Surface Duo Blog

Introducing dual-screen layouts for Android

Craig DunnMarch 26, 2020Mar 26, 202003/26/20

Today we are releasing a preview of our first Android dual-screen layout control for Java and Kotlin developers. The new control and associated helpers will enable you to build dynamic and responsive apps that take advantage of the Microsoft Surface Duo and its two screens. We look forward to see what you create with it!

Bring your Xamarin apps to Surface Duo

Craig DunnMarch 19, 2020Mar 19, 202003/19/20

Xamarin developers can build and test dual-screen apps for the Surface Duo, using the available emulator and SDKs available via NuGet. The hinge angle and display mask can be queried to adapt your screen layouts, and there is a TwoPaneView Xamarin.Forms control that helps build responsive app designs that work on all device types.

Bring your app to Surface Duo – Step 3

Guy MerinMarch 13, 2020Mar 13, 202003/13/20

Hello Surface Duo developers! In our Feb 6th blog post, we shared 3 steps to bring your app to Microsoft Surface Duo, followed by a post on step 1 and how to test your app and step 2 highlighting incremental changes to make to your app Figure 1: Steps to bring your app to Microsoft Surface Duo 1: Steps to bring your app to Microsoft ...

Bring your app to Surface Duo – Step 2

Guy MerinMarch 5, 2020Mar 5, 202003/5/20

This blogpost details Step 2 in the journey to bring your app to Surface Duo.
These will cover App resizing, Drag and drop support, how to launch intents in the adjacent screen, Multi instance/Activities support, Widgets and Pen support

Bring your app to Surface Duo – Step 1

Hakon StrandeFebruary 27, 2020Feb 27, 202002/27/20

Hello Developers! We’re excited to post another devblog for developers considering dual screen devices as a new form factor that can enhance your application’s user experience. In this post, we’re focusing on application compatibility testing. As you know, the Microsoft Surface Duo has two screens and those screens are slightly ...

The Surface Duo SDK Preview is getting an update – Feb 20,2020

Guy MerinFebruary 20, 2020Feb 20, 202002/20/20

Hello Dual Screen developers! We are proud to be part of this growing community and excited to share with you the latest on the #SurfaceDuo SDK front in these devblogs. Don’t forget to read our previous editions for additional Dev goodies, and let us know (feedback links below) on what else you would like us to cover. For today’s ...

Dual-Screen Developer Day Recap & SDK Updated!

Hakon StrandeFebruary 13, 2020Feb 13, 202002/13/20

Dual-Screen Developer Day recap and new samples for the Surface Duo SDK

Bring your app to Surface Duo

Guy MerinFebruary 6, 2020Feb 6, 202002/6/20

Hello Surface Duo developers! This is our second post as part of a series focused on how to bring your app to Surface Duo using the Surface Duo Preview SDK for developers. Figure 1: Microsoft Surface Duo Dual-screen preview SDKs On January 22nd we announced the availability of Surface Duo Preview SDK for developers. Our goal ...

The Surface Duo SDK Preview for developers is available

Guy MerinJanuary 31, 2020Jan 31, 202001/31/20

The Surface Duo SDK Preview for developers is available Hello awesome Android developers! This post is the first in a series designed to keep us connected with you as you build new app experiences using the Surface Duo Preview SDK for developers. Figure 1: Microsoft Surface Duo Surface Duo Developer Experience Team...