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Happy Hacktober

Cesar Valiente October 14, 2021 Oct 14, 2021 10/14/21

Hello open source developers! For the past few years October has become synonymous with open source, so this year we’ve decided to opt-in our samples repositories to Hacktoberfest to encourage the community to join us in building dual-screen enhanced Android projects. Figure 1: Build or contribute to apps for Microsoft ...

Adapting to Android multi-window and foldable devices

Craig Dunn September 30, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 09/30/21

Hello Android developers! Although multi-window support was first introduced in Android 7 (API 24), many developers are only recently starting to adapt their code to this feature as dual-screen, foldable, and large-screen devices are becoming more common. If you’re considering adapting your apps for the latest larger-screen ...

Develop for Surface Duo 2

Guy Merin September 23, 2021 Sep 23, 2021 09/23/21

Hello Android developers! At yesterday’s Microsoft event we introduced the new Microsoft Surface Duo 2. Today I’d like to invite developers to start building or enhancing apps for dual-screen devices like the Surface Duo, Surface Duo 2, and other foldables. Surface Duo 2 The new Surface Duo 2 includes 5G support, ...

Android emulator multi-touch support

Gabriel Grigoras September 16, 2021 Sep 16, 2021 09/16/21

Hello Android developers! We’re excited to announce that version 30.9.0 of the Android emulator now supports multiple touch points to let you test gestures and interactions that require more than one finger! Multi-touch support requires the emulator be running on a touch screen device, which includes most modern Windows PCs, ...

Unity and Jetpack Window Manager

Craig Dunn September 9, 2021 Sep 9, 2021 09/9/21

Hello game developers! We’ve covered Jetpack Window Manager in the docs, and previously blogged about how to integrate the DisplayMask API into a Unity sample. In this post I’ll describe how to extend a Unity project to integrate native Android code and configuration to include the Jetpack Window Manager package and provide dual...

Travel Planner dual-screen sample app

Raymond Liu September 2, 2021 Sep 2, 2021 09/2/21

Hello Android developers! Over the summer, Hersh and I worked on a sample app that demonstrates a variety of dual-screen app possibilities. We used APIs like Jetpack Window Manager to create features that work across different foldable devices, including Microsoft Surface Duo. In this post, I’ve highlighted some of our favorite ...

Android Emulator native host pen support

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

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 ...

Dual-screen developer tools recap

Craig Dunn August 5, 2021 Aug 5, 2021 08/5/21

Hello dual-screen developers, Each week we cover a different aspect of dual-screen development, but with so much happening it’s difficult to cover ALL of the platforms that support the Microsoft Surface Duo. This post is a quick run-down of all the different tools and platforms that developers can use to create dual-screen ...

TwoDo dual-screen data entry sample

Hersh Vakharia July 29, 2021 Jul 29, 2021 07/29/21

Hello Android developers! A common “first app” for new developers is a simple to-do list app – it typically incorporates data entry, database storage, multiple views, and simple navigation, so it’s great for learning. The app I’m sharing today, called TwoDo, is exactly that, except it is also built for dual-screen devices...

eBook sample with Jetpack Window Manager

Raymond Liu July 22, 2021 Jul 22, 2021 07/22/21

Hello Android developers! Reading books on Microsoft Surface Duo can be a great take on the classic reading experience. In this blog, we will walk through an eBook reader sample I created as an internship project. This eBook sample demonstrates how the Two Page layout for foldable devices can naturally spread content across multiple...

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