Microsoft showed off its upcoming dual-screen smartphone, the Surface Duo, at its Surface event last year. The device is expected to be formally announced this fall, and the hype surrounding it is quite high. So obviously, when the Redmond giant launched the official Surface Duo SDK and emulator for developers yesterday, I downloaded it too and played around with it a bit. Here's a quick look at the Microsoft Surface Duo's software.
Closer Look: Android on the Surface Duo
Note: The emulator is pretty buggy, but it gives us a good early look at the software experience of the Surface Duo and how the company plans to use the dual screens on the phone.
This is obviously the most exciting aspect of the Surface Duo, even more so than the fact that this is a Microsoft smartphone running Android. I really wanted to take a look at how apps behave on the dual screen display and how it can make things easier for users.
There are different ways you can use the two screens on the Surface Duo, here are the ones I've tried:
