{"id":1152,"date":"2020-12-29T12:02:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T20:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/surface-duo\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2020-12-29T12:02:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T20:02:06","slug":"2020-developer-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/surface-duo\/2020-developer-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Surface Duo developer year in review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Hello dual-screen developers,\n<\/p>\n

\n It was over a year ago \u2013 2nd October 2019 \u2013 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):\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n January 31st<\/sup>, 2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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First preview of the Surface Duo SDK<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n February 13th<\/sup>, 2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft 365 Developer Day<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n March 26th<\/sup>, 2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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New dual-screen controls added to the SDK<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n May 2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft Build<\/a> \n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n August 12th<\/sup>, 2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Surface Duo officially announced and pre-orders began<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n September 10th<\/sup>, 2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Surface Duo ships!<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n September 22nd<\/sup>, 2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Information session and workshops at droidcon 2020<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n We\u2019re incredibly excited to see the Surface Duo released, and thankful for the support we\u2019ve seen from app developers. \n<\/p>\n

\"Surface<\/a><\/p>\n

2020 blog post breakdown<\/h2>\n

\n Throughout the year, we\u2019ve shared information to help enhance your apps for dual-screen support, no matter what developer tools and languages you prefer. Here are some of the highlights:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Kotlin and Java\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n April 2nd –<\/sup> Orientation, Spanning, and Insets<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n April 20th<\/sup> – Handling pen events<\/a> \n<\/p>\n

\n July 2nd<\/sup> \u2013 Working with the hinge angle<\/a> \n<\/p>\n

\n July 30th<\/sup> \u2013 Dual-screen controls update<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n August 27th<\/sup> \u2013 TwoNote sample app<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n September 1st<\/sup> \u2013 Jetpack Compose<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n October 29th<\/sup> \u2013 Camera sample<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n November 19th<\/sup> \u2013 Fluent UI controls enhanced for Surface Duo<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

December 10th<\/sup> \u2013 Dual-screen control library beta release<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Web\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 11th<\/sup> June \u2013 Polyfills to experiment with dual-screen web experiences<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 3rd<\/sup> September \u2013 Dual-screen CSS and JavaScript<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 24th<\/sup> September \u2013 Origin trials<\/a> \n<\/p>\n

\n 15th<\/sup> October \u2013 Dual-screen FoldShip web game<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Xamarin\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 19th<\/sup> March \u2013 Build dual-screen apps with Xamarin<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 20th<\/sup> May \u2013 Bring apps to Surface Duo with Xamarin<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 20th<\/sup> August \u2013 Microsoft Learn Xamarin module<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Flutter\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 14th<\/sup> May \u2013 Get started with Flutter and Surface Duo<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 18th<\/sup> June \u2013 Enhancing Flutter for dual-screens<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 1st<\/sup> October \u2013 Flutter Flokk port to Surface Duo<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n React Native\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 30th<\/sup> April \u2013 React Native<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 8th<\/sup> September \u2013 Dual-screen navigation with React Native<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Unity\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 16th<\/sup> April \u2013 Dual-screen games with Unity<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Uno Platform\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 29th<\/sup> September \u2013 Build a pixel-perfect Uno app<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Hybrid\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 17th<\/sup> December \u2013 Cordova plugin demo<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n The Surface Duo Android emulator was updated throughout the year, including the addition of 3D posture simulation<\/a> in the October release.\n<\/p>\n

\n We also shared case studies from OneDrive<\/a> and Microsoft News<\/a>, as well as the launch of Sketch 360<\/a>.\n\"Sketch<\/a><\/p>\n

Feedback<\/h2>\n

\n We\u2019d love to hear what opportunities you see for dual-screen apps in the year ahead. Please reach to out to the team using our\u00a0feedback forum<\/a>\u00a0or message us on Twitter @surfaceduodev<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n We look forward to working with you to enhance your apps for dual-screen devices in 2021. Have a happy and safe new year \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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