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App Pairs on Android 12 may let you open two apps at once
Only 4 years after Samsung introduced this feature on the Note8

Prasham Parikh Prasham Parikh
App Pairs on Android 12 may let you open two apps at once

Long gone are the days when smartphones were tiny and cramped, and multitasking on them was a distant dream. With the adoption of larger displays and more flexible software, smartphones make it easier than ever before to do more at once. Split-screen, a native Android feature, already lets you work with two apps at the same time. Now Google is reportedly working on a way to make it even easier to multitask, with a new App Pairs feature for launching two apps simultaneously.

Split-screen multitasking on Android 11 (left); App Pairs mockup on Android 12 (right)

As seen in the image above, an App Pair would be treated as a single app, and users will also be able to switch to a different app or app pair — it currently isn't possible to switch to a different app without breaking the existing split-screen setup.

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Microsoft's dual-screen Surface Duo is on sale for $1,200 ($200 off)
That's $600 per screen

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Microsoft's dual-screen Surface Duo is on sale for $1,200 ($200 off)

Microsoft's first Android phone is the Surface Duo, a dual-screen device released last month. It was an extremely tough sell for anyone but the most die-hard Surface fans, but now it has dropped to a slightly-better price of $1,199.99, a $200 discount from the original MSRP.

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Microsoft Surface Duo review, one month later: Enthusiastically an enthusiast's phone
A hybrid of Google and Microsoft's visions for smartphones

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Microsoft Surface Duo review, one month later: Enthusiastically an enthusiast's phone

This story was originally published and last updated . 

Over the past few years, smartphones have stopped evolving at a rapid pace and settled into iterative, yawn-inducing update cycles. Just like how a desktop PC from eight years ago can still handle basic productivity tasks in 2020, a flagship smartphone from two or three years ago isn't radically different from what you can buy today, and there’s only so much room for innovation in the flat glass slab form factor. This has sent some manufacturers to go back to the drawing board in search of something more radical and exciting. Samsung has released several foldable phones, LG is developing a dual-screen device, and now Microsoft has the Surface Duo.

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This is what Microsoft needs to change for the Surface Duo 2
Like most first-generation products, there's a lot of room for improvement

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
This is what Microsoft needs to change for the Surface Duo 2

The Surface Duo is Microsoft's first smartphone since the collapse of Windows Mobile, and it's no ordinary phone either. The dual-screen form factor is designed to improve productivity, but it also introduced some software problems that Microsoft hasn't entirely solved. The hardware was also a common point of criticism, as there are more than a few missing features compared to other premium Android devices.

There's a lot that can be improved with the Surface Duo, and now that a second model is in development, here are some aspects of the phone that definitely need to be changed in future revisions.

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The Surface Duo bends but doesn't break in JerryRigEverything's durability test
Turn Microsoft's Surface Duo into the world's first curved screen foldable

Caleb Potts Caleb Potts
The Surface Duo bends but doesn't break in JerryRigEverything's durability test

We got our hands on Microsoft's Surface Duo last month, but we weren't allowed to give it the ol' bend test. Now that the device has been released into the wild, YouTuber Zack JerryRigEverything Nelson tried it out in one of his infamous durability videos — and the results are a little surprising.

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The Surface Duo is best used as a secondary phone
The Duo isn't a traditional smartphone, and maybe it shouldn't replace yours

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
The Surface Duo is best used as a secondary phone

The Surface Duo is one of the few recent examples of a new form factor in smartphones. Although it shares similarities (and some use cases) with foldable phones, such as the Galaxy Z Fold2, the choice to use two individual displays comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. That begs the question: is the Duo best used as a primary phone, or a secondary device to compliment an existing phone?

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Microsoft releases Surface Duo kernel source code — developers, start your engines
The company has also published a handy guide for compiling the source yourself

Caleb Potts Caleb Potts
Microsoft releases Surface Duo kernel source code — developers, start your engines

After much anticipation, Microsoft launched its very first Android device last month. In Corbin's review, he called it a phone for enthusiasts, and that's something Microsoft seems to be embracing. Microsoft has released the Surface Duo's kernel source, which will assist third-party developers in building custom ROMs and kernels for the unique device.

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Ask us anything about the Microsoft Surface Duo (Q&A)
Subscribe to the Android Police Newsletter to get the answers to your burning questions

Zach Laidlaw Zach Laidlaw
Ask us anything about the Microsoft Surface Duo (Q&A)

This story was originally published and last updated . 

Welcome to the Android Police Newsletter Q&A, a new series where we open up about the hottest new gadgets on the market — in this case, the Surface Duo. The format is simple: Leave any questions you have about the Duo's form factor, functionality, features, etc. in the comments section, and we'll answer our favorites in an upcoming edition of the Android Police Newsletter, which you should subscribe to for free here.

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Unboxing the Surface Duo: What's Microsoft's $1400 dual-screen phone like in person?
There's no doubt, this is something special

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Unboxing the Surface Duo: What's Microsoft's $1400 dual-screen phone like in person?

This story was originally published and last updated . 

It's been almost a year since Microsoft first teased the Surface Duo, and we've been waiting to get our hands on one ever since. Our review unit arrived a few days ago, and given the excitement around it, we thought we would show you what it looks like in person ahead of our full review. While the unboxing isn't exactly anything groundbreaking, just holding the Duo in your hands makes you realize Microsoft's built something special here, something legitimately new and different. In other words: the Surface Duo is really cool.

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I can't believe how thin Microsoft made the Surface Duo
Microsoft found a way to make a dual-screen phone that isn't bulky

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
I can't believe how thin Microsoft made the Surface Duo

Microsoft finally put the Surface Duo up for pre-order earlier this month, following a year of teases, leaks, and rumors. I received my Duo review unit earlier this week, and while I'm still getting a feel for what it's like to use, one aspect of the device has stuck out to me more than anything else: how thin it is.

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