Rumor: Microsoft is putting Surface Duo software development on the back burner

Microsoft is said to have put the development of new features and upgrades for the Surface Duo phones on the back burner. Windows Central deduces that from the recent update policy and information from Microsoft.

The last major upgrade was last October and only a single bug has been fixed since then, reports Windows Central. Additionally, the Surface Duo phones don’t have the ability to access Bing Chat from the Swiftkey keyboard. The integration of Bing Chat in the keyboard does work on phones from other manufacturers. The ChatGPT-based Bing Chat is one of Microsoft’s major new products.

The Surface Duo also did not receive the regular April patch this year and it is the first time that Microsoft has not released a patch, the site states. There don’t seem to be any plans for Android 13 upgrades. In addition, Windows Central has heard that the team that worked on supporting the Surface Duo is now working on Teams Rooms, Android-based software for video conferencing equipment, for example.

There would be a foldable version of the Surface Duo. It should come out at the end of next year. Microsoft promised three years of support for the Surface Duo at release. That period has not yet expired. The Surface Duo 2 came out a year later. Microsoft has not responded to the rumor.