Surface Duo Blog

Compose TwoPaneLayout updates

December 8, 2022 Dec 8, 2022 12/8/22

Kristen Halper

Hello Compose developers, This week, we’d like to announce two major updates to our TwoPaneLayout component that come with version 1.0.1-alpha05. We hope these updates will help make the library even more flexible and useful for you all. We also have some other Compose SDK updates to announce! New value in PaneMode ...

droidcon New York and London

December 1, 2022 Dec 1, 2022 12/1/22

John Wiese, Kristen Halper, Parker Schroeder

Hello Android developers! It has been great to see the community face-to-face at droidcon events around the world in 2022. The Surface Duo team really enjoyed meeting folks, presenting, and discussing foldable app development face-to-face. If you didn’t make it to an event (or if you did but want to re-live it) more sessions are ...

Android Dev Summit recap

November 24, 2022 Nov 24, 2022 11/24/22

Cesar Valiente

Hello Android developers, Google is running a number of Android Dev Summit events around the world in 2022, with all sessions available to view online. Here are some of the highlights for foldable and large-screen developers: Android Dev Summit – Modern Android Development The first event, focused on Modern Android ...

Large-screen design patterns

November 17, 2022 Nov 17, 2022 11/17/22

Craig Dunn

Hello app designers, At the first Android Dev Summit of 2022 Google announced updated large screen design guidance, gallery, and tips for foldables. These updates included a list of canonical layouts which are complementary to the dual-screen design patterns featured in the Surface Duo developer documentation. Material Design has ...

.NET MAUI for Android and cross-platform apps

November 10, 2022 Nov 10, 2022 11/10/22

Craig Dunn

Hello .NET developers, .NET Conf is happening this week and one of the big announcements is the release of .NET 7 which includes an updated release of .NET MAUI for .NET 7. The latest .NET MAUI release includes dual-screen Android support based on Jetpack Window Manager, so you can build cross-platform apps for mobile and desktop that ...

Activity Embedding preview for large screens and foldables

November 3, 2022 Nov 3, 2022 11/3/22

Cesar Valiente

Hello Android developers, The Jetpack Window Manager (JWM) library helps you build adaptive UIs that work well on any device form factor (i.e. single screen, dual screen, foldable, and large screen devices). Jetpack Window Manager provides you with the information that you need to adapt your app’s UI, so it works well on any device...

Android 12L for developers on Surface Duo

October 27, 2022 Oct 27, 2022 10/27/22

Guy Merin

Hello Android developers! We're excited to see that Android 12L is being rolled out to Surface Duo devices, and equally keen to see what the Android developer community builds to support it. Android 12L for foldable app developers The good news for developers is that dual-screen APIs have not changed and foldable app ...

Persisting and sharing ink

October 20, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 10/20/22

Parker Schroeder

Hello Android developers! We have some updates to the InkSDK that we would like to share with you, as well as some general guidance on persisting ink and open ink standards. Overview While Android provides different canvases for rendering ink, there is little guidance on how to store that ink or what format it ...

Foldable Navigation Rail

October 13, 2022 Oct 13, 2022 10/13/22

Sorin Albu

Hello Android developers! This week we’re excited to share with you a new library to make it easy to support Navigation Rail on foldable devices like Surface Duo. Navigation Rail package One of the tricks when building mobile apps for Surface Duo devices is to avoid your UI being obscured by the hinge. Controls that aren’t...

Designing for foldable and large screens

October 6, 2022 Oct 6, 2022 10/6/22

Yuran Liu

Hello app designers! Today we are going to talk about designing for foldable and large screens. We’ve been practicing responsive web design for a long time - let's use those concepts to optimze your mobile app for different platforms and devices. Mobile apps can use adaptive designs to deliver a consistent app experience. In today...