It’s 2022, and the Surface Duo still doesn’t have Android 11

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We are in the year 2022. Know what that means? It means that Microsoft has failed at its stated goal of bringing Android 11 to the Surface Duo by the end of 2021.

In September of this year, Microsoft said that they were working to bring the new version of the operating system to existing customers before the end of the year. The company wasn't promising a new version of the operating system by the end of 2021, but it was implied and gave some Surface Duo users a lot of hope.

We are working to bring the new version of the software to existing customers by the end of the year.

Duo devices haven't received the latest version of the operating system. This is not the first time that this has happened, and it is also disappointing to the owners of those devices. All kinds of manufacturers fail to get the update out in a timely manner. The story on upgrades is the same as it was a decade ago, with first-party devices getting updated quickly, everything else taking months or doesn't get updated at all.

In his review of the device, he noted that Microsoft needs to make the Duo work with additional controls and features in order to accommodate it. It is expected that the product will take a bit to roll out. Duo users haven't received major software improvements since the device launched 15 months ago.

Windows Central claims to have gotten a useless no comment from Microsoft after they asked for a comment. Windows Central has heard from sources that the update for Surface Duo is done and should begin rolling out once the update has been certified by AT&T.