse is I’m told that as of late 2022, Microsoft had no plans to ship Android 13 for Surface Duo, with the thinking being that the company would wait for Android 14 first. That’s why Android 12L launched in October and has received pretty much no fixes or improvements since. Previously, OEMs built their own software for these devices and licensed the Teams integration, but now, Microsoft has full control of the OS from the ground up.įor whatever reason, Microsoft considers this effort more important than supporting the Surface Duo with new features and bug fixes, so work on Android for Surface Duo has slowed while the team focused on Teams Rooms on Android. ![]() Teams Rooms on Android is Microsoft’s attempt at becoming an AOSP vendor for device makers building Teams-powered conferencing devices like desk phones. Throughout 2022, the Surface Duo OS team were tasked with modifying the experience for a single-screen foldable, laying the groundwork for this next-generation Surface foldable.Īlongside this effort, many of the Surface Duo OS team were moved over to a new Android project, which was just recently announced as Teams Rooms on Android. I reported in January that Microsoft had scrapped plans to ship a dual-screen Surface Duo 3 in 2023, and instead refocused its efforts on a single-screen foldable design that would target a late 2024 release window. Now that you have the Appstore setup and you're logged in, you can browse the available apps and games during the preview You can download Amazon's Kindle app, streaming service apps such as Prime Video, Hulu, and Disney+, as well as kids games, card games, and Audible.Is there much of a future for the Surface Duo? (Image credit: Windows Central) Step 3: Install Android apps through the Amazon Appstore From there, sign in using your credentials. Once it's done, you'll see a splash screen for the Amazon Appstore, asking you to sign in with your Amazon account. The Windows Subsystem for Android will then start to load, and depending on how fast your system is, it can take a minute or two. When the download is complete, click the Open Amazon Appstore button. Click the Download button after you read through it, and then wait for the Subsystem for Android from Microsoft to download. ![]() While still viewing the Amazon Appstore in the Microsoft Store app, click the Install button.Ī new window will show up, letting you know some of the finer details about the installation process.
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