Microsoft sneaks working Surface Duo demo into failed event recording

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Reported today in The Verge.

Microsoft sneaks working Surface Duo demo into failed event recording

Microsoft demonstrated its dual-screen Surface Duo device for the first time publicly on Tuesday, but the early Android software and apps caused some issues. During a live stream event designed to get developers interested in dual-screen apps, two Surface Duo devices failed to span apps across both screens and unceremoniously crashed. Microsoft has now replaced the footage to provide us with a first look at a working device.

The demos were going smoothly during Microsoft's event, but then there was a point when one screen of the Surface Duo became unresponsive. The Android app drawer refused to disappear, and then the Google Maps app running on the Surface Duo refused to span across two screens. Kevin Gallo, Microsoft's head of the Windows Developer Platform, was running the demo and quickly switched to another Surface Duo device he had ready in his pocket. Unfortunately, this device also crashed on another app that Gallo attempted to span across both displays.

Microsoft has edited its footage of the Surface Duo demo fail and reshot it for a video posted after the event. It's a stealthy edit, but it does give us a first public demo of Android apps on the Duo. Details: https://t.co/oLjmalYuQ4 pic.twitter.com/anHZFUYv94

You would have seen this demonstration go awry if you were watching Microsoft's live stream, and probably laughed it off as buggy beta software that can easily kill a demo. If you didn't tune in live, you'll see something totally different. Instead of showing the failed demo in the video posted after the event, Microsoft reshot the segment with the Surface Duo running the apps smoothly.

The software maker does warn at the beginning of this edited on-demand s



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