Microsoft likely won’t update its Surface Duo to Android 12, instead jumping straight to Android 12L.
Perro not say that the series Microsoft Surface Duo He actually succeeded. The original model of this family of dual-screen Android devices is not only full of errores, but is still anchored in Android 10 despite its release more than a year ago.
The brand showed its intention to change its support policy after announcing the second generation of Surface Duo with three years of guaranteed Android updates. But now there is new evidence that suggests so Microsoft plans not to update Android 12 your devices.
Although if that were the case, the company would have good reason to skip the latest version of Android.
Microsoft Surface Duo series could skip Android 12 to move to Android 12L
As they would suggest various sources on this central windowthe update to Android 11 for the first generation of Surface Duo It’s almost complete and should roll out to users in the coming weeks.
They also state that the likelihood of this happening is small Microsoft will simply skip the update to Android 12 for your devices of the Duo series. Instead, the company would work to update them directly Android 12L, the new version of the operating system with specific improvements for large screen, dual screen or large devices.
And although it is not clear When would the update come for this new version? –which is currently in beta– the sources cited say the company intends to do so accelerate its development to prevent what happened with Android 12 and the first generation of Surface Duo from happening again.