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Develop with Windows Subsystem for Android

April 28, 2022 Apr 28, 2022 04/28/22

Craig Dunn

Hello Android developers! We recently had a query via social media about how Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) might be relevant for Microsoft Surface Duo developers. Today’s post explains how to install the Windows Subsystem for Android and some of the ways it can be useful for developers. WSA won’t replace other methods of ...

Join us at droidcon in 2022

April 21, 2022 Apr 21, 2022 04/21/22

Joy Liu

Hello Android developers! We’re excited to announce that conference events are offering in-person attendance this year, which means we’ll be able to meet face-to-face in addition to interacting via social media and Twitch! droidcon San Francisco The first event on our droidcon calendar is San Francisco on June 2nd and 3rd...

Android Dev Summit recap

October 28, 2021 Oct 28, 2021 10/28/21

Guy Merin

Hello Android developers! This week’s blog includes lots of news from Google's Android Dev Summit – especially for dual-screen, foldable, and large screen app developers. The Surface Duo Developer Experience team is here to help developers plan and adapt their Android apps for new form factors like Microsoft Surface Duo 2. Here ...

Android Emulator native host pen support

August 26, 2021 Aug 26, 2021 08/26/21

Andrei Paval

Hello Android developers! We’re excited to announce that version 30.8.3 of the Android Emulator now includes active pen support to let you test pen-specific features like pressure sensitivity, orientation, eraser tip, and input button! Pen support requires the emulator be running on a device with a specific pen digitizer ...

Developing for Android on Windows

June 24, 2021 Jun 24, 2021 06/24/21

Guy Merin

Hello Android developers! Today Microsoft announced the next version of Windows and a new Windows Store, and we’re excited to see how people take advantage of its new features. One thing that hasn’t changed is that Windows is still the best platform to design, build, test, and deploy Android apps. All tools welcome No ...

Ask the Experts at Microsoft Build

May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 05/28/21

Hakon Strande

Hello developers! Thank you to everyone who joined us at Microsoft Build this week. There was a lot of amazing announcements across the company, but for the Surface Duo Developer Experience team the highlight was sharing the latest info on building and enhancing your apps for dual-screens, and “meeting” everyone who attended the...

Foldables at Google I/O

May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021 05/20/21

Cesar Valiente

Hello Android developers! You've probably seen some of the awesome announcements made this week at Google I/O, a virtual event that brought the Google developer community together. This post covers some of our favorites, from sessions like What’s new in foldables, tablets, and large screens, and Prepare your app for large screens...

Join us live on Twitch (and YouTube)

April 29, 2021 Apr 29, 2021 04/29/21

Craig Dunn

Hello dual-screen and foldable device developers, Those of you following us on Twitter will have noticed in recent weeks that we’ve been inviting you to join a livestream each Friday (11am Pacific; 2pm Eastern; 8pm in Europe). We just recently celebrated 12 episodes over the past three months! If you haven’t joined us yet...

Microsoft Surface Duo developer year in review

December 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2020 12/29/20

Hakon Strande

Hello dual-screen developers, It was over a year ago – 2nd October 2019 – that Panos introduced the Surface Duo to the world. In the months since, we have shared a number of milestones with you leading up to the product launch (and beyond): We’re incredibly excited to see the Surface Duo released, and thankful for the ...

Fluent UI for Microsoft Surface Duo

November 19, 2020 Nov 19, 2020 11/19/20

Aneesha Kommineni

Hello Kotlin and Java developers, I’m pleased to present our first release of Fluent UI Android controls for Surface Duo. Fluent UI is a user experience framework to help you build attractive apps that are consistent across Android and other platforms. Read more about Fluent UI. To help developers build dual-screen apps we ...

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