If you are the early adopter type who purchased the unique Surface Duo, you may quickly get an Android replace — if not the one you’d count on in late 2021. Microsoft advised The Verge in a statement that it anticipated to improve the primary Duo to Android 11 “before the end of this year.” The firm did not say what to anticipate with the replace, though it would not be shocking if some Surface Duo 2 options carried over to the older dual-screen cellphone.

Android 11 on the Duo 2 refines the multitasking expertise, akin to prioritizing the right-hand display. Google’s OS additionally consists of typically improved help for dual-screen gadgets, doubtlessly enhancing help for third-party apps. You may additionally see Microsoft iron out the Duo’s still-buggy software program, though that is not assured.

The situation, as you may guess, is the timing. Microsoft is delivering Android 11 proper as Google is near releasing Android 12. Surface Duo house owners will nonetheless be roughly a yr behind their counterparts with typical telephones. That’s comprehensible given the challenges of supporting a dual-screen system, nevertheless it will not be a lot comfort to Duo customers eager to attempt the newest Android options.