{"id":2109,"date":"2021-12-30T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/surface-duo\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2021-12-23T11:14:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T19:14:00","slug":"2021-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/surface-duo\/2021-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 dual-screen year in review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Hello Android developers!\n<\/p>\n

\n 2021 was a big year for dual-screen devices with the release of Microsoft Surface Duo 2<\/a>. It has also been a busy year for developers with Jetpack Window Manager \u2013 Google\u2019s common API for foldable device info \u2013 graduating from alpha to beta and then release candidate, the SlidingPaneLayout control was enhanced for foldables, and we also expanded our platform support to Jetpack Compose and Flutter.\n<\/p>\n

\n With the year quickly coming to a close, this week we\u2019re going to revisit some of the most popular content from the Surface Duo developer blog.\n<\/p>\n

Popular blog posts<\/h2>\n

\n Throughout 2021 we have shared samples and updates to help enhance your apps for dual-screen and foldable devices. Here are some of the more popular posts worth re-reading:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Kotlin and Java<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 22nd<\/sup> April \u2013 CI\/CD code quality<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 13th<\/sup> May \u2013 Foldable SlidingPaneLayout<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 15th<\/sup> July \u2013 Jetpack Compose TwoPaneLayout<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 12th<\/sup> August \u2013 Navigation Rail<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 7th<\/sup> October \u2013 Updated Pen SDK<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 4th<\/sup> November \u2013 Jetpack Compose Navigation Rail<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 16th<\/sup> December \u2013 Dual Screen Experience app on Google Play<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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\n 21st<\/sup> January \u2013 Dual-screen ReactJS<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 1st<\/sup> April \u2013 Dual-screen Angular<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 15th<\/sup> April \u2013 Build dual-screen PWAs<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 24th<\/sup> November \u2013 Foldable CSS & JavaScript update<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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\n 3rd<\/sup> March \u2013 Flutter Engage<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 3rd<\/sup> June \u2013 Hinge angle support<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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\n 6th<\/sup> May \u2013 Beautiful Xamarin.Forms apps<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n 17th<\/sup> June \u2013 Jetpack Window Manager support<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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\n 9th<\/sup> September \u2013 Jetpack Window Manager support<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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\n 2nd<\/sup> December \u2013 UnoConf and Jetpack Window Manager support<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n We also shared a case study from the Outlook team<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

Surface Duo Emulator<\/h2>\n

\n The Surface Duo Android emulator was updated for Surface Duo 2 and Android 11, and the team improved support for pen<\/a> and multitouch<\/a> interactions in QEMU. The download and installation instructions for the emulator are in the documentation<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

User experience<\/h2>\n

\n We introduced the Design Kit at the start of the year, and progressively expanded it with new guidance and updates for Surface Duo 2.\n<\/p>\n\n\n
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Design Kit<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n 7th<\/sup> January \u2013 Design Kit preview 0.1<\/a> \n<\/p>\n

\n 8th<\/sup> April \u2013 Localized design guidance<\/a> \n<\/p>\n

\n 10th<\/sup> June \u2013 Pen, video, and other updates<\/a> \n<\/p>\n

\n 11th<\/sup> November \u2013 Design Kit 2.1<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\n Visit the Design Kit<\/a> and user experience docs<\/a> for the latest updates.\n<\/p>\n

Resources and 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 2022. Have a happy and safe new year \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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