Microsoft Surface Duo to Get Android 11 Before End of Year, Company Reportedly Confirms
After American tech big Microsoft introduced a brand new Floor Duo 2 this week that might ship with Android 11, the corporate has now dedicated to releasing the OS replace for the unique gadget this 12 months.
A Microsoft spokesperson in an announcement to The Verge, mentioned, “We stay dedicated to offering updates to Floor Duo, and we’re working to deliver Android 11 to current prospects earlier than the top of this 12 months.”
That is not a agency launch date, however then there was by no means one for Android 11 on the Floor Duo. Earlier experiences advised it could land in the summertime, however as we transfer nearer to fall and there was no point out at Microsoft’s Floor occasion, it is clearly taking longer than anticipated.
It might be thrilling to see what Android 11 would deliver to the Floor Duo. Android 11 has native assist for dual-screen gadgets just like the Duo, so it ought to enhance among the software program experiences on the gadget.
The Verge reported that giving a short take a look at the Floor Duo 2, it looks as if Android 11 brings minor tweaks to Microsoft’s multitasking system, fairly than an overhaul. The Floor Duo 2 now defaults to assuming that the right-hand display screen is the first one, however it’s not clear if that very same change will come to the unique Floor Duo.
Whereas Microsoft has shipped a variety of updates for the Floor Duo, it has nonetheless remained a reasonably buggy gadget. Floor Duo customers have complained of standard points with multitasking and gestures, a display screen turning off throughout e book mode, and lockups utilizing the fingerprint reader, as per The Verge.