Windows 10: Microsoft Surface Duo emulator February refresh now available

Brink · Feb 18, 2021

Hello Android developers,

Today we are releasing the latest update to the Surface Duo emulator. Since last December, we started to introduce some app samples into the emulator so you can play with them directly and get a better idea about how to build an application or enhance your application on the Surface Duo device.

Here are the samples you can find in the application list once you install the latest version of the Surface Duo emulator, as below.

Surface Duo Samples

It is a collection of code samples built in Kotlin, showcasing the development on Surface Duo in different scenarios. All the code samples are open source, which can be found in our GitHub public repo, surface-duo-sdk-samples-kotlin.

As you can see, for each sample, you can try it out directly inside Surface Duo Samples app or click View Code to check out the source code on GitHub inside the emulator.

Drag and drop: shows how to build a layout where you can drag and drop content from other apps, mentioned in the blog, Bring your app to Surface Duo â Step 2.

Dual View: shows how to implement the Dual view app pattern with a mock restaurant application.

Hinge Angle: shows how to leverage the hinge angle with a simple drawing application, mentioned in the blog, Hinge Angle on Microsoft Surface Duo last year.

List Detail: shows how to implement the List-detail app pattern with a mock gallery application.

Pen Events: shows how to enable Pen support and detect Pen Event on Surface Duo, mentioned in the blog, Pen Events on the Surface Duo

Two Page: shows how to build the Two page app pattern with a mock reading application.

Companion Pane: shows how to implement the Companion pane with an image editing application.

Extended Canvas: shows how to build the Extended canvas app pattern with a mock map application.

Intent To Second Screen: shows how to start a new Activity on the second screen, which was just mentioned in the last blog, Developer tip: launch on adjacent screen.

Qualifier: shows how to use the Android resource qualifiers to structure the project resource in the development of Surface Duo, mentioned in the blog, Resource configuration for Microsoft Surface Duo.

Multiple Instance: shows how to open multiple instances of the same activity.

Widget

A sample provides a complete widget implementation, including an RSS feed reader that can display a blog summary on the phoneâs home screen, mentioned in Dual-screen devices love widgets.

TwoNote

A notetaking application, integrating various dual-screen features (including dual-screen app patterns, drag and drop, and pen events), mentioned in the blog, Noteworthy new Surface Duo app sample.

Photo Editor

A simple photo editing application, demonstrates the companion pane UX pattern and how to take advantage of drag and drop on dual screens.

Source Editor

A source editing application features an HTML editor and formatter that enable real-time editing and previewing of formatted source code. We talked about PhotoEditor and SourceEditor in the blog, New Microsoft Surface Duo app samples.

Surface Duo SDK update

We also updated our Surface Duo SDK this week. Here are the release notes:

Fixed issues related to SurfaceDuoLayout when it is used inside an Activity in span mode that was previously opened in span mode.

Fix the Recycler View rotation issue.

Added common test utilities classes to a new module.

Design Kit update

The Surface Duo Design Kit has also been updated. The latest version includes device frame assets which you can drag and drop to start designing dual-screen apps for the Surface Duo. The kit also includes a wide variety of controls and components, as well as design guidance for dual-screen user experiences.

Resources and feedback

Visit the Surface Duo developer documentation for the latest emulator details and release notes.

If you have any questions or feedback on the emulator, or would like to tell us about your apps, use the feedback forum or message us on Twitter @surfaceduodev. The Surface Duo Developer Experience team is also streaming every Friday at 11am PST on Twitch, and you can find live stream archives and other video content on our https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClGu9QLtPNz8OdddBfhZXPA.

Joy Liu
Senior Software Engineer, Surface Duo Developer Experience
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Source: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surfa...bruary-update/

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Brink · Feb 18, 2021

New Microsoft Surface Duo Emulator Image build 2020.429.2

Hello Surface Duo developers!

Today we’re excited to release a refresh to our Microsoft Surface Duo Emulator Image.

It has been a few weeks since our last Surface Duo Emulator image release and the team has been very busy addressing your feedback and has added several new features and optimizations that are detailed below.

What’s new in updated build 2020.429.2

Support for using a keyboard in all posture and flip modes

App Drawer and App searches support

Improved Notifications support

Improved Settings and quick settings experience to support dual screens

Enhanced Camera experience (you can access that via the Emulator too!)

Several platform improvements to better support App Compat around rotation, resizing, fullscreen, and spanning scenarios

We have more improvements planned for future releases, so stay tuned to our blog for future updates.

Download the latest Emulator image

You can access the latest update here. It is recommended that you uninstall the previous version before you download and install the update.

Open source access to Surface Duo samples and helper functions

We are excited to announce that as part of this public update, we are making our Helper Functions, Layouts, and Controls code available on GitHub: GitHub - microsoft/surface-duo-sdk: Helper library for developing dual-screen Android apps for Surface Duo and open for contribution.

This code, along with our Kotlin and Java samples, helps developers to understand how to build dynamic layouts for dual-screen devices. You can use the issues list to provide feedback. Be sure to check out our contribution guidelines first and we’d love for you to participate.

You can also find the previously published Xamarin.Forms and React Native dual-screen SDKs on GitHub.

Invitation to Microsoft Build

We invite you to join us at Microsoft Build on May 19-21, a free48-hour online developer event. This unique event for developers brings together developers to help the world solve new challenges—sharing knowledge and staying connected is more important than ever. Join your community to learn, connect, and code—to expand your skillset today, and innovate for tomorrow. Among the many topics, we will feature a dedicated dual-screen session for C# developers where we’ll discuss our Surface Duo SDK as part of the React Native and WebPlat talks.

Register now for free.

Feedback

We’d love to hear from you!

Please leave us feedback using our feedback forum, or message me on Twitter or GitHub.

Guy Merin,
Developer Manager, Developer Experience Team
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Source: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surfa...-to-libraries/

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Gorakh Nath Sharma · Feb 18, 2021

Surface Duo Emulator Not Starting or Crashes Instantly

I have a PC with Windows 10 Home installed in it. I recently installed Surface Duo Emulator (with all the Prerequisites i.e. VS 2019, Android SDK, etc.). But the moment I click on Desktop Icon of Surface Duo Emulator a Command Prompt windows flashes and
nothing happens. I also tried editing run.bat file in artifacts folder by giving proper location of Android SDK but issue persists. Please help!!

Brink · Feb 18, 2021

New AT&T Surface Duo firmware update released - February 9, 2021

Improvements and fixes in the update

February 2021 updates

February 09 release

The following updates are available for locked AT&T Surface Duos.

[table][tr][td]Software version[/td] [td]Update info[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]2020.1211.86 (AT&T Locked Device)[/td] [td]This update:

Addresses scenarios outlined in the Android Security Bulletin - December 2020 and January 2021.

Improves Surface Duo UI stability.

Adds the ability to add a caller to conference calls in certain conditions.

Improves audio quality when using speaker mode.

Improves touch stability.

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Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...9-32982b5665f1

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