This is how Microsoft's most important applications for Android will look on the dual screen of the Surface Duo

Microsoft's Surface Duo is one of the most anticipated devices for this year 2020 If there are no changes and unforeseen events, everything It is propped up to hit the market at the end of the year, coinciding with the Christmas season and all while the Surface Neo would see its arrival delayed.

The Surface Duo is Microsoft's commitment to dual-screen phones after its failure with the Lumia range. A smartphone that bets on Android and also does so in this new screen ratio.Therefore, there is curiosity to know the appearance of applications based on Android, a doubt that these screenshots partly clear up with some of the best-known Microsoft apps.

Taking advantage of both screens

And it is that in Windows Central they have accessed the result that will offer the new interface of some applications that can already be found on Google Play , only now adapted to the double screen. Microsoft Launcher,

In the case of Microsoft Launcher, it will be the application launcher that comes by default with the Surface Duo. It offers access to both screens and in both cases, both screens can be customized with widgets in the traditional way. In addition, content can be moved across screens and it will have a dynamic dock that will move between the two screens when opening applications.

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They have also detected that it will be possible to pair two applications under the same icon with a function Group>adds a function of sticky notes compatible with the Surface Penwhich will also sync with the Sticky Notes app in Windows 10 to keep your content close at hand on your PC as well."

Edge also has a place and the interface automatically adapts to cover both screens, placing the address bar on the left and access to favorites and other options on the right screen. According to Windows Central, most web pages will be affected by the Surface Duo's bezel in the center area.

In this sense, they affirm that you can open Edge on one screen and a second application on the other screen, so that we can drag and drop content, be it images, text, or links from web pages to other compatible applications.

In the case of Microsoft Outlook, the Microsoft email manager will display the list of incoming emails on one screen and on the Right, the particular email we're reading. For the calendar, it displays the current date and provides quick access to the calendar portion of the Outlook application.

Microsoft OneNote comes preinstalled on the Surface Duo and makes use of both displays, placing notebooks and pages on the left page and on the right the selected page.

Office lets you drag and drop content between the two screens. On the left are the recent documents that are stored in OneDrive, which are launched on the right screen when opened.

ToDo is another one that supports dual screen. When opening a task, its content will be displayed on the right, offering different options to the user, while the left screen shows the list of tasks.

For its part, OneDrive offers support for double screen so that on the left we see the general structure and on the right the detail of each of the files on which we pay attention. Also, for certain documents, it enables printing with the Surface Pen and saving as PDF.

SwiftKey has dual screen support. The keyboard remains on one of the screens and if it is used horizontally it appears in the lower area as a PC keyboard It will also have a split thumb mode that also works on both screens and a light and dark theme that matches the system theme.

Surface Duo Settings app also supports expansion, reserving the left screen for the general menu and the right screen for displaying selected settings.

On the lock screen, we will also see how they take advantage of the two screens, so that the left is the one destined to house the time , the date, quick access to the flashlight and the camera buttons while on the right we will have information about notifications and missed calls. This is the screen where the user can swipe up to unlock the device.

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